Condition: Fair. (Bristol, SOM, United Kingdom), About this Item: Virago, 1986. More information about this seller She frequently traveled to Europe in the company of one or the other of her lovers and often dressed as a man to be able to gain access to places where only the couples could go. Condition: Very Good. Condition: Good. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. | Contact this seller and bore him five illegitimate children, of whom Sackville-West’s mother was the second eldest. | Contact this seller Condition: Very Good. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. New Ed. Excellent Customer Service. Ships from the UK. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. | Contact this seller 1. From the woman that inspired Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando' comes the biography of her own grandmother, Pepita. Knole, the home of Vita's aristocratic ancestors in Kent, was given to Thomas Sackville by Queen Elizabeth I in the sixteenth century. (1937), From: Gardening, like writing, was a passion Vita cherished with the certainty of a vocation: she wrote books on the topic and constructed the gardens of the castle of Sissinghurst, one of England's most beautiful gardens at her home. Paperback. More information about this seller Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. A biography of the author's maternal grandmother. Please try again. ; clean, unmarked copy with light general wear, prev. Paperback. A readable copy. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. 24. The French phrases are beautiful and poetic! | Contact this seller Pepita, Sackville-West's maternal grandmother, was a celebrity dancer from Spain, who was hugely admired by audiences all over Europe, and became very wealthy. The edition which I read was sadly not an original, but it did include rather a lovely introduction written by Alison Hennegan. Unable to add item to List. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. (London, United Kingdom), About this Item: Virago Press Ltd, 1990. No Jacket. Despite Sackville-West’s proclamation in her own introduction to the book that everything which she has written is true, it seems rather fanciful and unrealistic at times. Cloth. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. | Contact this seller (Olney, MD, U.S.A.), About this Item: Virago. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. Condition: Used; Acceptable. (Sidney, NY, U.S.A.), About this Item: Virago, 1986. **Simply Brit** Shipped with Premium postal service within 24 hours from the UK with impressive delivery time. 18. Brand: Virago Press, Limited, 1987. Seller Inventory # mon0002000031. Fast Dispatch. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. 22. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent but went on to be the glamorous mistress of Knole, one of the grandest old houses in England. Vita Sackville-West, English novelist and poet who wrote chiefly about the Kentish countryside, where she spent most of her life. Brand new Book. Pepita is a relatively entertaining book, but I feel as though it pales in comparison to much of Sackville-West’s other work. Virago Press, Limited, From: From: After her early death, her daughter Victoria is condemned to an austere convent until the age of eighteen. Vita Sackville-West's fascination with this unlikely inheritance brings her two subjects vividly to life - the wild and mysterious Pepita, and the adored yet impossible Victoria. (Reading, United Kingdom), About this Item: Virago 17/11/1986, 1986. Paperback. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. The spine may show signs of wear. Seller Inventory # KIN0033663. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. As amusing as ever, Vita Sackville-West tells the story of her family in a close but at the same time detached way, so that the whole picture reads as a biography as well as a memoir. Soft cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. More information about this seller G+ to VG condition with fraying around tops and bottoms of boards, particularly on spine. There is a lot of Vita herself within the book, and not just in the fact that she is writing about her ancestry. Due to the style which Sackville-West has adopted, Pepita reads more like a novel than a work of biography. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. I really wanted to like this book but it's really more of a biography of the author's grandmother who's life had little to interest me being as I'm not Spanish, into dancing, an adulteress (though this was tactfully written about) or a member of the Sackville-West family! Her poetic gift for evoking the beauty of the English countryside was recognized in her long poem The Land (1926). In May 1852, when she was just twenty-two years old, she arrived in London, already having been married and separated. "Pepita tells the extraordinary story of Vita Sackville-West's grandmother Josefa (Pepita), and her mother Victoria. (Lewiston, NY, U.S.A.), About this Item: Brand: Virago Press, Limited, 1987. 3. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Virago Press, Limited by Virago. 17. I would have preferred the hardback because some of the pictures inside were cropped. Former Library book. Paperback. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. Condition: Very Good. (Dunfermline, United Kingdom), About this Item: Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 1986. hardcover w/o jacket. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. DOUBLEDAY DORAN & CO INC. Hardcover. Paperback. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient service at all times. Bookplate. Published by Condition: Good. Pages and cover are clean and intact. In 1913 she married Harold Nicolson, a diplomat and author. More information about this seller May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. A readable copy. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Seller Inventory # 0860687767_abe_ac. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. More information about this seller Spine worn. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Condition: Fair. Paperback. (Berlin, Germany), About this Item: Ullstein TB. Virago Press Ltd, 1990. More information about this seller There's a problem loading this menu right now. Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1937. DOUBLEDAY DORAN & CO INC, From: More information about this seller More information about this seller . Would make a marvellous musical!! | Contact this seller More information about this seller Please try again. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. Welcome back. Sackville-West also wrote several books about gardening and kept a regular column at the Observer from 1946. (1987), From: Virago, 1986. More information about this seller Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Learn more about the program. | Contact this seller Wonder Book About this Item: Virago Press Ltd, 1986. Doubleday & Company, Inc. A remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2014, Set in Victorian times, Victoria Sackville-West describes the life of her grandmother, Pepita, a Spanish dancer, gypsy, and gernerally exotic charmer who won the heart of an English diplomat, bore him many children and acted as his wife in his postings to different countries. Condition: New. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. (1986), From: Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Ink name on front paste-down endpaper, frontispiece torn from binding along half of length. Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) was born and educated at Knole. More information about this seller | Contact this seller 1986. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. They also happen to be dominant, driven and commanding in their home life but also curiously and charmingly laissez-faire in other aspects. We’d love your help. Seller Inventory # 2292325. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. She extends this rule of exploration, and the hearsay she has been told, when she writes about, and tries to understand, her mother. Concordia Books More information about this seller | Contact this seller Seller Inventory # mon0001661632. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! 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