false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186476726m/1658250.jpg 1658250 2 A composer who finds success in his later years surveys his grandchildren as they come to terms with the harsher facts of modern life. A young composer, Edward Pepper, is exiled from his native Germany by the war, struck down with TB, and left to languish in an isolation hospital. But then he falls in love with his doctor, Sally Banks, and his world is transformed. They set up home in a bizarre dodecahedral folly, The Roundel -- a potent place, which grows in significance as it bears witness to their family's tragedies and joys. The years pass, and Edward watches from this sanctuary as both his grandchildren, Jamie and Alison, fall prey to the charms of Sam, an enigmatic builder, and have to come to terms with some of the tougher facts of life. 1652958 1995 The Facts of Life total:18|5:8|4:4|3:5|2:1|1:0| 18 73 25 2 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 01:52:21 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 15:35:46 -0700 2007 All the more so when I noticed that the quotes in the b...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 23:09:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 16:07:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 20 13:08:33 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 13:08:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 01:28:50 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 01:29:03 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:57:45 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 00:57:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 07:08:17 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 25 03:04:23 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 24 12:41:25 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 12:41:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 16:08:02 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 16:08:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 12:04:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 12:04:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 03 15:42:41 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 15:42:41 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 00:39:29 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 10:00:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 14 11:22:58 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 11:22:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 29 12:26:53 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 12:26:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 18:40:12 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:40:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 21 08:58:15 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 08:58:15 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 01:23:23 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 01:21:31 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 01:23:23 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 18 11:38:25 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 11:38:25 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 08 10:05:25 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 10:05:25 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 05 18:44:46 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 18:44:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 15 09:22:18 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 09:22:18 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1658250