The Facts Of Life
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A sweeping saga of music, secrets, and survival, The Facts of Life chronicles three generations of an English family, tracing their lives from the shadow of World War II through to the cultural upheaval of the late twentieth century. At its heart is Edward, a gifted young musician whose personal and artistic journey is shaped by the complex, often turbulent relationships that surround him — from his fiercely independent mother Sally to the grandmother who guards the family's deepest secrets. Patrick Gale constructs a richly layered narrative that moves fluidly across decades, weaving themes of identity, sexuality, artistic ambition, and the enduring power of family bonds into a tapestry that is both intimate and epic in scope. His prose is warm yet precise, capturing the quiet devastations and unexpected joys of ordinary life with the sensitivity of a composer attuned to every note — leaving the reader to wonder what truths about love and legacy have been passed down, unspoken, through the generations.
Author: Patrick Gale
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A sweeping saga of music, secrets, and survival, The Facts of Life chronicles three generations of an English family, tracing their lives from the shadow of World War II through to the cultural upheaval of the late twentieth century. At its heart is Edward, a gifted young musician whose personal and artistic journey is shaped by the complex, often turbulent relationships that surround him — from his fiercely independent mother Sally to the grandmother who guards the family's deepest secrets. Patrick Gale constructs a richly layered narrative that moves fluidly across decades, weaving themes of identity, sexuality, artistic ambition, and the enduring power of family bonds into a tapestry that is both intimate and epic in scope. His prose is warm yet precise, capturing the quiet devastations and unexpected joys of ordinary life with the sensitivity of a composer attuned to every note — leaving the reader to wonder what truths about love and legacy have been passed down, unspoken, through the generations.