Writer Byatt Byatt's The Children's Book (Chatto & Windus) is the absorbing story of the close of what has been called the Edwardian summer: the deceptively languid, blissful period that ended with the cataclysmic destruction of World War I. The novel centres around Olive Wellwood, a fairy tale writer, and her circle, and moves between generations following the children who must choose whether to adopt the roles expected of them or stand up to their parents porcelain socialism.
Writer Byatt pictured at LRB event . Byatt's The Children's Book (Chatto & Windus) is the absorbing story of the close of what has been called the Edwardian summer: the deceptively languid, blissful period that ended with the cataclysmic destruction of World War I. The novel centres around Olive Wellwood, a fairy tale writer, and her circle, and moves between generations following the children who must choose whether to adopt the roles expected of them or stand up to their parents porcelain socialism. Byatt talks about her work and discuss European literature and the art of the novel.
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Location: LRB bookshop london wc1 uk
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