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Green Darkness

  • 1972 first published
  • 600 pages
  • ★ 2.5 (4 ratings)
  • 13 editions

Anya Seton's Green Darkness (1972) is a time-travel fiction novel. Key subjects include Reformation and England.

Open Library readers give it an average of 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 22 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions.

At about 600 pages, most readers finish it in 11–12 hours.

About Green Darkness

When Celia Marsdon and her husband Richard visit his family's hereditary manor of Medfield Place in Sussex, she begins to relive the experiences of an earlier Celia. In a parallel tale, Celia de Bohun has a love affair with Stephen Maisdon, a priest in 1552, that leads to heartbreak and tragedy.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Reformation
  • Time travel romance
  • England
  • Psalms, Music

Quick answers

Who wrote Green Darkness?

Green Darkness was written by Anya Seton and first published in 1972.

What genre is Green Darkness?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel.

How long is Green Darkness?

The median edition has 600 pages, about 11–12 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Green Darkness?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Dark Is Rising, The Invisible Man and Dragonfly in Amber.

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