{"product_id":"the-facts-of-life-patrick-gale-9781472255525","title":"The Facts of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatrick Gale's THE FACTS OF LIFE is a mesmerising, epic yet intimate novel of love, music and the life events that stay with us forever - perfect for any reader of Armistead Maupin, or E M Forster \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Absorbing . . . deftly characterised, deeply involving and relevant' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGerman composer Edward Pepper escapes to England just before the war begins in earnest. Struck with TB, he is recuperating in hospital when he meets Sally, a young doctor who has battled her way through medical school, despite the opposition of her parents. They fall in love and marry, settling in the fenlands of East Anglia. Years later, Edward watches as his grandchildren trip up against life and death, and realises that patterns can repeat themselves, bringing both pain and unexpected discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Gale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472255526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472255525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tinder Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Patrick Gale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46052527145215,"sku":"9781472255525","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d16b89e7-7bf4-45b4-98ba-ccafd0d0299f.jpg?v=1723556646","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-facts-of-life-patrick-gale-9781472255525","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}