Books

7 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Family album Family album Penelope Lively All Alison ever wanted was a blissful childhood for her six children, with summers at the beach and birthday parties on the lawn at their family home. Together with Ingrid, the family au pair, she ha… OL18554929W
Making it up Making it up Penelope Lively "Story-telling is an ingrained habit; I wouldn't know what else to do. But the mythology that is intriguing today is that of imagined alternatives. Somehow, choice and contingency have landed you whe… OL1983013W
Uninvited ghosts and other stories Uninvited ghosts and other stories Penelope Lively A collection of intriguing and witty stories featuring a Martian stranded in a backyard, a clutch of gryphons hatching in London and a family of overly friendly ghosts. OL1983015W
Astercote Astercote Penelope Lively A brother and sister discover that nearby woods not only hide the site of a medieval village but also a well-kept and potentially dangerous secret. OL1983022W
The revenge of Samuel Stokes The revenge of Samuel Stokes Penelope Lively When positively uncanny things begin happening in the new housing development, Tim and his grandfather realize they must do something to stop them. OL1983025W
Oleander, Jacaranda Oleander, Jacaranda Penelope Lively 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… OL1983041W
Ammonites and leaping fish Ammonites and leaping fish Penelope Lively "Sharp, unsentimental and ruefully funny. A fascinating portrait not only of Lively but of the times through which she has lived". (Daily Telegraph). "Clever and poignant ...there is much to enjoy. T… OL20828995W