The Hours [Paperback] Cunningham, Michael

**The Hours by Michael Cunningham - Preloved Paperback**

Three women, three time periods, one shared obsession with Virginia Woolf's *Mrs. Dalloway*. Cunningham weaves together the stories of Woolf herself in 1923, a 1950s housewife planning a birthday party, and a modern-day editor throwing a gathering for her AIDS-stricken friend. It's literary fiction that doesn't make you feel stupid – exploring depression, creativity, and the weight of ordinary moments without being preachy about it.

Perfect for readers who loved *Mrs. Dalloway* but also anyone who enjoys character-driven stories about women grappling with life's bigger questions. Cunningham (Pulitzer Prize winner, though he wears it lightly) crafts interconnected narratives that feel both intimate and sweeping.

This preloved copy from Patina Paperbacks comes with invisible bookmarks where previous readers lingered over particularly gorgeous passages.

**Reader Reviews:**
"Made me want to reread Woolf immediately – high praise from someone who usually runs screaming from modernist literature."
"Cunningham somehow made me care deeply about flower arrangements and party planning. Genuine magic."