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The Blue Flower
Penelope Fitzgerald
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Description for The Blue Flower
Paperback. From the Booker Prize-winning author of 'Offshore' comes this unusual romance between the poet Novalis and his fiancee Sophie, newly introduced by Candia McWilliam. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300.
From the Booker Prize-winning author of `Offshore' comes this unusual romance between the poet Novalis and his fiancee Sophie, newly introduced by Candia McWilliam. The year is 1794 and Fritz, passionate, idealistic and brilliant, is seeking his father's permission to announce his engagement to his heart's desire: twelve-year-old Sophie. His astounded family and friends are amused and disturbed by his betrothal. What can he be thinking? Tracing the dramatic early ... Read more
From the Booker Prize-winning author of `Offshore' comes this unusual romance between the poet Novalis and his fiancee Sophie, newly introduced by Candia McWilliam. The year is 1794 and Fritz, passionate, idealistic and brilliant, is seeking his father's permission to announce his engagement to his heart's desire: twelve-year-old Sophie. His astounded family and friends are amused and disturbed by his betrothal. What can he be thinking? Tracing the dramatic early ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Flamingo
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006550198
SKU
V9780006550198
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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 The Blue Flower
`The Blue Flower is a model of what historical fiction can be at its best - when the radical otherness of other times is not merely acknowledged but made integral to the fictional experience. It's also Fitzgerald at her best - elegant, inventive, hilarious, unsparing. I adore this book.' Jonathan Franzen ... Read more