The Blue Flower - by Penelope Fitzgerald (Paperback)

The Blue Flower is a captivating novel that tells the true story of Friedrich von Hardenberg, a passionate young philosopher who seeks his father's permission to wed his "heart's heart," a plain and simple child named Sophie.

Set in 18th-century Germany, this book centers on the poet's love for the commonplace and the transfiguration of the ordinary.

With themes of rationality of love, clarity of purpose, and mischievous humor, The Blue Flower is an extraordinary imagining that will leave readers in awe.

Don't miss out on this literary sensation and bestseller, chosen as an Editor's Choice by the New York Times Book Review.