The Gate of Angels
Autor Penelope Fitzgerald Introducere de Philip Hensheren Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 oct 2015
Short-listed
for
the
Booker
Prize.
“A singular accomplishment.” —Boston Globe
“Powerfully bewitching.” —Los Angeles Times
In 1912, rational Fred Fairly, one of Cambridge’s best and brightest, crashes his bike and wakes up in bed with a stranger — fellow casualty Daisy Saunders, a charming, pretty, generous working-class nurse. So begins a series of complications — not only of the heart but also of the head — as Fred and Daisy take up each other’s education and turn each other’s philosophies upside down.
This new edition features an introduction by Philip Hensher, author ofScenes from Early Life, along with new cover art.
“A singular accomplishment.” —Boston Globe
“Powerfully bewitching.” —Los Angeles Times
In 1912, rational Fred Fairly, one of Cambridge’s best and brightest, crashes his bike and wakes up in bed with a stranger — fellow casualty Daisy Saunders, a charming, pretty, generous working-class nurse. So begins a series of complications — not only of the heart but also of the head — as Fred and Daisy take up each other’s education and turn each other’s philosophies upside down.
This new edition features an introduction by Philip Hensher, author ofScenes from Early Life, along with new cover art.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780544484108
ISBN-10: 054448410X
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: HMH Books
Colecția Mariner Books
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 054448410X
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: HMH Books
Colecția Mariner Books
Locul publicării:United States
Recenzii
“A
singular
accomplishment.”
—Boston
Globe
“Powerfully bewitching.” —Los Angeles Times
“Funny, touching, wise.” —Washington Post
“Powerfully bewitching.” —Los Angeles Times
“Funny, touching, wise.” —Washington Post
Notă biografică
PENELOPE
FITZGERALD
(1916–2000)
was
one
of
the
most
elegant
and
distinctive
voices
in
British
fiction.
She
won
the
National
Book
Critics
Circle
Award
in
fiction
forThe
Blue
Flower,the
Booker
Prize
forOffshore,and
three
of
her
novels
—The
Bookshop,The
Gate
of
Angels,andThe
Beginning
of
Spring—
were
short-listed
for
the
Booker
Prize.
Descriere
At
Cambridge
University
in
1912,
a
physics
student
crashes
into
a
beautiful
young
nurse
on
his
bicycle.
When
they
awake
in
the
same
bed
they
are
left
to
ponder
whether
this
was
simply
a
random
accident
or
perhaps
something
greater.
Featuring
an
introduction
by
Philip
Hensher.