Nurse Lugton's Curtain

Frozen in the pattern of a drawing-room curtain, a dreamlike world waits patiently while Nurse Lugton sews. As she dozes in the lamplight, the animals adorning the curtain nod to one another and slowly awaken, making their way toward a sparkling lake and a magical town. This wondrous story by Virginia Woolf was found among the manuscript pages of her Mrs. Dalloway. Julie Vivas's glorious illustrations bring Mrs. Woolf's words to life to create a magical volume that will enchant children and adults alike.

VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941) is one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. She is best known for her novels Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, and for her groundbreaking feminist essay A Room of One's Own. She is also the author of numerous collections of essays, letters, journals, and literary criticism.

JULIE VIVAS has illustrated many picture books, including the Mem Fox classics Possum Magic and Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. She lives in Sydney, Australia.