| Making It Up Contributor(s): Lively, Penelope (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143037846 ISBN-13: 9780143037842 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: New from the award-winning author of "Moon Tiger" comes a masterly crafted exploration of the myriad answers to the question, "What if . . ." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Biographical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.1" W x 7.82" (0.37 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Look out for Penelope Lively's new book, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories. Hailed by critics as a benchmark in a career full of award-winning achievements, Making It Up is Penelope Lively's answer to the oft-asked question, How much of what you write comes from your own life? What if Lively hadn't escaped from Egypt, her birthplace, at the outbreak of World War II? What would her life have been like if she'd married someone else? From a hillside in Italy to an archaeological dig, the author explores the stories that could have been hers, fashioning a sublime dance between reality and imagination that confirms her reputation as a singular talent. |