Possession
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Author: A.S. Byatt
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 528
Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, this novel describes the romance between two 19th-century poets and the parallel relationship of their two biographers and includes passages of "Victorian verse". It is structured in the form of a literary and biographical treasure hunt. POSSESSION follows the scholarly Roland Michell and the steely Maud Bailey as they attempt to uncover an affair between Randolph Henry Ash, a famous Victorian poet, and a Bohemian poetess, Christabel LaMotte, Maud's ancestor. The trail of the Victorian lovers takes Roland and Maud from Lincoln to Whitby, then on to France. They uncover a web of passion, deceit and tragedy while they battle aginst time, other academics and their own burgeoning romance.
Author: A.S. Byatt
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 528
Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, this novel describes the romance between two 19th-century poets and the parallel relationship of their two biographers and includes passages of "Victorian verse". It is structured in the form of a literary and biographical treasure hunt. POSSESSION follows the scholarly Roland Michell and the steely Maud Bailey as they attempt to uncover an affair between Randolph Henry Ash, a famous Victorian poet, and a Bohemian poetess, Christabel LaMotte, Maud's ancestor. The trail of the Victorian lovers takes Roland and Maud from Lincoln to Whitby, then on to France. They uncover a web of passion, deceit and tragedy while they battle aginst time, other academics and their own burgeoning romance.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: A.S. Byatt
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 528
Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, this novel describes the romance between two 19th-century poets and the parallel relationship of their two biographers and includes passages of "Victorian verse". It is structured in the form of a literary and biographical treasure hunt. POSSESSION follows the scholarly Roland Michell and the steely Maud Bailey as they attempt to uncover an affair between Randolph Henry Ash, a famous Victorian poet, and a Bohemian poetess, Christabel LaMotte, Maud's ancestor. The trail of the Victorian lovers takes Roland and Maud from Lincoln to Whitby, then on to France. They uncover a web of passion, deceit and tragedy while they battle aginst time, other academics and their own burgeoning romance.
Author: A.S. Byatt
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 528
Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, this novel describes the romance between two 19th-century poets and the parallel relationship of their two biographers and includes passages of "Victorian verse". It is structured in the form of a literary and biographical treasure hunt. POSSESSION follows the scholarly Roland Michell and the steely Maud Bailey as they attempt to uncover an affair between Randolph Henry Ash, a famous Victorian poet, and a Bohemian poetess, Christabel LaMotte, Maud's ancestor. The trail of the Victorian lovers takes Roland and Maud from Lincoln to Whitby, then on to France. They uncover a web of passion, deceit and tragedy while they battle aginst time, other academics and their own burgeoning romance.
Possession