Penelope Fitzgerald

The Bookshop, The Gate of Angels, The Blue Flower (Everyman's Library (Cloth))

Nathan Johnson

“What play did they put on?” asked Florence. 

“The day we went it was Hansel and Gretel. There's singing in it. They didn't do it all - they did the bit where the boy and girl lie down and get fresh together, and the angels come in and cover them with leaves.”

“You didn't understand the play, Wally. Hansel and Gretel are brother and sister.”

“That doesn't make it any different, Mrs Green.”

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