Friday, November 17, 2023

RIP A.S. Byatt

Today we learned of the death of A.S. Byatt, one of my favorite authors.   Thinking about her I remembered that long ago (15 years!) I did a re-read of her Frederica quartet and blogged about it.  

The Virgin in the Garden

Still Life

Babel Tower

A Whistling Woman

I didn't like everything she wrote but I loved many of her novels, including Possession.  RIP

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