To the Lighthouse – Virginia Woolf

"Someone had blundered."

The Ramsay family and their guests vacation on the Isle of Skye. The novel is divided into three parts: a detailed account of a single afternoon and dinner; a lyrical interlude describing the empty house over ten years as war ravages the world and family members die; and a final return to the house where the remaining Ramsays complete a long-delayed journey to the lighthouse.

This is Woolf's most autobiographical and poignant novel. It is a profound meditation on the passage of time, the nature of art, and the complex, shifting dynamics of family life.