Night And Day

by Virginia Woolf

Night and Day is a novel by Virginia Woolf that follows the life and love relationships of the protagonist, Katherine Hilbery, over a period of several years in 20th century London society. The story begins when Katherine is a young upper-class woman who lives with her family in a big house in the country. As the novel progresses, Katherine falls in love with Ralph Denham, a young lawyer struggling to find his place in the world. However, their relationship is complicated by the presence of other love interests and by the influence of family and society on their decisions. As the conflicts unfold, Katherine struggles to find her true identity and her place in the world. The novel also examines themes such as personal freedom, responsibility, and identity in a changing society.

593 pages, Paperback

Published December 24, 2022

About the author

(Adeline) Virginia Woolf was an English novelist and essayist regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.

During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs. Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929) with its famous dictum, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."