![]() the changing image of women” the activities of Prof Cropper of Albuquerque, “his mouth pursed, but pursed in American,” relentlessly pursuing Ash, the poet and man. of musk, of unadulterated feminist sweat. “(T)he cut-throat ideological battles of structuralism, post-structuralism, Marxism, deconstruction and feminism” the women lecturers who “discussed with students. They join forces to find the truth of Ash and LaMotte, jealously hiding their quest from other Ash researchers.īyatt casts a cold eye on academia. She’s everything Roland is not: tall, blonde, beautiful, cold, intellectually secure, but, in common with Roland, terrified of life. ![]() He seeks out LaMotte expert, Dr Maud Bailey. Booker Prize and the literary sensation of the year, Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance. They were written by celebrated Victorian poet Randolph Henry Ash to Cristobel LaMotte, a lesser-known writer, suggesting an adulterous affaire. Part-time research assistant Roland Michell, "a small man with very soft, startling black hair", finds letters hidden inside a book. It begins in the Reading Room in the London Library. A tour de force of writerly skill, beyond the usual demands of fiction, written by a literary ventriloquist. Possession is not just a novel it's a collection of poetry, letters, journals and diaries, each with their own distinct voice. ![]()
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