Many women admired and were attracted to Virginia Woolf, finding irresistible the combination of her razor-sharp mind and vulnerable, sensitive beauty.
However, only a handful of these women survived her ruthless scrutiny to become her valued friends and correspondents.
Vanessa Curtis, author of Virginia Woolf's Women joins Jenni to talk about the important female relationships of Woolf's life. Virginia Woolf's Women by Vanessa Curtis, published by Robert Hale Limited, ISBN 0 7090 6746 4, £20