The jacket of Sarai Walker's FURIOUS VIOLET, with its striking typography superimposed on a detail from Caravaggio's Medusa, was one of those for me. Walker's protagonist, Violet Shelley (who mostly goes by her middle name, West), comes from a literary lineage. FURIOUS VIOLET more than lives up to the promise of its book jacket. Teaser Violet “West” Shelley has unwillingly spent her life in the spotlight as the only daughter of a legendary poet and feminist icon who died tragically young. Promo Violet “West” Shelley has unwillingly spent her life in the spotlight as the only daughter of a legendary poet and feminist icon who died tragically young.