{"product_id":"the-childrens-book-paperback","title":"The Children's Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - MAN BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE - From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e a story that spans the Victorian era through World War I about a children's author and the passions, betrayals, and secrets that tear apart the lives of her family and loved ones. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Majestic ... Dazzling ... Wonderful.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen children's book author Olive Wellwood's oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of a museum, 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. The Wellwoods' personal struggles and hidden desires unravel against a breathtaking backdrop of the cliff-lined shores of England to Paris, Munich, and the trenches of the Somme, as the Edwardian period dissolves into World War I and Europe's golden era comes to an end.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. S. Byatt is the author of numerous novels, including the quartet \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin in the Garden, Still Life, Babel Tower \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Whistling Woman; The Biographer's Tale;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Booker Prize.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShe has also written two novellas, published together as \u003ci\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Insects;\u003c\/i\u003e five collections of shorter works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Matisse Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLittle Black Book of Stories; \u003c\/i\u003eand several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic as well as a novelist, she lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 896\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685085941823,"sku":"9780307473066","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/478de9be24388eff60e2a602abecb75d.webp?v=1764969820","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-childrens-book-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}