Penelope Fitzgerald

From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Offshore’, ‘The Blue Flower’ and ‘Innocence’ comes this Booker Prize-shortlisted story of books and busybodies in East Anglia.

The Bookshop

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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