VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941) is recognised as one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century, best known for her novels Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse. ANNE OLIVIER BELL (1916-2018) edited the diaries of Virginia Woolf, publishing them in five volumes starting in 1977. SIRI HUSTVEDT is an American novelist and essayist, whose most recent essay collection is Mothers, Fathers and Others.