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Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir

Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir

Rare personal reflections from â€œone of our most talented writersâ€ (The New York Times Book Review)

Look out for Penelope Livelyâ€™s new book, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories.

Memory and history have been Penelope Livelyâ€™s terrain in fiction throughout a career that has spanned five decades. In this â€œfunny, smart, and poignantâ€ (Los Angeles Times) memoir, she offers a glimpse into her influences and formative years, as well as a view of what life looks like from the vantage point of eighty years. Lively traces the arc of her own life, from early childhood in Cairo to boarding school in England to the sweeping social changes of Britainâ€™s twentieth century. She reflects on her early love of archaeology, and on the fragments of the ancients that have accompanied her journey. She also takes an intimate look back at a life devoted to books and writes insightfully about aging.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2015-06-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143126270

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