The Essay | Open Endings : Bernardine Evaristo on Mrs Dalloway

Based on Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Bernardine Evaristo loathed Woolf's To the Lighthouse as a teenager. But when she read Mrs Dalloway a few years ago, she savoured every word. Today, she continues the story.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Radio 3
  • Duration: 13'48''
  • Broadcast date: 2019
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