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Possession : : a Romance

Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936- Book - 1990 Fiction / Byatt, A. S., Adult Book / Fiction / General / Byatt, A. S. None on shelf 9 requests on 2 copies Community Rating: 4.4 out of 5

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Winner of England's Booker Prize, a coast-to-coast bestseller, and the literary sensation of the year, Possession is a novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and a triumphant love story. Revolving around a pair of young scholars researching the lives of two Victorian poets, Byatt creates a haunting counterpoint of passion and ideas.

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Rapturous submitted by Sara W on July 1, 2011, 7:22pm Not a big fan of romantic poetry, I definitely struggled through the poetic passages concerning Christabel and Ash.

The experience of reading the book was not an easy one, but at the end, I found it impossible not to be swept away by the beauty of this novel.

A great read submitted by teri on August 13, 2016, 12:02pm I too struggled through parts of the poetry - but Byatt has a way with words. This was a magical journey, and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. If you happened to see the movie, the book is so much better!

review submitted by Kenes on July 11, 2020, 5:51pm poetry romance

Lovely and academic romance submitted by tuttlium on July 21, 2023, 9:11am Great story, touching romance. She captures exactly how academics might fall into a romance -- so cautious and intellectualizing everything. So sweet when it finally happens.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Random House, c1990.
Year Published: 1990
Description: 555 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0394586239
9780394586236

SUBJECTS
Manuscripts -- Collectors and collecting -- Fiction.
Literary historians -- Fiction.
Poets -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
England -- Fiction.
France -- Fiction.