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The Virgin in the Garden

by A. S. Byatt
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From the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession comes a wonderfully erudite novel in which enlightenment and sexuality, Elizabethan drama and contemporary comedy, intersect richly and unpredictably.
"Large, complex, ambitious, humming with energy and ideas ... a remarkable achievement." —Iris Murdoch

In Yorkshire, the Potter family are preparing to celebrate Elizabeth II’s arrival on the throne. Its three youngest members, however, are preoccupied with other matters. Stephanie has grown tired of their overbearing father and resolves to marry the local curate. Anxious teenager Marcus gains a new teacher and suffers increasingly disturbing visions. Then there is Frederica. On the brink of adulthood, a love affair with a young playwright may offer the freedom she desperately desires.
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Series: Frederica Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 18, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9780307819536
  • Release date: April 18, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9780307819536
  • File size: 2193 KB
  • Release date: April 18, 2012

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Fiction Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

From the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession comes a wonderfully erudite novel in which enlightenment and sexuality, Elizabethan drama and contemporary comedy, intersect richly and unpredictably.
"Large, complex, ambitious, humming with energy and ideas ... a remarkable achievement." —Iris Murdoch

In Yorkshire, the Potter family are preparing to celebrate Elizabeth II’s arrival on the throne. Its three youngest members, however, are preoccupied with other matters. Stephanie has grown tired of their overbearing father and resolves to marry the local curate. Anxious teenager Marcus gains a new teacher and suffers increasingly disturbing visions. Then there is Frederica. On the brink of adulthood, a love affair with a young playwright may offer the freedom she desperately desires.
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Fiction Literature Historical Fiction