Mr. Dalloway
Robin Lippincott
Sarabande Books
<B>"Beautifully written and delightfully gay," <I>Mr. Dalloway</I> sheds new light on Virginia Woolf's classic novel (<I>The Advocate</I>).</B><BR /> <BR /> It's the day of their thirtieth anniversary, and Richard Dalloway has arranged a surprise party for his wife, Clarissa. But as he leaves their house in Westminster to buy flowers, his thoughts turn to Robert Davies&#8212;a young editor with whom he has been having an affair for many years. Tired of Richard's efforts to contain their relationship, Robbie has exposed their affair in a letter to Clarissa, who tells her husband that she "understands." Despite his misgivings, Richard finds himself on his way to Robbie's house&#8212;only to be shaken by the discovery that Robbie isn't there.<BR /> <BR /> As in Virginia Woolf's original novel, <I>Mr. Dalloway</I> takes place within a single day, unfolding with a simultaneity of events: Clarissa walks in London and remembers her courtship with Richard; their daughter Elizabeth...