{"product_id":"the-facts-of-life-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed, then grew up in Winchester before going to Oxford University. He now lives on a farm near Land's End. One of this country's best-loved novelists, his most recent works are \u003ci\u003eA Perfectly Good Man, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Richard and Judy bestseller \u003ci\u003eNotes From An Exhibition, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Costa-shortlisted \u003ci\u003eA Place Called Winter \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Mother's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. His original BBC television drama, \u003ci\u003eMan In An Orange Shirt\u003c\/i\u003e, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 as part of the BBC's Queer Britannia series, leading viewers around the world to discover his novels.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tinder Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929135452434,"sku":"9781472255525","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66cd0b01-8019-4077-ab16-420ae409666f.jpg?v=1739033391","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-facts-of-life-9781472255525","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}