Penelope Fitzgerald

2 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Penelope Mary Fitzgerald was a Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist and biographer from Lincoln, England. In 2008 The Times listed her among "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945". The Observer in 2012 placed her final novel, The Blue Flower, among "the ten best historical novels". A.S. Byatt called her, "Jane Austen’s nearest heir for precision and invention."

Books by Penelope Fitzgerald

2 books available

The Bookshop
Penelope Fitzgerald
3.3 (16k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In a 1959 seaside town, a widow opens the only bookshop, facing hostility and strange events that show some communities prefer to avoid new ideas.
The Blue Flower
Penelope Fitzgerald
3.4 (7k) average on Goodreads
In 1794, a bright but rash young poet named Fritz declares his love and intent to marry twelve-year-old Sophie, shocking his family and society by defying all expectations of romance and reason.