{"product_id":"9780547546919","title":"A Writer's Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn her journals and writing exercises, this novelist “comes to us with all the brilliance, perceptiveness, and restraint we could wish” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From 1918 to 1941, even as she penned masterpiece upon masterpiece, Virginia Woolf kept a diary. She poured into it her thoughts, feelings, concerns, objections, interests, and disappointments—resulting in twenty-six volumes that give unprecedented insight into the mind of a genius.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Collected here are the passages most relevant to her work and writing. From exercises in the craft of writing; to locations, events, and people that might inspire scenes in her fiction; to meditations on the work of others, \u003ci\u003eA Writer’s Diary \u003c\/i\u003etakes a fascinating look at how one of the greatest novelists of the English language prepared, practiced, studied, and felt as she created literary history.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Edited by and with a preface from her husband, Leonard Woolf, \u003ci\u003eA Writer’s Diary\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating must-read study for Woolf fans, aspiring writers, and anyone who has ever wanted a glimpse behind the curtain of brilliance.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120497311984,"sku":"9780547546919","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547546919_p0.jpg?v=1769916007","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547546919","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}