Possession Introduction by Philip Hensher
Possession Introduction by Philip Hensher, authored by A. S. Byatt, is a reprint edition published by National Geographic Books on October 29, 2013. This 568-page novel presents an intellectual mystery intertwined with a love story, focusing on two young academics, Roland Michell and Maud Bailey, as they delve into the lives of Victorian poets Randolph Henry Ash and Christabel LaMotte. Their research leads them to uncover a long-buried secret through letters and journals, prompting a journey across various locations, including London and Brittany.
Readers will find a narrative rich with invented historical documents and poetry, which enhances the exploration of themes such as love, obsession, and the complexities of understanding the past. As Maud and Roland’s quest unfolds, their personal connection deepens, revealing the intricate interplay between their scholarly pursuits and emotional lives. This edition invites readers to engage with Byatt’s vivid portrayal of Victorian characters and the profound implications of their discoveries.
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A. S. Byatt’s beloved novel—winner of the Booker Prize and an international best seller—is a spellbinding intellectual mystery and an utterly transfixing love story.
Roland Michell and Maud Bailey are young academics in the 1980s researching the lives of two Victorian literary figures: the major poet Randolph Henry Ash and the lesser-known “fairy poetess” Christabel LaMotte. After coming across hints of a long-buried and potentially explosive secret in the poets’ letters and journals, Maud and Roland join forces to track their subjects’ movements from London to Yorkshire to Brittany, tracing clues embedded in poems and hunting down evidence in dusty archives and in a freshly opened grave. Their eagerness to uncover the truth draws the two lonely scholars together, but what they discover will have implications they could not have imagined.
An extraordinary counterpoint of passions and ideas, POSSESSION is woven throughout with invented historical documents and poetry of dazzling richness and depth, bringing Byatt’s Victorian characters vividly to life. The result is both a gripping story and a brilliant exploration of the nature of love and obsession—and of what we can know about the past.
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