The Waves Paperback

Six voices speaking in turn, from childhood through to old age, make up the whole of Woolf's most formally radical novel. There is no conventional plot and very little dialogue as the term is usually understood; instead the book proceeds through interior monologue, with interludes describing the sea and the movement of the sun placed between the sections. That structure has made it a touchstone for other writers and a genuine challenge for first-time readers, who are best served by taking it slowly. This 300-page paperback is marked for sixteen and above, which fits the demands of the prose. What sets it apart: • Six alternating interior voices in place of a plot-driven narrative • Interludes describing the sea between sections • 300 pages in paperback form • Recommended for readers aged sixteen and up Suited to serious readers of modernism, university courses and Woolf enthusiasts, and it is found at Boipoka.