The Hours

Three women’s lives, separated by decades, are intricately bound together through Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway. In 1920s England, Woolf battles her own mind while writing her masterpiece. In 1950s Los Angeles, Laura Brown feels trapped by domestic expectations and dreams of escape. And in 1990s New York, Clarissa Vaughan throws a party for a beloved friend dying of AIDS, her life echoing Clarissa Dalloway’s in tender, tragic ways. With lyrical prose and haunting resonance, The Hours reveals the threads of love, grief, and art that connect us across time.

~ Included for its layered queer narratives and its profound exploration of identity, illness, and the fragile beauty of human connection. A Pulitzer Prize–winning novel that bridges history, literature, and LGBTQ+ experience. ~