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City of the Mind
Penelope Lively
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Description for City of the Mind
Paperback. In London's changing heartland, architect Matthew Halland is aware of how the past and the present blend. It stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter Jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind him. Here too is the London of prehistory, of Georgian elegance, of the Blitz. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
City of the Mind is the second novel by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively. 'This is the city in which everything is simultaneous. There is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and construction.' In London's changing heartland, architect Matthew Halland is aware of how the past and the present blend. It stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter Jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind him. Here too is the London of prehistory, of Georgian elegance, of the Blitz. But Matthew is occupied ... Read more
City of the Mind is the second novel by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively. 'This is the city in which everything is simultaneous. There is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and construction.' In London's changing heartland, architect Matthew Halland is aware of how the past and the present blend. It stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter Jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind him. Here too is the London of prehistory, of Georgian elegance, of the Blitz. But Matthew is occupied ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
163 g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140156676
SKU
V9780140156676
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Ref
99-2
About Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively has written many prize-winning novels for adults and children. They include: The Road To Lichfield, According To Mark, Moon Tiger (which won the 1987 Booker Prize), Heat Wave, Spiderweb, The Photograph, Making It Up, Consequences and Family Album. Penelope Lively lives in London.
Reviews for City of the Mind
Bold and beautiful, often witty, hopeful, enriching
Scotsman
Well crafted, complex, fascinating
Time Out
The descriptions of the London Blitz are achingly real
Sunday Telegraph
A glorious novel
Observer
Scotsman
Well crafted, complex, fascinating
Time Out
The descriptions of the London Blitz are achingly real
Sunday Telegraph
A glorious novel
Observer