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Beschreibung

In this stunning literary mystery, two scholars uncover a hidden love affair that refuses to stay buried.

Roland Michell is a young academic drifting through obscurity when he discovers a letter in the archive of the Victorian poet Randolph Henry Ash. The letter hints at a secret relationship with another poet, Christabel LaMotte. What begins as literary curiosity becomes a covert investigation into a concealed history.

Joined by Maud Bailey, a specialist in LaMotte's work, Roland traces a correspondence that has remained hidden for over a century. As their research leads them through libraries, country houses and private collections, scholarship gives way to rivalry, secrecy and the thrill of discovery.

This is a literary mystery that brings the Victorian era face-to-face with the present day, inspiring obsession and passion alike. The past does not lie quietly in its boxes. It waits to be rediscovered, and to alter the lives of those who seek it.

'Exhilarating genius' Guardian

'Possession is eloquent about the intense pleasures of reading. And, with sumptuous artistry, it provides a feast of them' Sunday Times

**WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE**

VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful

In this stunning literary mystery, two scholars uncover a hidden love affair that refuses to stay buried.

Roland Michell is a young academic drifting through obscurity when he discovers a letter in the archive of the Victorian poet Randolph Henry Ash. The letter hints at a secret relationship with another poet, Christabel LaMotte. What begins as literary curiosity becomes a covert investigation into a concealed history.

Joined by Maud Bailey, a specialist in LaMotte's work, Roland traces a correspondence that has remained hidden for over a century. As their research leads them through libraries, country houses and private collections, scholarship gives way to rivalry, secrecy and the thrill of discovery.

This is a literary mystery that brings the Victorian era face-to-face with the present day, inspiring obsession and passion alike. The past does not lie quietly in its boxes. It waits to be rediscovered, and to alter the lives of those who seek it.

'Exhilarating genius' Guardian

'Possession is eloquent about the intense pleasures of reading. And, with sumptuous artistry, it provides a feast of them' Sunday Times

**WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE**

VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful

Über den Autor
A.S. Byatt (1936-2023) was a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children's Book, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her 'inspiring contribution to life writing' and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Vintage Classics
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781784879990
ISBN-10: 1784879991
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Halbleinen
Autor: Byatt, A S
Hersteller: Random House UK Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 203 x 136 x 51 mm
Von/Mit: A S Byatt
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.09.2024
Gewicht: 0,624 kg
Artikel-ID: 129753404

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