Pack of Cards: Stories 1978-1986

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Pack of Cards: Stories 1978-1986
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Penelope Lively
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780140102390
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 3 December 1987
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A collection of short stories by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively One of Britain's most acclaimed writers, Penelope lively has won some of our most prestigious literary awards, including the Booker Prize. In Pack of Cards her gifts of acute perception and wry humour are distilled into a unique collection of mesmerizing stories.

Author Biography

Penelope Lively 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, three granddaughters and three grandsons, and lives in London. She has written many prize-winning novels and collections of short stories for both adults and children. Moon Tiger won the 1987 Booker Prize. Penelope Lively's most recent book, Making It Up, is available now in Penguin paperback.