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Portrait of a Marriage: V. Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
Portrait of a Marriage V Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson Author:Nigel Nicolson English writer and publisher Nigel Nicolson (1917-2004) used his mother's letters and diaries to complete this classic portrait of his parents, writer and gardener Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) and writer and politician Sir Harold Nicolson (1886-1968). — The unconventional marriage of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West by their son Nigel. ... more »Harold Nicolson was a diplomat and novelist, well known for his diaries. Vita Sackville-West was a novelist, poet, gardener and lover of Violet Trefusis and Virginia Woolf. She was the basis for Woolf's "Orlando. " This volume was remarkable for its honesty about both parents' homosexuality.« less