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Gate of Angels (Flamingo)
Penelope Fitzgerald
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Description for Gate of Angels (Flamingo)
Paperback. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It is 1912, and at Cambridge University the modern age is knocking at the gate. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: YFB; YQEF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
It is 1912, and at Cambridge University the modern age is knocking at the gate.
Fred Fairly, a Junior Fellow at the college of St Angelicus, where for centuries no female, not even a pussy cat, has been allowed to set foot, lectures in physics. Science, he is certain, will explain everything.
Until into Fred’s orderly life come Daisy. Fred is smitten. Why have I ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Fourth Estate Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006543602
SKU
9780006543602
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most elegant and distinctive voices in British fiction. Three of her novels, The Bookshop, The Beginning of Spring and The Gate of Angels have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She won the Prize in 1979 for Offshore. Her last novel, The Blue Flower, was the most admired novel of 1995, chosen no fewer ... Read more
Reviews for Gate of Angels (Flamingo)
‘Reading a Penelope Fitzgerald novel is like being taken for a ride in a peculiar kind of car. Everything is of top quality – the engine, the coachwork and the interior all fill you with confidence. Then, after a mile or so, someone throws the steering-wheel out of the window.’ Sebastian Faulks ... Read more