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The Children's Book

by A.S. Byatt
$15.18
$13.66 Thryft Club Member Price
The Children's Book - Thryft
The Children's Book - Thryft

Distinctive Intricate family dynamics in a changing world.

Recommendation: This book offers a captivating exploration of family secrets and complex relationships amidst the backdrop of a rapidly changing society. With its rich historical context and beautifully crafted narrative, "The Children's Book" will sweep you into a world of mystery, art, and political turmoil, leaving you emotionally invested in the lives of these characters as they navigate the path to adulthood. It's a must-read for those who enjoy immersive family sagas and vivid historical settings.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2009)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (2009)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Children's Book

by A.S. Byatt
$15.18
$13.66 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780701183905
Authors: A.S. Byatt
Publisher: Chatto and Windus
Date of Publication: 2009-05-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.67
(rated by 18148 readers)

Description

Olive Wellwood is a famous writer, interviewed with her children gathered at her knee. For each, she writes a private book, bound in its own colour and placed on a shelf. In their rambling house near Romney Marsh the children play in a storybook world — but their lives, and those of their rich cousins and friends, are already inscribed with mystery. Each family carries its own secrets.Born at the end of the Victorian era and growing up in the golden summers of Edwardian times, a whole generation grew up unaware of the darkness ahead; in their innocence, they were betrayed unintentionally by the adults who loved them.
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Distinctive Intricate family dynamics in a changing world.

Recommendation: This book offers a captivating exploration of family secrets and complex relationships amidst the backdrop of a rapidly changing society. With its rich historical context and beautifully crafted narrative, "The Children's Book" will sweep you into a world of mystery, art, and political turmoil, leaving you emotionally invested in the lives of these characters as they navigate the path to adulthood. It's a must-read for those who enjoy immersive family sagas and vivid historical settings.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2009)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (2009)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.