The Virgin in the Garden
24 hrs. 16 min.
"The Maiden in the Garden" is the first novel of the "Quartet of Frede-rika"—perhaps the main work of the chivalric lady of the Order of the British Empire, Antonia Susan Byatt. The tetralogy was written over a quarter of a century, and its plot likewise spans a quarter of a century: the first two novels were published even before the international bestseller "Possession"—which won the Booker Prize—and the third and fourth were published after.
In "The Maiden in the Garden," modern comedy of manners and Elizabethan drama unpredictably intersect and resonate, and life imitates art. The Yorkshire Potter family prepares with the whole empire to celebrate the coronation of the new monarch—Elizabeth II. But the young generation has their own concerns: Stephanie, tired of her father’s authoritarianism, prepares to marry the local priest; the math prodigy Marcus is haunted by troubling visions; and for Frederika, desperately yearning to step into the wider world, an obsession with a young playwright may become her ticket to freedom…
"The Maiden in the Garden" is a modern epic—like an expertly woven, rich carpet. Byatt’s heroes ask the key questions of their time. Their voices sound sincere, sometimes faltering, sometimes reaching astonishing beauty" (Entertainment Weekly).
In "The Maiden in the Garden," modern comedy of manners and Elizabethan drama unpredictably intersect and resonate, and life imitates art. The Yorkshire Potter family prepares with the whole empire to celebrate the coronation of the new monarch—Elizabeth II. But the young generation has their own concerns: Stephanie, tired of her father’s authoritarianism, prepares to marry the local priest; the math prodigy Marcus is haunted by troubling visions; and for Frederika, desperately yearning to step into the wider world, an obsession with a young playwright may become her ticket to freedom…
"The Maiden in the Garden" is a modern epic—like an expertly woven, rich carpet. Byatt’s heroes ask the key questions of their time. Their voices sound sincere, sometimes faltering, sometimes reaching astonishing beauty" (Entertainment Weekly).
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