Possession

By: A.S. Byatt

Narrated by: Virginia Leishman

Winner of England's Booker Prize and a literary sensation Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and a triumphant love story. As a pair of young scholars research the lives of two Victorian poets, they uncover their letters, journals, and poems, and track their movements from London to Yorkshire -- from spiritualist sénces to the fairy-haunted far west of Brittany. What emerges is an extraordinary counterpoint of passion and ideas.

Performed by Virginia Leishman

Fabulous

This story of discovery takes you from authors in Victorian to their researchers in today's England written with rich language.

Clever story and good writing but a little cold

This is a fine book in many ways. The double plot (the story of the researchers, and the story of their subjects) is nicely managed. And the imitation of 19th century styles in prose and poetry is very well done. But even though I'm steeped in the 19th century and British literature, I still found the book a little unexciting, clever, but a bit cold. I found I enjoyed the slightly humorous 21st century more interesting than the very serious 19th century story. The narrator is fine. And throughout, there are some very nice touches in the writing.

Slow start worth finishing

Stick with this very circular tale because once the dance is finished it is a delightful romp worth hearing until its conclusion

Excellent narrator! Brought the poetry to life.

Enjoyed this audio book. I enjoyed reading the book and was pleasantly surprised with how much the narrator brought the book alive. I really thought this wouldn't make a good audio book, how wrong I was.

Love-Hate

I have mixed feelings about this book. At times, I was intrigued, and at other times, I just wanted it to be over. The overall story is original, mysterious, and romantic. The author’s vocabulary is vast, but the story can be very wordy and flowery. There was lots of poetry, which dragged on, but loved when the story was being told.