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      The Virgin In the Garden

      by A.S. Byatt
      Published
      Dec 1988
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      432
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      From the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession comes a wonderfully erudite novel in which enlightenment and sexuality, Elizabethan drama and contemporary comedy, intersect richly and unpredictably.

      "Large, complex, ambitious, humming with energy and ideas ... a remarkable achievement." —Iris Murdoch

      In Yorkshire, the Potter family are preparing to celebrate Elizabeth II's arrival on the throne. Its three youngest members, however, are preoccupied with other matters. Stephanie has grown tired of their overbearing father and resolves to marry the local curate. Anxious teenager Marcus gains a new teacher and suffers increasingly disturbing visions. Then there is Frederica. On the brink of adulthood, a love affair with a young playwright may offer the freedom she desperately desires.

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      First Edition Dec 1988 Penguin ISBN13 9780140116861 ISBN10 0140116869
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      Jan 1992 Vintage ISBN13 9780679738299 ISBN10 0679738290
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      Dec 1994 Vintage (UK) ISBN13 9780099478010 ISBN10 0099478013
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      Jan 1979 Random House ISBN13 9780394473253 ISBN10 0394473256
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