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Chymical Wedding by Clarke, Lindsay
First Edition thus, so stated; First Impression
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Book desription: New York Ballantine: Ivy Books, 1991. Paperback First Edition thus, so stated; First Impression Near Fine in Wraps: show sonly minor indications of very light use. Book shows tiny chip at upper front corner tip; a couple of faint creases at backstrip, just the barest hint of spine lean; but binding remains square and secure; text clean. Remains quite close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. Not a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 501pp. British author Clarke adroitly interweaves two parallel stories in this long, richly atmospheric novel in which the ancient science of alchemy plays a critical role. In alternating chapters we become acquainted with two triangular relationships, one occuring in the present, the other a century earlier. Alex Darken, a blocked poet, comes to a village in Norfolk where he meets once-famous poet Edward Nesbit and his young lover, Laura, a student of parapsychology. The two are researching the lives of Sir Henry Agnew, an elderly metaphysical poet, and his learned daughter Louisa, whose treatise The Chymical Wedding meets the same sad end as her relationship with married rector Edwin Frere. The tragic fates of the 19th-century trio are gradually spelled out as the modern characters find their lives taking a similar turn. The air of mystery pervading the novel, its leisurely pace and mystical theme may remind readers of the works of John Knowles. This is an involving narrative, telling an imaginative story. Not Inscribed or Signed by Author
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