The children's book : a novel
/ A.S. Byatt
- 1st U.S. ed
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2009.
- 675 p. ; 25 cm.
When Olive Wellwood's oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of the new Victoria and Albert Museum--a talented working-class boy who could be a character out of one of Olive's magical tales--she takes him into the storybook world of her family and friends--a world that conceals more treachery and darkness than Philip has ever imagined and that will soon be eclipsed by far greater forces.
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2009016334
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