Portrait of a Marriage: V. Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson

Portrait of a Marriage: V. Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson by Nigel Nicolson. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780689105746.

The story of Sackville-Wests marriage to Harold Nicolson is one of intrigue and bewilderment. In "Portrait of a Marriage," their son Nigel combines his mothers memoir with his own explanations and what he learned from their many letters. Even during her various love affairs with women, Vita maintained a loving marriage with Harold. The book presents an often misunderstood but always fascinating couple. "It is as close to a cry from the heart as anybody writing in English in our time has come, and it is a cry that, once heard, is not likely ever to be forgotten...Unexpected and astonishing."