These breathtaking adventures ultimately intertwine with the story of an eccentric psychomathematician whose breakthrough discovery will affect all of these different lives and worlds.ĭazzlingly inventive and deeply satisfying, Arcadia tests the boundaries of storytelling and asks: If the past can change the future, then might the future also indelibly alter the past? ( From the publisher. There she meets a young man who is about to embark on a quest of his own-and may be the one chance Rosie has of returning home. In 1960s Oxford, former WWII spy-turned-university-professor, Henry Lytten spends his evenings making notes for a fantasy novel set in the Tolkienesque realm of Anterwold. In Cold War England, Professor Henry Lytten, having renounced a career i. She steps through and finds herself in an idyllic, pastoral land where Storytellers are revered above all others. Review: Arcadia by Iain Pears Genre: Literary/spec. Iain Pears 3.94 5,677 ratings1,014 reviews Want to read Kindle 7.99 Rate this book In Cold War England, Professor Henry Lytten, having renounced a career in espionage, is writing a fantasy novel that dares to imagine a world less fraught than his own. Read 1,015 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. One day, while chasing Lytten’s cat, Rosie encounters a doorway in his cellar. He finds an unlikely confidante in his quick-witted, inquisitive young neighbor Rosie. In 1960s Oxford, Professor Henry Lytten is attempting to write a fantasy novel that forgoes the magic of his predecessors, J.
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