The Photograph
Lively, Penelope
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Booker Prizewinning novelist Penelope Livelys latest masterpiece opens with a snapshot: Kath, before her death, at an unknown gathering, holding hands with a man who is not her husband. The photograph is in an envelope marked DONT OPEN DESTROY. But Kaths husband does not heed the warning, embarking on a journey of discovery that reveals a tight web of secretswithin marriages, between sisters, and at the heart of an affair. Kath, with her mesmerizing looks and casual ways, moves like a ghost through the memories of everyone who knew her and a portrait emerges of a woman whose life cannot be understood without plumbing the emotional depths of the people she touched. Propelled by the authors signature mastery of narrative and psychology, The Photograph is Lively at her very best, the dazzling climax to all she has written before.
AUTHOR BIO
Penelope Lively is the author of more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including A House Unlocked and the Booker prizewinner Moon Tiger.
BOOK REVIEWS
One of Livelys most satisfying novels: cleverly conceived, artfully constructed and executed with high intelligence and sensitivity. (Los Angeles Times) An ingenious premise for a novel and Penelope Lively... spins it out with expert skill. (The Washington Post) Engrossing... engaging. (San Francisco Chronicle) Livelys [novel] maintains the high standard her fans have come to expect. Its another shining winner. (The Boston Globe) Original... bracingly intelligent. Rarely has a subject as elusive as lifes messiness been pursued with such unflagging rigor. (The Atlantic Monthly)
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0142004421
ISBN(13-digit): 9780142004425
Copyright: 2004
Dewey Decimal: 823/.914
Library of Congress: bl2004105587
Book Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 231
Paper Weight (lb): 0.40 lb
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