A House Unlocked

Description

Penelope Lively has turned her considerable literary talent to non-fiction with "A House Unlocked", a meandering collection of memories inspired by Golsoncott, the Somerset country home occupied by her family for the greater part of the last century. By walking around the rooms of the house (in her mind) and looking at fondly remembered objects and furniture, she recalls the events, customs and people that together paint a slowly shifting picture of English country life in the 20th century. It is at once personal and social - a diary of the house and its occupants, and a memoir of the historical landscape.

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.

Wonderful. Lively is brilliant and original . . . Every page of this book captures your attention * Daily Mail * Remarkable, richly enjoyable ... a captivating memoir -- Helen Dunmore * The Times * Engaging, curious, compelling, remarkable ... Any time spent with Penelope Lively is a joy * Observer * An ingenious memoir. The enchantment lies in its personal narrative: the portrait of a family and its progress through the twentieth century * Literary Review *