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Historical Fiction · 1990 · G

The Gate of Angels

by Penelope Fitzgerald

Cambridge, 1912: a physicist and a nurse are destined to meet — but the universe resists.

ForAll agesGenreHistorical FictionLength176 pagesRead time~5 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief romantic content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of faith, physics, and the mystery of human connection

What this book is about

Fitzgerald's 1990 novel set in Edwardian Cambridge pairs a junior fellow at a men's college with a nurse. Wry, tender, and deeply intelligent. For older teens and adults.

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