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Possession
by A. S. Byatt
An exhilarating novel of wit and romance, an intellectual mystery, and a triumphant love story. This tale of a pair of young scholars researching the lives of two Victorian poets became a huge bookseller favorite, and then on to national bestellerdom.
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The Children's Book
by A. S. Byatt
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 summons up a whole era, revealing that beneath its golden surface lay tensions that would explode into war, revolution and unbelievable... (more)
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The Frederica Quartet: Book 1
The Virgin in the Garden
by A. S. Byatt
A novel in which enlightenment and sexuality, Elizabethan drama and contemporary comedy intersect richly and unpredictably. The events in this tale revolve around an eccentric family and the staging of a play about Elizabeth I.
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The Matisse Stories
by A. S. Byatt
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession come three intensely observed, beautifully written stories, each inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each revealing the intimate connection between seeing and feeling. In A.S. Byatt's hands, these tableaux come to life, exposing the unruliness of grief, desire and creativity.
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The Frederica Quartet: Book 2
Still Life
by A. S. Byatt
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, writes of Byatt: "When it comes to probing characters her scalpel is sure but gentle. She is a loving surgeon".
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Babel Tower
by A. S. Byatt
At the heart of Babel Tower are two law cases, twin strands of the Establishment's web, that shape the story: a painful divorce and custody suit and the prosecution of an "obscene" book. Frederica, the independent young heroine, is involved in both. She startled her intellectual circle of friends by marrying a young country squire, whose violent streak has now been turned against her. Fleeing to London with their... (more)
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Angels & Insects
by A. S. Byatt
The author of Possession returns to the territory of her bestselling novel in two breathtaking fictions that explore the social and psychic landscape of Victorian England. Set in a proper country house with undercurrents of brutality and at a seance where historical figures yearn for one another, these works remind us of Byatt's powers.
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Unveiling: A Novel
by Suzanne M. Wolfe
Named one of the "Top 10 Christian Novels" of the year by Booklist "To read this novel is to be reminded that explorations at this depth are inevitably accompanied by uncertainty, suffering, and the piercing joy of revelation." Annie Dillard Still reeling from her recent divorce, Rachel Piers travels to Rome to lead a demanding art restoration project that could enhance her reputation as a rising star in her... (more)
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Little Black Book of Stories
by A. S. Byatt
Like Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, Isak Dinesen and Angela Carter, A. S. Byatt knows that fairy tales are for grownups. And in this ravishing collection she breathes new life into the form. Little Black Book of Stories offers shivers along with magical thrills. Leaves rustle underfoot in a dark wood: two middle-aged women, childhood friends reunited by chance, venture into a dark forest where... (more)
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The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
Five Fairy Stories
by A. S. Byatt
The magnificent title story of this collection of fairy tales for adults describes the strange and uncanny relationship between its extravagantly intelligent heroine--a world renowned scholar of the art of story-telling--and the marvelous being that lives in a mysterious bottle, found in a dusty shop in an Istanbul bazaar. As A.S. Byatt renders this relationship with a powerful combination of erudition and... (more)
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The Shadow of the Sun
by A. S. Byatt
This is the debut novel by the author of the bestselling Possession. Byatt tells the story of troubled, sensitive seventeen-year-old Anna Severell, who struggles to discover and develop her own personality in the shadow of her father, a renowned novelist. New Introduction by the Author.
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Sugar and Other Stories
by A. S. Byatt
A collection of short stories that are populated by erudite paranoiacs, witches, changelings, and the ghost of a dead child. The author of Possession explores the fragile ties between generations and the elaborate memories we construct against loss, resulting in a book rich in knowledge, compassion, and wonder. "An outstanding collection. . . ."--The Sunday Times (London).
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The Djinn in the Nightingale's EyeA.S. BYATT
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A Whistling WomanA.S. Byatt
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The Biographer's TaleA. S. Byatt
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The Children's Book
by A.S. Byatt
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 summons up a whole era, revealing that beneath its golden surface lay tensions that would explode into war, revolution and... (more)
Elementals - Stories of Fire and IceA.S. BYATT
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Elementals - Stories of Fire and Ice
by A.S. BYATT