A House Unlocked
A House Unlocked
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A House Unlocked by Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively recalls Golsoncott, the country house in Somerset her grandparents bought in 1923. Golsoncott was touched by the cataclysmic events of the 20th century: the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust, the Blitz. 'A House Unlocked' charts the social changes and transforming moments of the last century. Shifting attitudes to class, the tension between town and country, and how one learns to see the world.Penelope Lively grew up in Egypt but settled in England after the war and took a degree in history at St Anne's College, Oxford. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and a member of PEN and the Society of Authors. She was married to the late Professor Jack Lively, has a daughter, a son and four grandchildren, and lives in Oxfordshire and London.
Penelope Lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short story collections for both adults and children. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize; once in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield, and again in 1984 for According to Mark. She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel Moon Tiger. Her novels include Passing On, shortlisted for the 1989 Sunday Express Book of the Year Award, City of the Mind, Cleopatra's Sister and Heat Wave.
Penelope Lively has also written radio and television scripts and has acted as presenter for a BBC Radio 4 program on children's literature. She is a popular writer for children and has won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802117120 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802117120 |
| Title | A House Unlocked |
| Author | Penelope Lively |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Grove/Atlantic |
| Year published | 2002-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 225 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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