Penelope Lively

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Metamorphosis was the most recently released book by Penelope Lively, on October 14th, 2021.

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Penelope Lively Stats: The highest rated book by Penelope Lively on Book Notification is Moon Tiger, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Consequences, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Penelope Lively on Book Notification is Moon Tiger, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Consequences, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Penelope Lively books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Fanny Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Astercote
1970
2
The Whispering Knights
1971
3
The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy
1971
4
The Driftway
1972
5
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
1973
6
The House in Norham Gardens
1974
7
Going Back
1975
8
A Stitch in Time
1976
9
The Road to Lichfield
1977
10
The Voyage of QV66
1978
11
Judgment Day
1980
12
Treasures of Time
1980
13
The Revenge of Samuel Stokes
1981
14
Next to Nature, Art
1982
15
Perfect Happiness
1983
16
According to Mark
1984
17
10
Moon Tiger
1987
18
City of the Mind
1988
19
Passing On
1989
20
Cleopatra's Sister
1993
21
Heat Wave
1996
22
Spiderweb
1998
23
A House Unlocked
2001
24
The Photograph
2003
25
Making it Up
2005
26
6
Consequences
2007
27
Family Album
2009
28
How It All Began
2011

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Chapter Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Boy Without a Name
1975
2
The Stained Glass Window
1976
3
Dragon Trouble
1984
4
A House Inside Out
1988
5
Judy and the Martian
1992
6
The Cat, the Crow, and the Banyan Tree
1994
7
A Martian Comes to Stay
1995
8
Staying with Grandpa
1997
9
Ghostly Guests
1997
10
Debbie and the Little Devil
2000
11
A Martian in the Supermarket
2002

List of Picture Books in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Nothing Missing But The Samovar
1978
2
Corruption
1984
3
Uninvited Ghosts
1984
4
Pack of Cards
1986
5
A Long Night at Abu Simbel
1995
6
Lost Dog and Other Stories
1996
7
The Five Thousand and One Nights
1997
8
Beyond the Blue Mountains
1998
9
Spooky Stories (With: Gillian Cross, Mary Hoffman)
Spooky Stories (With: Gillian Cross, Mary Hoffman)
2009
10
The Purple Swamp Hen
2016
11
Metamorphosis
2021

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Penelope Lively Anthologies in Publication Order

Penelope Lively: Biography

Penelope Lively was born on March 17th, 1933 and is currently 91 years old. Penelope Lively was born in Cairo, Egypt. Lively attended St. Anne's College, Oxford.

Penelope Lively is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 28 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1970 with the novel Astercote. The most recently released novel was How It All Began which was released in 2011. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Penelope at this time.

Penelope Lively has also written the Chapter Books series which has 11 books including Boy Without a Name and The Stained Glass Window.

Penelope was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1989, Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for services to literature.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Penelope Lively: Awards & Accolades

Lively's books have won multiple awards, The Ghost of Thomas Kempe won the Carnegie Medal, Literary Award, in 1973. Moon Tiger won the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1987.

Penelope Lively books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Road to Lichfield was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1977. According to Mark was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1984. Moon Tiger was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1988. The Five Thousand and One Nights was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 1999.

Penelope Lively: F.A.Q

When was Penelope Lively Born? How old is Penelope Lively?

Penelope Lively was born on March 17th, 1933. Penelope Lively is currently 91 years old.

Where was Penelope Lively Born?

Penelope Lively was born in Cairo, Egypt and is British.

What book awards has Penelope Lively won?

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe: Carnegie Medal Literary Award (1973).
Moon Tiger: Booker Prize Best Fiction Book (1987).

What was the first book Penelope Lively wrote?

The first novel written by Penelope Lively was Astercote, published in 1970.

What was the most recent book Penelope Lively wrote?

Her most recently released work was Metamorphosis on October 14th, 2021.

Will there be any more books by Penelope Lively?

Penelope Lively does not have any upcoming novels with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Penelope Lively written?

Penelope Lively has written 65 books. 3 books in the Fanny Series, 28 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 11 books in the Chapter Books, 5 books in the Picture Books, 11 books in the Collections, 6 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Gillian Cross Collections.

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