{"product_id":"the-photograph-paperback","title":"The Photograph - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePenelope Lively\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seductive and hugely suspenseful novel by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively, about what can happen when you look too closely into the past\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMan Booker Prize-winning novelist Penelope Lively's masterpiece opens with a snapshot: Kath, before her death, at an unknown gathering, holding hands with a man who is not her husband. The photograph is in an envelope marked \"DON'T OPEN--DESTROY.\" But Kath's husband does not heed the warning, embarking on a journey of discovery that reveals a tight web of secrets--within marriages, between sisters, and at the heart of an affair. Kath, with her mesmerizing looks and casual ways, moves like a ghost through the memories of everyone who knew her--and a portrait emerges of a woman whose life cannot be understood without plumbing the emotional depths of the people she touched. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePropelled by the author's signature mastery of narrative and psychology, \u003ci\u003eThe Photograph\u003c\/i\u003e is Lively at her very best.\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 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.8 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691862593599,"sku":"9780142004425","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8c3ebb7c2b8145e5c2448cbb449c5d07.webp?v=1764993459","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-photograph-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}