Famous Friends: Clarissa and Richard

The friendship of Clarissa and Richard in The Hours by Michael Cunningham is shrouded in unrequited history and current tragedy. Modeled on Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, Cunningham’s 1999 Pulitzer Prize winning novel illuminates both the superficiality and depth in the single day of a life. Read The Sister Knot about two resilient women, orphaned in WW2, who defy fate to sustain a lifelong friendship. A compelling novel about the power of sisterhood. Learn more about the book in NOVELS.

Clarissa and Richard, friends in The Hours

Two resilient women, two separate journeys, one lasting friendship

Author: annsepstein@att.net

Ann S. Epstein is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, memoirs, and essays.

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