The Gate Of Angels

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 of Scenes from Early Life , along with new cover art.

Product details

• Authors: Penelope Fitzgerald
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9780544484108
• ISBN: 978-0-544-48410-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Romance / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, FICTION: Psychological, FICTION: Historical / Ancient, FICTION: World Literature / American / General