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City of the Mind Penelope Lively

City of the Mind By Penelope Lively

City of the Mind by Penelope Lively


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Summary

In London's changing heartland, architect Matthew Halland is aware of how the past and the present blend. It stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter Jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind him. Here too is the London of prehistory, of Georgian elegance, of the Blitz.

City of the Mind Summary

City of the Mind by Penelope Lively

City of the Mind is the second novel by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively

'This is the city in which everything is simultaneous. There is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and construction.'

In London's changing heartland, architect Matthew Halland is aware of how the past and the present blend. It stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter Jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind him. Here too is the London of prehistory, of Georgian elegance, of the Blitz. But Matthew is occupied with constructing a new future for London in Docklands, and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his own.

'A glorious novel' Observer

'The descriptions of the London Blitz are achingly real' Sunday Telegraph

City of the Mind Reviews

A glorious novel * Observer *
The descriptions of the London Blitz are achingly real * Sunday Telegraph *
Well crafted, complex, fascinating * Time Out *
Bold and beautiful, often witty, hopeful, enriching * Scotsman *

About Penelope Lively

Penelope Lively has written many prize-winning novels for adults and children. They include: The Road To Lichfield, According To Mark, Moon Tiger (which won the 1987 Booker Prize), Heat Wave, Spiderweb, The Photograph, Making It Up, Consequences and Family Album. Penelope Lively lives in London.

Additional information

GOR000542213
9780140156676
0140156674
City of the Mind by Penelope Lively
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
19920430
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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