The Facts Of Life Av Patrick Gale

<p><b>Patrick 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 </b><br><br><b>''Absorbing . . . deftly characterised, deeply involving and relevant'' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br>German composer Edward Pepper escapes to England just before the second world 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. <br><br>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.<br><br><b>''Impossible to put down'' Daily Telegraph</b><br><br><b>What readers loved about THE FACTS OF LIFE:</b><br><b><br>''Gale is a master of his craft. Yet again I was swept along by the characters - I think this is one of his best books'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<br><br>''What a brilliant story teller Patrick Gale is. Excellent plot and so easy to read with a vocabulary which was quite magical and flowed like honey'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐</b></p>