Books written by Penelope Lively
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Oleander, Jacaranda: A Childhood Perceived
A poignant and bittersweet memoir from the distinguished British fiction writer Penelope Lively, Oleander, Jacaranda evokes the author's unusual childhood growing up English in Egypt during the 1930s and 1940s.
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Heat Wave: A Novel
It is a long, hot summer at World's End, a two-family grey stone cottage in the English countryside.
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Moon Tiger
This is a unique book about a fascinating unpredictable woman way ahead of her time and yet absolutely of her time' Lemn Sissay
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Moon Tiger (Re-Issue)
Penelope Lively's Booker Prize winning classic, Moon Tiger is a haunting story of loss and desire, published here as a Penguin Essential for the first time.
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Passing on
Still dominated by the memories of her late mother, Helen looks back on their lives together, and wonders why only her younger sister, Louise, found the courage to leave and live an independent life.
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Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir
Rare personal reflections from “one of our most talented writers” (The New York Times Book Review) Look out for Penelope Lively’s new book, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories.
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City of the Mind
A “well crafted . . . fascinating” story of a London architect’s struggle for identity in love and career (Time Out). This is the city in which everything is simultaneous.
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Family Album
"A big shabby Victorian suburban house, the smell of raincoats and coq au vin in the hall, the six mugs for the children slung from the kitchen dresser hooks: for...
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Making It Up
From a hillside in Italy to an archaeological dig, the author explores the stories that could have been hers, fashioning a sublime dance between reality and imagination that confirms her reputation as a singular talent.
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How It All Began: A Novel
A Novel Penelope Lively. How It All Began is another virtuoso performance , our spectacle , in almost real time . I found it even more delightful a second time through , appreciating once ... where money is practically a character on its own.
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In Search of a Homeland: The Story of The Aeneid
The fall of Troy, the wanderings of Aeneas, the descent into the underworld -- these phrases from Virgilʹs seminal story continue to resonate more than 2,000 years after he wrote...
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In Search of a Homeland: The Story of the Aeneid
The book includes a Latin pronunciation guide and a map of Aeneas' long, arduous, death-defying journey.
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Making It Up
From a hillside in Italy to an archaeological dig, the author explores the stories that could have been hers, fashioning a sublime dance between reality and imagination that confirms her reputation as a singular talent.
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Dragon Trouble
On holiday in the country, bored Melly meets the child ghost of Grandpa's brother who visits once a year on the anniversary of his death as a fighter pilot. But...