{"product_id":"consequences-paperback","title":"Consequences - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePenelope Lively\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Booker Prize winning author's sweeping saga of three generations of women\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most accomplished writers of fiction of our day\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e ) follows the lives and loves of three women--Lorna, Molly, and Ruth--from World War II-era London to the close of the century. Told in Lively's incomparable prose, this is a powerful story of growth, death, and renewal, as well as a penetrating look at how the major and minor events of the twentieth century changed lives. By chronicling the choices and consequences that comprise one family's history, Lively offers an intimate and profound reaffirmation of the force of connection between generations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope Lively grew up in Egypt but settled in England after the war and took a degree in history at St Anne's College, Oxford. She 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 and four grandchildren, and lives in Oxfordshire and London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope Lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short story collections for both adults and children. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize; once in 1977 for her first novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Road to Lichfield\u003c\/b\u003e, and again in 1984 for \u003cb\u003eAccording to Mark\u003c\/b\u003e. She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel \u003cb\u003eMoon Tiger\u003c\/b\u003e. Her novels include \u003cb\u003ePassing On\u003c\/b\u003e, shortlisted for the 1989 Sunday Express Book of the Year Award, \u003cb\u003eCity of the Mind\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCleopatra's Sister\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHeat Wave\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope Lively has also written radio and television scripts and has acted as presenter for a BBC Radio 4 program on children's literature. She is a popular writer for children and has won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 7.93 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749328650528,"sku":"9780143113430","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/30eaf6e86805d01a5b0fa2de6a0c6798.webp?v=1779929976","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/consequences-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}