Possession
Author: Byatt, A S
ISBN: 9780099503927
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 May 2009
Pages: 624
Format: Paperback / softback
A new redspine cover update to A S Byatt's unsurpassable modern classic
A romance, a literary quest, a modern classic.
'Possession is eloquent about the intense pleasures of reading. And, with sumptuous artistry, it provides a feast of them' Sunday Times
A pair of young scholars investigate the lives of two Victorian poets. Following a trail of letters, journals and poems they uncover a web of passion, deceit and tragedy, and their quest becomes a battle against time. Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story.
'Exhilarating genius' Guardian
**WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE**
ISBN: 9780099503927
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 May 2009
Pages: 624
Format: Paperback / softback
A new redspine cover update to A S Byatt's unsurpassable modern classic
A romance, a literary quest, a modern classic.
'Possession is eloquent about the intense pleasures of reading. And, with sumptuous artistry, it provides a feast of them' Sunday Times
A pair of young scholars investigate the lives of two Victorian poets. Following a trail of letters, journals and poems they uncover a web of passion, deceit and tragedy, and their quest becomes a battle against time. Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story.
'Exhilarating genius' Guardian
**WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE**
