Possession – A.S Byatt Love and obsession can take many forms, such as the love between a reader and words. Carmen Callil summarises Byatt’s rich tale of mental and physical possession: “In this Booker-winning, bestselling novel (subtitled “A Romance”), Byatt makes great play with the notions of possession — between lovers, and between biographers and their subjects. When research assistant Roland Michell discovers — and then steals — a cache of letters from the London Library, he not only uncovers a clandestine relationship between two Victorian poets, but finds romantic fulfilment for himself. Part thrilling academic quest, part Victorian pastiche (with impressively rendered 19th century letters, diary entries and poetry), ‘Possession’ restores sex to the Victorians and romance to the 20th century — and shows that while the language of love might change, love remains the same.” Read this summary and many others in this Guardian article: http://bit.ly/2knVM6Q
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Possession – A.S Byatt
Love and obsession can take many forms, such as the love between a reader and words. Carmen Callil summarises Byatt’s rich tale of mental and physical possession: “In this Booker-winning, bestselling novel (subtitled “A Romance”), Byatt makes great play with the notions of possession — between lovers, and between biographers and their subjects. When research assistant Roland Michell discovers — and then steals — a cache of letters from the London Library, he not only uncovers a clandestine relationship between two Victorian poets, but finds romantic fulfilment for himself. Part thrilling academic quest, part Victorian pastiche (with impressively rendered 19th century letters, diary entries and poetry), ‘Possession’ restores sex to the Victorians and romance to the 20th century — and shows that while the language of love might change, love remains the same.” Read this summary and many others in this Guardian article: http://bit.ly/2knVM6Q
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Possession – A.S Byatt
Love and obsession can take many forms, such as the love between a reader and words. Carmen Callil summarises Byatt’s rich tale of mental and physical possession: “In this Booker-winning, bestselling novel (subtitled “A Romance”), Byatt makes great play with the notions of possession — between lovers, and between biographers and their subjects. When research assistant Roland Michell discovers — and then steals — a cache of letters from the London Library, he not only uncovers a clandestine relationship between two Victorian poets, but finds romantic fulfilment for himself. Part thrilling academic quest, part Victorian pastiche (with impressively rendered 19th century letters, diary entries and poetry), ‘Possession’ restores sex to the Victorians and romance to the 20th century — and shows that while the language of love might change, love remains the same.” Read this summary and many others in this Guardian article: http://bit.ly/2knVM6Q
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