Possession

A.S. Byatt
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A pair of young scholars investigate the lives of two Victorian poets. Following a trail of letters, journals and poems they uncover a web of passion, deceit and tragedy, and their quest becomes a battle against time. Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story.
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionRomanceClassicsMysteryLiterary FictionHistoricalLiteraturePoetryNovels
555 Pages

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