I was listening to the Yale University literature podcast recently and came across a new author, well new to me anyway. Her name is Penelope Lively. The book of hers discussed and that I really enjoyed was Moon Tiger.
As Anne Tyler says, Leaves its traces in the air long after you've put it away. A brief synopsis is as follows: Claudia Hampton, a beautiful, famous writer, lies dying in hospital. But, as the nurses tend to her with quiet condescension, she is plotting her greatest work...
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Dr Kelp (aka Grant) is a reader from way back (remember Janet and John). On this blog he shares his conventional, and not so conventional views. The subjects covered will be eclectic and a free form rave about life and its vagaries but will focus on books, poetry and the reading experience...
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I followed the link from the Virginia Woolf post, and have been reading some entries. This one I noticed, because I nearly got it right in a quiz question the other day (could only remember the 'tiger' bit!) I believe it won the Booker prize a few years ago - I've not read it, or anything by Lively, but have one or two on my shelves.
Simon (aka Stuck-in-a-Book in my blogging life!)
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