The purple swamp hen and other stories
Lively, Penelope, 1933-2016
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A dream house that is hiding something sinister; two women having lunch who share a husband; an old woman doing her weekly supermarket shop with a secret past that no one could guess; a couple who don't know each other at all even after 15 years together; and, in the story from which this collection takes its name, a bird and a servant girl in ancient Pompeii who cannot converse, but share a perfect understanding. In this new and varied collection of short stories, Penelope Lively shows that she remains a master of her craft, and one of our finest English writers.
Main title:
The purple swamp hen and other stories / Penelope Lively.
Author:
Lively, Penelope, 1933-, author
Imprint:
London : Fig Tree, 2016.London : Fig Tree, 2016.
Collation:
304 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780241281147 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
BRN:
2390647