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"Whom do I tell when I tell a blank page?" Virginia Woolf's question is one that generations of readers and writers searching to map a cr... read full description

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Nov 30, 2010
Jean rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I didn't read all the portraits. Teh one I loved was on the diarist Alice james, the sister of that bigshot Henry James. Here is what Alexandra Johnson had to say about our Alice:

"Thumbing through stacks of foreign dictionaries, Alice and her brothers learned an invaluable lesson early in life: the verb "to be" is irregular in almost every language."

That's cool!

Sep 06, 2008
Martha rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Like the other book by Alexandra Johnson that I read, "Leaving a Trace," this one was very repetitive and could have had more depth. (I would probably have rated both 2-1/2 stars if GoodReads allowed half-star ratings.)

I did learn about Marjory Fleming, an 18th-century child author I had never heard of before, and learned a little about Alice James, Katherine Mansfield, and Sonya Tolstoy. But I kept wishing there had been more quotes from the journals or factual biographic More...
Dec 30, 2010
Kelly rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I've found a new favorite author. Sadly, I think she's written only two books.
Dec 20, 2009
hannah rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Totally not what I expected (an anthology) but utterly fascinating anyway, and an inspiring read that is making me journal much more deliberately.
Mar 08, 2011
Patricia rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I would highly recommend this book so full of the famous who kept a constant journal faithfully. It is ment to read and savor slowly and then possibly read again.
Oct 10, 2007
Karen rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This was a wonderful read and afterwards I ended up buying Many of the autobiographies of the women she wrote about including Alice James, Sophia Tolstoy, Virginia Wolf...
Jan 20, 2012
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Lizburke rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Aug 25, 2011
Julie rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 21, 2012
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Jun 16, 2011
Ellison rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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May 26, 2011
Isabella rated it: 3 of 5 stars
May 06, 2011
Goth Nerd rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Apr 09, 2011
Mike rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Mar 07, 2011
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Jan 28, 2011
Liza Ann rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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