”'It is hard to see how the hopes and defeats of Romanticism, or the relation between inspiration and common life, between genius and mere worthiness, could be more deftly rendered than they are in this remarkable novel. This novel is a jewel.” - Carmen Callil, Daily Telegraph I came to it armed with absolute faith in Fitzgerald's writing talent so I had no doubts at all that the setting in 1790s Germany would feel authenticI've already seen how well she handles historical themes and settings in her other books.
The writing is ellipitical and witty… so that what could be a sad little love story is constantly funny and always absorbing. As my final foray into Penelope Fitzgerald's novels, The Blue Flower was a complete success.
”'An enchanting novel about heart, body and mind. ”' work is subtle, funny, wrong-footing, and cumulatively powerful.” - Julian Barnes What does it mean Fitzgerald isn’t vouchsafing it to us, though we may come up with theories. She can make a reader helpless with inordinate private laughter.” - AS Byatt The blue flower of the title comes in a story that Fritz tells Sophie (and others), about a young man who longs to see the blue flower. It's also Fitzgerald at her best - elegant, inventive, hilarious, unsparing. ”'The Blue Flower is a model of what historical fiction can be at its best - when the radical otherness of other times is not merely acknowledged but made integral to the fictional experience. Praise for Penelope Fitzgerald and The Blue Flower:.
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