Author · 1892–1962
Vita Sackville-West
Vita Sackville-West was an English writer, poet, and gardener (1892–1962). Born in Knole House.
Our catalogue lists 2 books by Vita Sackville-West, mostly sapphic fiction. They span 1920 to 1973. The most-read is Portrait of a Marriage (1973).
Books by Vita Sackville-West
Portrait of a Marriage
Nicolson, Nigel., Nigel Nicolson
Challenge
Vita Sackville-West, Carol Ann Duffy
Biography
Victoria Mary Sackville-West, The Hon Lady Nicolson, best known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and poet. Her long narrative poem, The Land, won the Hawthornden Prize in 1927. She won it again, becoming the only writer to do so, in 1933 with her Collected Poems. She helped create her own gardens in Sissinghurst, Kent, which provide the backdrop to Sissinghurst Castle. She was famous for her exuberant aristocratic life, her strong marriage, and her passionate affairs with women, such as novelist Virginia Woolf. ([Source][1].) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vita_Sackville-West