{"product_id":"dancing-fish-and-ammonites-a-memoir-9780143126270","title":"Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eRare personal reflections from \"one of our most talented writers\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook out for Penelope Lively's new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMemory and history have been Penelope Lively's terrain in fiction throughout a career that has spanned five decades. In this \"funny, smart, and poignant\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir, she offers a glimpse into her influences and formative years, as well as a view of what life looks like from the vantage point of eighty years. Lively traces the arc of her own life, from early childhood in Cairo to boarding school in England to the sweeping social changes of Britain's twentieth century. She reflects on her early love of archaeology, and on the fragments of the ancients that have accompanied her journey. She also takes an intimate look back at a life devoted to books and writes insightfully about aging.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143126270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Penelope Lively","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040162578613,"sku":"9780143126270","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d5dc1d2f-2146-4040-b125-d1253f61226d.jpg?v=1689085979","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dancing-fish-and-ammonites-a-memoir-9780143126270","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}