Romanen utspiller seg på øya Skye i Hebridene og forteller om to ulike sommerdager med noen års mellomrom omkring 1. verdenskrig. Mrs. Ramsay er den perfekte vertinne og omsorgsperson, en kvinne som ser det som sin oppgave å støtte sin faglig begavede mann og alle som trenger henne. Hun er som et fyrtårn som alle trekkes mot. Med utgangspunkt i helt hverdagslige sysler hos vertskapet og deres gjester - promenader, middagsforberedelser, utflukter og oljemaling - vever Virginia Woolf inn store temaer som politikk, filosofi, sosiale maktspill, frykten for døden og kjærlighetens mange uttrykk. Hun tegner et presist og komplekst bilde av hva det vil si å være menneske.
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