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V. Sackville-West

The Heir

The Heir

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The Heir (1922) is a novel by Vita Sackville-West, a prominent lesbian and bohemian figure, that explores family, tradition, and romance. Mr. Chase, an insurance salesman, stands in line to inherit Blackboys, his family's massive estate, but he finds himself strangely nostalgic. This edition of the novel is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press


Vita Sackville-West, renowned for her relationship with English novelist Virginia Woolf, was a celebrated poet, playwright, and novelist in her own right. A prominent lesbian and bohemian figure, she hailed from an English Baron lineage, offering a unique and often divided perspective on life in the 20th century.

Her third novel, The Heir, delves into the realms of family, tradition, and romance. Set against the backdrop of Blackboys, her family's vast estate, Mr. Chase, an insurance salesman by profession, finds himself standing in line to inherit it. Despite the allure of the castle and its picturesque surroundings, Mr. Chase desires to sell it and move on with his life, severing all ties to his past.

As the day of the sale draws near, however, a strange nostalgia washes over him. Sackville-West, an artist whose works often reflected her own experiences, had faced the bitter loss of Sissinghurst, her ancestral home, to a male cousin. This edition of The Heir, with its beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, presents a classic of English literature reimagined for contemporary readers.


Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781513135502

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