The children's book A.S. Byatt.
Publication details: London : Chatto & Windus, 2009.Description: 617 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780701183905
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | BYA | Available | 046663 |
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A spellbinding novel, at once sweeping and intimate, that spans the Victorian era through the World War I years, and centers around a famous children’s book author and the passions, betrayals, and secrets that tear apart the people she loves. Taking us from the cliff-lined shores of England to Paris, Munich, and the trenches of the Somme, The Children’s Book is a deeply affecting story of a singular family, played out against the great, rippling tides of the day. It is a masterly literary achievement by one of our most essential writers.