Maiden in the garden

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The Maiden in the Garden is the first novel of the Frederica Quartet, considered perhaps the most important work of Dame Antonia Susan Byatt of the Order of the British Empire. The tetralogy was written over a quarter of a century, and its plot also spans a quarter of a century, with the first two novels predating the Booker Prize-winning international bestseller Possess, and the third and fourth after.
In The Maiden in the Garden, modern comedy of manners and Elizabethan drama intersect and resonate unpredictably, and life imitates art. The Yorkshire Potter family is getting ready to celebrate the coronation of the new monarch, Elizabeth II, together with the entire empire. But the younger generation has its own worries: Stephanie, tired of her father's authoritarianism, is preparing to marry a local priest; mathematician prodigy Marcus is haunted by disturbing visions; and for Frederica, desperate to plunge into the big world, a passion for a young playwright can serve as a ticket to freedom ...
“The Maiden in the Garden is a modern epic akin to a skillfully woven, rich carpet. Byatt's heroes ask the main questions of their time. Their voices sound sincere, sometimes straying, sometimes reaching amazing beauty ”(Entertainment Weekly).

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