So I Have Thought of You: The Letters of Penelope Fitzgerald
"Until a biography of this genius comes along, we have these letters, so ironic, idiosyncratic, and beautiful." —GuardianBook of the Year"Self-deprecating, wry . . . the novelist's comic brio is wonderfully on show." —Sunday Times"Among the most illuminating, moving collections of letters that I have ever read. The writing glows with love and wit [and] intellectual passion." —Financial Times"Fitzgerald's letters, full of gaiety and exuberance, have been assiduously rounded up by her son-in-law from cupboards and attics. The pleasure of other people's mail is the trivia and Fitzgerald doesn't disappoint in this department. This book is crammed with domestic detail and reflections on food and drink, taxes and laws, seasons and landscapes." —Sunday Express"Characteristically short, exquisitely constructed, and saying something extremely important, but something subtle and under-celebrated about the human condition as well! The letters are exciting for what they contribute towards the understanding of Fitzgerald's imagination." —Times Literary Supplement