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      Metamorphosis: Selected Stories

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      Including new and never-before-published stories and forgotten treasures: the definitive selection of short stories from one of our greatest living writers, curated by the author herselfWry, compassionate and glittering with wit, Penelope Lively's stories get beneath the every...

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      Description

      Product ID:9780241514771
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Metamorphosis
      Subtitle:Selected Stories
      Authors:Author: Penelope Lively
      Page Count:336
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Short stories
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      Including new and never-before-published stories and forgotten treasures: the definitive selection of short stories from one of our greatest living writers, curated by the author herselfWry, compassionate and glittering with wit, Penelope Lively's stories get beneath the everyday to the beating heart of human experience. In intimate tales of growing up and growing old, chance encounters and life-long relationships, Lively explores with keen insight the ways that individuals can become tangled in history, and small acts ripple through the generations. From new and never-before-published stories to forgotten treasures, Metamorphosis showcases the very best from a literary master. 'Lively has the gift, rare and wonderful, of being able to peel back the layers one by one and set them before us, translucent and gleaming' Sunday Telegraph'Superb...The writing is as good as it gets' The Times'Lively has guts and style. You are in the hands of a master' Daily Mail

      Including new and never-before-published stories and forgotten treasures: the definitive selection of short stories from one of our greatest living writers, curated by the author herself

      Wry, compassionate and glittering with wit, Penelope Lively''s stories get beneath the everyday to the beating heart of human experience.

      In intimate tales of growing up and growing old, chance encounters and life-long relationships, Lively explores with keen insight the ways that individuals can become tangled in history, and small acts ripple through the generations.

      From new and never-before-published stories to forgotten treasures, Metamorphosis showcases the very best from a literary master.

      ''Lively has the gift, rare and wonderful, of being able to peel back the layers one by one and set them before us, translucent and gleaming'' Sunday Telegraph

      ''Superb...The writing is as good as it gets'' The Times

      ''Lively has guts and style. You are in the hands of a master'' Daily Mail


      Imprint Name:Fig Tree
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2022-08-04

      Additional information

      Weight238 g
      Dimensions129 × 196 × 26 mm