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| Original Title: | The Children's Book |
| ISBN: | 0307272095 (ISBN13: 9780307272096) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Olive Wellwood, Tom Wellwood, Dorothy Wellwood, Julian Cain, Humphrey Wellwood, Philip Warren, Elsie Warren, Prosper Cain, Benedict Fludd, Florence Cain, Pomona Fludd, Imogen Fludd, Griselda Wellwood, Charles Wellwood, Hedda Wellwood, Phyllis Wellwood, Violet Grimwith, Florian Wellwood, Robin Wellwood, Henry Wellwood, Basil Wellwood, Katharina Wellwood, Seraphita Fludd, Marian Oakeshott, Robin Oakeshott, Anselm Stern, Toby Youlgreave, Herbert Methley, Augustus Steyning |
| Setting: | England |
| Literary Awards: | Booker Prize Nominee (2009), James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (2009), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2009) |
A.S. Byatt
Hardcover | Pages: 675 pages Rating: 3.67 | 14396 Users | 2236 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Children's Book |
| Author | : | A.S. Byatt |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 675 pages |
| Published | : | October 6th 2009 by Knopf (first published April 21st 2009) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literary Fiction |
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Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize A spellbinding novel, at once sweeping and intimate, from the Booker Prize–winning author of Possession, that spans the Victorian era through the World War I years, and centers around a famous children’s book author and the passions, betrayals, and secrets that tear apart the people she loves. When Olive Wellwood’s oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of the new Victoria and Albert Museum—a talented working-class boy who could be a character out of one of Olive’s magical tales—she takes him into the storybook world of her family and friends. But the joyful bacchanals Olive hosts at her rambling country house—and the separate, private books she writes for each of her seven children—conceal more treachery and darkness than Philip has ever imagined. As these lives—of adults and children alike—unfold, lies are revealed, hearts are broken, and the damaging truth about the Wellwoods slowly emerges. But their personal struggles, their hidden desires, will soon be eclipsed by far greater forces, as the tides turn across Europe and a golden era comes to an end. Taking us from the cliff-lined shores of England to Paris, Munich, and the trenches of the Somme, The Children’s Book is a deeply affecting story of a singular family, played out against the great, rippling tides of the day. It is a masterly literary achievement by one of our most essential writers.Rating Appertaining To Books The Children's Book
Ratings: 3.67 From 14396 Users | 2236 ReviewsNotice Appertaining To Books The Children's Book
The Children's Book gives the reader a big and sprawling story. It centers around Humphrey and Olive Wellwood, living in a big house called Todefright (love that name), and all their kids, friends, neighbors and other people that impact their life. But most of all their kids. There's quite a lot of historical background to all of this, and the main focus is on art communities and women's rights. The book spans from around 1885 to the end of the First World War. We get to meet a great variety ofBRILLIANT, BUT...Both brilliant and flawed, this book is an extraordinary achievement that doesnt always work, but is nevertheless a riveting, educational and inspirational read. It was so beautiful and utterly engrossing, that I loved it despite its faults, and found it filling my thoughts and dreams for a considerable time after I finished it. And it visits me still.It describes the creative process (principally writing, puppetry and pottery) in gloriously vivid detail, as it relates to some
I looked forward to read this book. I was ready for a sweeping saga about the turbulent years between the closing of the Victorian age and the dawn of the Edwardian, with all its political, artistic and social ferment, and its culmination in the war to end all wars. Who can better chronicle these years than Byatt, with her deep knowledge of the period and her knack for creating affecting, memorable characters like Randolph Henry Ash and Christabel LaMotte in Possession: A Romance?Her cast of
Byatt is curiously prone to report the behavior of her characters, rather than just show them. If she weren't dealing with so much: fairy tales and folklore, the Arts and Crafts movement, the rise of Fabianism and social justice movements of all kinds; if not for all that it'd be a dud. And while I'm listing faults, there is a singular lack of joy. None of these people are ever shown being happy; all of their happy moments occur offstage. Sex, for example, is traumatic, not just, adequate. It
I have come to realise lately that somewhat flawed masterpieces are my favourite works of art. This may be due to my inherent distrust of perfection, yet it also reminds me of the Herrick poem in which 'a sweet disorder in the dress' delights the lover who looks upon it, and enraptures his senses more than perfection ever could. Recently, Tender Is The Night captivated me in just this way: Its imperfections somehow amplified its overall wondrous impact. The Children's Book, it's true, has some
In my reading of this I alternated between deep admiration of Byatt and deep irritation with her. She has put all the force of her prodigious talent into burying the threads of two or three really interesting novels of reasonable length in this over-sized book. In a way, it is like a vast tapestry of the cultural movements in England, and to some extent Germany, from 1895 to 1919 (with fascinating personal stories that can be perceived if you peer up close), but really it's more of a vast
The Children's Book by A. S. Byatt is a little like opening a long-abandoned toy cupboard and finding childhood thoughts and feelings inside, tattered and worn and well-remembered, rather than the playthings one might have expected. We recognize Byatt as masterful even as she begins, for in the first chapter one feels the power of her rich imagination: a young runaway is found sketching designs from originals deep within the bowels of an art museum during turn-of-the-19th-century London. The
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