Between the Acts: A Poetic and Profound Meditation on Art, Memory, and the Passing of Time

On the eve of war, life plays out like a fragile performance. Set in a quiet English village just before the outbreak of World War II, Between the Acts unfolds over the course of a single summer's day during an amateur pageant on the grounds of a country house.

Through a chorus of shifting perspectives—landowners, villagers, and the players themselves—Virginia Woolf captures the delicate threads of human connection, memory, and identity. The play within the novel becomes a mirror for England's past, present, and uncertain future, blending history, art, and everyday life in Woolf's inimitable lyrical style.

Completed just before her death, this final novel is both a farewell and a celebration—rich in imagery, quietly humorous, and deeply moving.

"A delicate, shimmering work that distills Woolf's genius into its purest form." – The Guardian

"Part elegy, part comedy, part meditation—an extraordinary last gift from one of literature's greatest voices." – The New York Times

✅ Why Readers Love It: 🎭 Woolf's final novel, blending stream-of-consciousness with poetic narrative

🕰️ A rich meditation on the passage of time and the cycles of history

📚 Essential for fans of modernist literature and lyrical prose

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Release date

Ebook: 8 August 2025