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A.S. Byatt(Author)
Vintage (Publisher)
Published on 26. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-09-943184-8 (ISBN)
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Description
"Literary critics make natural detectives", says Maud Bailey, heroine of a mystery where the clues lurk in university libraries, old letters and dusty journals. Together with Roland Michell, a fellow academic and accidental sleuth, Maud discovers a love affair between two Victorian writers. Booker Prize, 1990. Film stars Gwynneth Paltrow.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Weight
355 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-943184-8 (9780099431848)
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Person
A. S. Byatt was educated in York and at Newnham College, Cambridge, and taught at the Central School of Art before becoming a full-time writer. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999.