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Description
From the renowned author of Possession , The Children’s Book is the absorbing story of the close of what has been called the Edwardian summer: the deceptively languid, blissful period that ended with the cataclysmic destruction of World War I. In this compelling novel, A.S. Byatt... read more
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“"Do not let me disturb you, dear Mrs. Wellwood. No one knows better than myself the horror--the vein freezing unpleasantness--of having the flow of writing disrupted."”
Herbert Methley
First Sentence
Two boys stood in the Prince Consort Gallery, and looked down on a third.
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Authors & Contributors
- A. S. Byatt (Author)
Awards
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 2009)
- Amazon.com's Best Books (2009: Editors' Picks, #88)
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