Summary
Cleopatra’s Sister is the tenth novel by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively.
Detached and unworldly paleontologist Howard Beamish is on a journey that is to change his life. Travelling to Nairobi, his plane is forced to land in Marsopolis, the capital of Callimbia, where Cleopatra’s sister entertained Antony. Also on the flight is Lucy Faulkner, a journalist with a sketchy knowledge of Callimbia’s political turbulence. As chance throws them together, Howard and Lucy become em…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140175936 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140175938 |
| Author: | Penelope Lively |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 1994 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Penelope Lively
Penelope 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:
- 1977: The Road to Lichfield (her first novel)
- 1984: According to Mark
She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel Moon Tiger.
She is a popular writer for children and has won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award.
She was appointed CBE in the 2001 New Year’s Honours List, and DBE in 2012.
Penelope Lively lives in London.
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