- Fate and fatalism, College teachers, Spy stories, Fiction
In 1960s Oxford, Professor Henry Lytten is attempting to write a fantasy novel that forgoes the magic of his predecessors, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. He finds an unlikely confidante in his quick-witted, inquisitive young neighbor Rosie.
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Epic, grave, plot-driven and cool.
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- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the book
- Author
- Iain Pears
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 608
- Publisher
- Vintage, Knopf Canada, Faber & Faber Fiction
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780345810847
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