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Possession

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Possession

By: A. S. Byatt
Narrated by: Samuel West
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Winner of the Booker Prize 1990

Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars investigating 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.

Cover illustration © Aitch.

©1991 A. S. Byatt (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Classics Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Fiction Heartfelt
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This is a complete treat, wonderful. I have read and re-read the book many times so was delighted to find it as an audiobook. The performance by Samuel West is amazing, he voices the characters brilliantly.

It is a compelling story, beautifully told and even better as an audiobook. I cannot recommend it enough.

Better than I remember

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... for narrating/ acting Possession. There are beautiful moments in this book of superlative writing, but I've always felt it goes on a bit. When I read it I skipped pages but I don't skip Samuel West's narration. Recommended.

Samuel West is perfect...

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This is an intricate and expertly constructed novel with writing that is rich and substantial. There is a love story, (actually more than one), suspense and mystery with beautiful poetry, woven into the prose and I felt myself enveloped by events, as she reconstructs a Victorian age, flashing between the current and the past. The writing both challenges and respects the reader; a hard copy would be easier, and initially I had to put together a list of characters so that I could follow the structure better. The narration is excellent.

I was enveloped by this novel !

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Loved the main story line ….research academics delving into the past of Victorian poets.
Probably a bit too much poetry….but it is about poets so let that pass. It’s quite an intellectual book …bit too serious at times but some nice little humorous lines which made me chuckle. Rather a long book but ….The final chapter is worth waiting for!

An amazing book….

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Sam West's reading is absolutely brilliant. The writing lovely but sometimes rather tedious. Enchanting story

worth sticking with!

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