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British author A.S. Byatt, who wove history, myth and a sharp eye for human foibles into books that included the Booker Prize-winning novel "Possession," has di

Byatt was famed for weaving history and myth into her prose, and was most recognized for her novel 'Possession.'

Looking for some books to add to your TBR pile? Acclaimed author Robert Lloyd shares his five best science-based historical fiction novels.

There are no angels in “Angels & Insects,” only insects, and a strange mid-Victorian family named the Alabasters, who seem to model themselves on insect behavior. The mother is a plump, pale creature, swaddled in yards of white cloth, who collapses on the nearest chair to be fed and coddled by her family. Like a queen bee, she is fecund, pumping out new Alabasters between headaches. Into this household comes a dour Scots outsider named William Adamson (Mark Rylance). He has returned from 10...