The Photograph
 An Archaeology of Regret: I enjoyed Lively's recent CONSEQUENCES so much that I turned to this slightly earlier novel. It is equally absorbing, but I think the greater achievement. While dealing with similar concerns -- families, the power of memory -- [... more]
$14.00
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Dragon Trouble (Yellow Bananas)
A wonderful read-aloud: This made a wonderful read-aloud to my 4.5 year old son. The colorful pictures and fast-paced story were a perfect combination. Will definitely buy and put with our favorite early chapter books for him to read himself one day! A [... more]
$4.95
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Perfect Happiness
Learning to move on: Frances Brooklyn has just lost her beloved husband Stephen to a heart attack, and she is adrift in the world trying to cope. Her sister-in-law Zoe, her niece Tabitha, and her adopted son Henry are all there for her, but Stephen - the [... more]
$14.45
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Spiderweb: A Novel
Amazon.com Review: The author of 16 previous works of fiction, Penelope Lively almost invariably lives up to her name. She knows, in other words, how to animate a comedy of manners--how to bring its participants to eccentric and intriguing life. Take [... more]
$22.00
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Consequences (Readers Circle Series)
Fate is Formulaic but fine reading too: I had a flu; it was New Years' Eve and everyone was out having fun or no fun. I had to admonish myself not to go the route of self-pity and so I read Consequences right through, losing myself to Penelope Lively's [... more]
$31.95
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Consequences
Fate is Formulaic but fine reading too: I had a flu; it was New Years' Eve and everyone was out having fun or no fun. I had to admonish myself not to go the route of self-pity and so I read Consequences right through, losing myself to Penelope Lively's [... more]
$34.99
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Moon Tiger
Terrific writing justifies the Booker prize.: Claudia looks back on her life as she lies dying in a hospital bed. Hardly an original concept, and in fact this would be an ordinary book, except for the writing, which is terrific. Lively proves equally [... more]
$12.50
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Spiderweb
Amazon.com Review: The author of 16 previous works of fiction, Penelope Lively almost invariably lives up to her name. She knows, in other words, how to animate a comedy of manners--how to bring its participants to eccentric and intriguing life. Take [... more]
$15.99
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Consequences
Fate is Formulaic but fine reading too: I had a flu; it was New Years' Eve and everyone was out having fun or no fun. I had to admonish myself not to go the route of self-pity and so I read Consequences right through, losing myself to Penelope Lively's [... more]
$24.95
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Moon Tiger
Author: Penelope Lively Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780140099959 ISBN: 0140099956 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 1988-08-04 [... more]
$16.50
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Moon Tiger (New Portway Large Print Books)
Terrific writing justifies the Booker prize.: Claudia looks back on her life as she lies dying in a hospital bed. Hardly an original concept, and in fact this would be an ordinary book, except for the writing, which is terrific. Lively proves equally [... more]
$20.95
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City of the Mind
Author: Penelope Lively Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780140156676 ISBN: 0140156674 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 1992-04-30 [... more]
$14.45
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