Young Bloomsbury: the generation that reimagined love, freedom and self-expression

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And my first introduction to the Bloomsbury Group, though I've heard of and read some of the individuals.

Group biographies are a difficult genre to pull off without a very clear central theme which enables the author to deal with chronological complexity and avoid repetition - Francesca Wade's Square Haunting is a good example of a successful group biography. I picked this book up, because I thought it would be great to learn about the Bloomsbury group from a family member.

The hook is that this is not supposed to be about the core Bloomsburyites but about the next generation of youthful free thinkers who looked to their elders while forging their own spaces.

Young men and women fascinated by the promise of freedom of expression and, above all, a space in which they could explore and celebrate queer identities. I’m glad Strachey opted to share the information and stories - especially to show that members of the LGBTQIA+ community have always existed and fought for a place to exist in this world.I think this book was perfect for me who absolutely LOVES the Bloomsbury Group but didn’t really know much about all the interconnections between the sprawling members, not to mention how it was more like a queer chosen family with everyone fucking everyone. I had thought it would also be about the group referred to as the Bright Young Things- The Mitfords and Evelyn Waugh , for example.