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The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories

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Description for The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
'Lively remains a sublime storyteller' Guardian on How It All Began 'More stylish than many writers half her age . . . Lively knows a thing of two about storytelling.' The Times on How It All Began A dream house that is hiding something sinister; two women having lunch who share a husband; an old woman doing her weekly supermarket shop with a secret past that no one could guess; a couple who don't know each other at all even after fifteen years together; and, in the story from which this collection ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241978535
SKU
9780241978535
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize: once in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield, and again in 1984 for According to Mark. She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel Moon Tiger. Her ... Read more

Reviews for The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories
Masterful. Transforms the every day into something rich.
Time Out on Consequences
Neatly constructed, lucidly written and full of admirable sentiments.
Sunday Times on Consequences
Sensuous and beautiful prose...proof that the best novelists change and grow.
The Times on Consequences
Gorgeous
David Vann on Family Album, Guardian Books of the Year
Lively ... Read more

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