Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women – this book tells their stories.
Vita brings her legendary wit, passion and eccentricity to this colourful family portrait..
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.
Her grandmother Pepita, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat.
Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women – this book tells their stories