{"product_id":"pack-of-cards","title":"Pack of Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"abundantly rich collection\" of short stories by the Man Booker Prize-winning author (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePack of Cards\u003c\/i\u003e, Penelope Lively shares moments in the everyday world that are not always open to observation, as she delves into the minutiae of her characters' lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether she writes about a widow on a visit to Russia, a small boy's consignment to boarding school, or an agoraphobic housewife, Lively takes the reader behind a closed curtain, through the locked door, and into a world that seems at first mundane--then proves to be uniquely memorable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Witty, profoundly civilized . . . This captivatingly intelligent collection confirms Lively's place as one of Britain's most imaginative and important contemporary writers.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Penelope Lively\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.52w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802136244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/11\/1999 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenelope Lively\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Booker Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eMoon Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e and the Whitbread Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eA Stitch in Time\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous children's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53322110140714,"sku":"9780802136244","price":21.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/4553\/1946\/files\/img_1a0cd628-f0be-4f1e-9dd5-7e9b9a363505.jpg?v=1793054206","url":"https:\/\/delvanta.shop\/products\/pack-of-cards","provider":"Whitmore Lane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}