# Possession

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- Book: [Possession](https://www.bookquiver.com/a-s-byatt/possession) ([Possession.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/a-s-byatt/possession.md))
- Authors: [Antonia S. Byatt](https://www.bookquiver.com/a-s-byatt)
- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-00-9950-392-7
- Pages: 624
- Published: 2025-08-14
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A romance, a literary quest, a modern classic. ‘Possession is eloquent about the intense pleasures of reading. And, with sumptuous artistry, it provides a feast of them’ Sunday Times 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. ‘Exhilarating genius ’ Guardian **WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE**