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'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 takes its name, a bird and a servant girl in ancient Pompeii who cannot converse, but share a perfect understanding.

In this new and varied collection of short stories, Penelope Lively shows that she remains a master of her craft, and one of our finest English writers.

The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories

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'Lively remains a sublime storyteller' Guardian on How It All Began'More stylish than many writers half her age . .... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 04/05/2017
    ISBN13: 9780241978535, 978-0241978535
    ISBN10: 024197853X

    Number of Pages: 208

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

    Description

    '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 takes its name, a bird and a servant girl in ancient Pompeii who cannot converse, but share a perfect understanding.

    In this new and varied collection of short stories, Penelope Lively shows that she remains a master of her craft, and one of our finest English writers.

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