{"product_id":"the-gate-of-angels-paperback","title":"The Gate of Angels - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePenelope Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A singular accomplishment. \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A delight! ... Gilbert could have written this and Sullivan set it to music. \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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 for \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Flower, \u003c\/i\u003e the Booker Prize for \u003ci\u003eOffshore, \u003c\/i\u003e and three of her novels \u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gate of Angels, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e were short-listed for the Booker Prize.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePENELOPE 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 for \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Flower, \u003c\/i\u003e the Booker Prize for \u003ci\u003eOffshore, \u003c\/i\u003e and three of her novels -- \u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gate of Angels, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e -- were short-listed for the Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759200141600,"sku":"9780544484108","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aac2f128ac47cc03962b663e7c0e283d.webp?v=1780145203","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gate-of-angels-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}