Winner of the Irish Times International Fiction Prize
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize
A.S. Byatt is noted for her ability to weave richly detailed stories. But in Possession she has created a stunning tour-de-force. It is mesmerizing literary mystery filled with poetry and passion.
Roland Mitchell, a young academic assistant, has devoted his life to studying the life and works of 19th century writer Randolph Henry Ash. One day in the university library, Roland opens a dusty
volume and finds a provocative letter written by Ash to an unnamed woman. From that moment, Roland begins a quest for information about this mysterious person. His search will take him into the
domain of Dr. Maud Bailey, a beautiful, keenly intelligent, and fiercely independent scholar. What they will discover is an unusual and unconventional love story that echos through their own lives.
The chapters of Possession sing with the gorgeous cadences of Ash's poetry as Roland and Maud piece together the relationship between the writer and his muse. Narrator Virginia Leishman captures all
the subtlety of Byatt's remarkable book.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Reader Virginia Leishman handles the foursome—today’s critics, yesterday’s writers—with intelligence and grace…Leishman shifts time frames with such sufficient skill that listeners are brought along without much difficulty. Properly British, she makes careful distinctions between and among the characters, and she is particularly effective at capturing the timid Roland Mitchell. In sum, a very effective and, for many, an outstanding audiobook.” —AudioFile
A. S. Byatt (1936–2023) was a distinguished critic and author of numerous works, including Possession: A Romance, which won the Booker Prize for Fiction, the Irish
Times International Fiction Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. Her other works also garnered awards and acclaim, and she was granted numerous honorary degrees. She was educated at Newnham
College, Cambridge; Bryn Mawr College; and Somerville College, Oxford. In 1999 she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Category:
Fiction/Historical
Publisher:
Recorded Books, Inc.
CDs:
19
Runtime:
22.83
ISBN:
9781664624696
Audience:
Adult
Language:
English
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