 Penelope Lively | Penelope LivelyIncludes the names: P. Lively, Penlope Lively, Penelope Lively, Penelope Liveley, Penelope Livelym, Ms Penelope Lively, Penélope Lively, By (author) Penelope Lively, Man Booker Prize Lively Penelope, Floyd Penelope Lively, Gareth (illustrator) ... (see complete list) | 12,036 (32,818) | 883 | 1,694 |  (3.86) | 46 | 0 | Penelope Lively has written over 18 books for children, and over 15 titles for adults, distinguishing herself on both levels. Among the awards she has received are the coveted Booker Prize for the adult novel "Moon Tiger" (1987) and the Carnegie Medal for the highly acclaimed juvenile work, "The Ghost of Thomas Kempe" (1973). In Lively's writing, for both adults and children, the recurrent theme is interpreting the past through exploring the function of memory. "My particular preoccupation as a writer is with memory. Both with memory in the historical sense and memory in the personal sense." Beginning her writing career in the early 1970's, Lively wrote exclusively for children for over a decade. Because children have limited memories, devices were used to explore their perceptions of the past, such as ghosts in "Uninvited Ghosts and Other Stories" (1985), and a sampler in "A Stitch in Time' (1976). Lively's first adult novel, "The Road to Lichfield" (1977) was the result of turning to an older audience when she felt inspiration running out. Her adult novels include "Passing On" (1995), the story of a mother's legacy to her children and 'Oleander, Jacarandi: A Childhood Perceived' (1994) which is a memoir of Lively's childhood. Penelope (Low) Lively, born March 17, 1933 in Cairo, Egypt, had a most unusual childhood. She grew up in Cairo with no formal education until age 12, when her family put her in boarding school in England. After earning a B.A. in history at Oxford in 1955, she married Jack Lively, a university professor, whom she calls her most useful critic. They have a son and a daughter, Adam and Josephine. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Moon Tiger … (more) |
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Penelope Lively has 8 past events. (show) Penelope Lively in conversation with Boyd Tonkin Penelope Lively in conversation with Boyd TonkinAmmonites and Leaping FishPenelope Lively's wonderful memoir looks back at the context of her life and times, her memories, her reading and writing and the identifying cargo of possessions amongst which are found two ammonites, a cat, a pair of American ducks and a leaping fish.
Talks take place at Daunt Books, Marylebone High Street Tickets are £8 (including wine). They may be purchased from our Marylebone High Street shop in person, with credit/debit card by telephone (0207 224 2295), or online here. (souloftherose)… (more)  The WOMEN WE'D LIKE TO LUNCH WITH BOOK CLUB at Books Inc. Laurel Village The WOMEN WE'D LIKE TO LUNCH WITH BOOK CLUB will discuss How It All Began by Penelope Lively. Location: Books Inc. Street: 3515 California St City: San Francisco, Province: California Country: United States (added from IndieBound)Women's Book Group This month's book is How It All Began by Penelope Lively. Location: Street: 5233 N. Clark St. City: Chicago, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60640-2122 Country: United States (added from IndieBound) Bethesda Reads - Making It Up  Literary Freedom Book Group Come by and join our discussion of The Photograph by Penelope Lively. Location: Street: Auntie's Bookstore/Mezzanine Additional: 402 W. Main Ave. City: Spokane, Province: Washington Postal Code: 99201-0214 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)Penelope Lively Booksigning & Tallk Penelope Lively signs Family Album. Winner of the Booker Prize, the Whitbread Award and a Carnegie Medal Penelope Lively is coming to Brendon Books to talk about her work and sign copies of her latest book 'Family Album'. Her eagerly awaited new novel shows her extraordinary understanding of what makes us human as she delves into the mystery of family life. 'Family Album' Hardback £16.99 Penelope Lively is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and a member of PEN and the Society of Authors, of which she is a former chairman. Tickets £3.00 (which can be set against the price of the book) Drinks & Nibbles R.S.V.P. Brendon Books (Brendonbooks)… (more) SOMETHING DIFFERENT BOOK CLUB
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