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Collection:
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Adult Fiction |
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Call Number:
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F Lively |
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Author:
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Lively, Penelope, |
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Title:
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The Purple Swamp Hen and other stories / |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"A glimmering collection of new short fiction from the Booker Prize winner "Lively writes with an astringent blend of sympathy and detachment, emotional wisdom and satiric wit." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times In such acclaimed novels as The Photograph, Family Album, and How It All Began, Penelope Lively has captivated readers with her singular blend of wisdom, elegance, and humor. Now, in her first story collection in decades, Lively takes up themes of history, family, and relationships across varied and vividly rendered settings. In the title story, a Mediterranean purple swamp hen chronicles the secrets and scandals of Quintus Pompeius's villa, culminating with his narrow escape from the lava and ash of Vesuvius. "Abroad" captures the low point of an artist couple's tumultuous European road trip, trapped in a remote Spanish farmhouse and forced to paint a family mural and pitch in with chores to pay for repairs to their broken-down car. Other stories reveal friends and lovers in fateful moments of indiscretion, discovery, and even retribution--as in "The Third Wife," when a woman learns her husband is a serial con artist and turns a house-hunting trip into an elaborately staged revenge trap. Each of these delightful stories is elevated by Lively's signature graceful prose and eye for the subtle yet powerfully evocative detail. Wry, charming, and keenly insightful, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories is a masterful achievement from one of our most beloved writers"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780735222038 (hardcover) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780735222045 (e-book) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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PR6062.I89 |
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Item number:
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A6 2016 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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823/.914 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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FIC029000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC019000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC045000 |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1933- |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Uniform title:
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Short stories. |
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Form subheading:
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Selections |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Penelope Lively. |
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Edition statement:
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First |
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Place of publication:
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New York, NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Viking |
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Date of publication:
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2016 |
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New York : |
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Viking, |
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[2016] |
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Extent:
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197 pages ; 22 cm. |
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Dimensions:
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22 cm |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"A glimmering collection of new short fiction from the Booker Prize winner and national bestselling author of How It All Began In such acclaimed novels as The Photograph, Family Album, and How It All Began, Penelope Lively has captivated readers with her singular blend of wisdom, elegance, and humor. Now, in her first story collection in decades, Lively takes up themes of history, family, and relationships across varied and vividly rendered settings. In the title story, a Mediterranean purple swamp hen chronicles the secrets and scandals of Quintus Pompeius's villa, culminating with his narrow escape from the lava and ash of Vesuvius. "Abroad" captures the low point of an artist couple's tumultuous European road trip, trapped in a remote Spanish farmhouse and forced to paint a family mural and pitch in with chores to pay for repairs to their broken-down car. Other stories reveal friends and lovers in fateful moments of indiscretion, discovery, and even retribution--as in "The Third Wife," when a woman learns her husband to be a serial con artist and turns a house hunting trip into an elaborately staged revenge trap"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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Amazon 08/28/2017 |
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Purchase price:
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$ 25.00 |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Short Stories (single author). |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Literary. |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Family Life. |
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Main entry heading:
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Lively, Penelope, 1933- author. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York : Viking, 2017 |
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Display text:
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Online version: |
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Title:
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Purple swamp hen and other stories |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2017012566 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780735222045 |
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acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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xn01 2017-05-31 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. |
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xk07 2017-03-14 |
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xk25 2017-06-27 (telework) to CALM |
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xk07 2017-03-14 ONIX (telework) to CIP |
Bibliography Copy Information:
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48813 |
F Lively |
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