{"product_id":"the-virgin-in-the-garden-9780679738299","title":"The Virgin in the Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePossession \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a wonderfully erudite novel in which enlightenment and sexuality, Elizabethan drama and contemporary comedy, intersect richly and unpredictably. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Large, complex, ambitious, humming with energy and ideas ... a remarkable achievement.\" --Iris Murdoch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Book, The Biographer's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Booker Prize. She also wrote two novellas, published together as \u003ci\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Insects, \u003c\/i\u003e five collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic and author, and the recipient of the 2016 Erasmus Prize for her \"inspiring contribution to 'life writing, '\" she died in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491880767762,"sku":"9780679738299","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d717bb43-f092-4fea-ad38-dbefc7c304fb.jpg?v=1730560454","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-virgin-in-the-garden-9780679738299","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}