With the recent discovery of the handwritten early novel of feminist icon Rebecca West we examine whether it revises our view of her life and work.
West's biographer Victoria Glendinning and the academic who brought the new novel to light, Catherine Laing join Jenni to discuss. The Sentinel by Rebecca West is published this month by Legenda Books; ISBN: 1900755513 Rebecca West: A Life by Victoria Glendinning, published by Phoenix mass market p/bk; ISBN: 1857994744