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- Publisher: Topeka Bindery
- ISBN: 1417718595
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112268061
- Release Date: October 1, 1991
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Product DescriptionMore Books by A. S. Byatt (Author)Run a Quick Search on "Possession: A Romance" by A. S. Byatt to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Possession: A Romance"Browse more products related to "A. S. Byatt"Review"Literary critics make natural detectives," says Maud Bailey, heroine of a mystery where the clues lurk in university libraries, old letters, and dusty journals. Together with Roland Michell, a fellow academic and accidental sleuth, Maud discovers a love affair between the two Victorian writers the pair has dedicated their lives to studying: Randolph Ash, a literary great long assumed to be a devoted and faithful husband, and Christabel La Motte, a lesser-known "fairy poetess" and chaste spinster. At first, Roland and Maud''s discovery threatens only to alter the direction of their research, but as they unearth the truth about the long-forgotten romance, their involvement becomes increasingly urgent and personal. Desperately concealing their purpose from competing researchers, they embark on a journey that pulls each of them from solitude and loneliness, challenges the most basic assumptions they hold about themselves, and uncovers their unique entitlement to the secret of Ash and La Motte''s passion. Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize--the U.K.''s highest literary award--Possession is a gripping and compulsively readable novel. A.S. Byatt exquisitely renders a setting rich in detail and texture. Her lush imagery weaves together the dual worlds that appear throughout the novel--the worlds of the mind and the senses, of male and female, of darkness and light, of truth and imagination--into an enchanted and unforgettable tale of love and intrigue. --Lisa Whipple Short DesriptionWinner 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 LeishmanCustomer Reviews for "Possession: A Romance (Book)" by A. S. Byatt (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers
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