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Name: To the Lighthouse
Rating: 3.703703703703 (27 reviews)
Author: Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf’s *To the Lighthouse* chronicles the Ramsay family’s annual visits to their seaside home in Scotland, focusing on the interwoven lives of parents, children, and guests. Through a striking stream‑of‑consciousness style, Woolf examines themes of memory, loss, and the passage of time, capturing the emotional intensity of childhood longing and the evolving complexities of adult connections. Set against the backdrop of a summer holiday home, the novel illuminates the interplay between personal desire, societal expectations, and the fleeting nature of human experience, offering a richly textured portrait of family life, domestic rituals, and the quiet moments that define human tenderness.

First publish date: 1927

Genre: Psychological Fiction/Psychological Drama

Authors: Virginia Woolf

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