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- Publisher: Random House Inc
- ISBN: 0679735909
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100063277
- Release Date: October 1, 1991
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #34784 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #4087 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #473 in Literary (See Top 100 Literary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Possession" by A. S. Byatt and Virginia Leishman to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Possession"Browse more products related to "A. S. Byatt and Virginia Leishman"Review"POSSESION is inordinate, but not indiscriminate; it is unfashionable; it is generous, teeming with more ideas than a year's worth of ordinary novels." "At once literary and highly readable, the book boasts a compelling narrative...This wonderfully written work is highly recommended." First lineThe book was thick and black and covered with dust. Publisher's noteWinner of England's Booker Prize and a literary sensation Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and a triumphant love story. As a pair of young scholars research the lives of two Victorian poets, they uncover their letters, journals, and poems, and track their movements from London to Yorkshire -- from spiritualist sénces to the fairy-haunted far west of Brittany. What emerges is an extraordinary counterpoint of passion and ideas. Performed by Virginia LeishmanAnnotationMaud Bailey is a scholar researching the life and work of her distant relative, a little known 19th-century poet named Christabel LaMotte. Roland Mitchell is looking into an obscure moment in the life of another Victorian poet, the celebrated Randolph Henry Ash. Together, the two uncover a dark secret in Ash's life: though apparently happily married, he conducted a torrid affair with LaMotte that has never before come to light. As Maud and Roland dig into the facts, they also find themselves falling in love. A.S. Byatt cleverly evokes the world of the Victorians, juxtaposing it to the dryer, less passionate lives of her modern-day protagonists. She also has created extremely convincing letters and love poetry, ostensibly by each of the poets. As the truth about the past emerges, it also illuminates the present--and changes it radically. If You Enjoy "Possession (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Possession (Paperback)" by A. S. Byatt (Author) and Virgi...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Literary BestsellersFiction & Literature Bestselling BooksExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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