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From the author of The New York Times bestseller Possession, comes a highly acclaimed novel which captures in brilliant detail the life of one extended English family--and illuminates the choices they must make between domesticity and ambition, life and art. Toni Morrison, author of Beloved,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Frederica Potter: Add a description of this character.
- Stephanie
- Daniel
- Marcus
- Alexander Wedderburn
- Winifred
- Bill
- Raphael Faber
- William
- Mrs Orton
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Edmund Wilkie
- Mary
- Gideon Farrar
- Ruth
- Alan
- Tony Watson
- Gauguin
- Jacqueline
- Mr Rose
- Nigel Reiver
- Hugh Pink
- Thomas
- Crowe
- M. Grimaud
- Mallarme
- Caroline
- Freddie
- Wijnnobel
- Vincent Hodgkiss
- Gerry Burtt
- Owen Griffiths
- Wordsworth
- Mr Ellenby
Setting & Locations edit
- Cambridge
- London
- Blesford
- Newnham
- Long Royston
- Nimes
- Provence
- Arles
- Racine
- Yellow House
- Astraea
- Paris
- Lubeck
- Vogue
- Vallauris
- Brideshead
- England
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 4 in The Frederica Quartet. (standard series)
Preceded by The Virgin in the Garden, and followed by Babel Tower.
Authors & Contributors edit
- A. S. Byatt (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1985
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Publication Date: 1985
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- Dewey: 823.914
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