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Heat Wave (Penguin Modern Classics) by Lively, Penelope Book The Fast Free. Author:Lively, Penelope. Penelope Lively (b. 1933) was born in Cairo. Her novels includePassing On ,City of the Mind ,Cleopatra's Sister andHeat Wave, and many are published by Penguin. Book Binding:Paperback / softback. Can't find what you're looking for? Home page About us Feedback Payment Delivery Customer Service Contact us Shop by Price $10.34 $10.35 - $12.34 $12.35 - $14.34 $14.35 - $16.34 $16.35+ Shop pages Home page Payment Delivery Customer Service About the seller Need help? Send an eBay message Newsletter Add World of Books to your favourites and receive email newsletters about special promotions! General Interest Heat Wave (Penguin Modern Classics) Product Details: Category: Books ISBN: 0141196823 Title: Heat Wave (Penguin Modern Classics) The Fast Free Shipping Author: Lively, Penelope Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 192 Book Binding: Paperback / softback Prizes: Book Condition: VERYGOOD SKU: GOR003512127 Item description Published in Penguin Modern Classics, Penelope Lively's Heat Wave is a moving portrayal of a fragile family damaged and defined by adultery, and the lengths to which a mother will go to protect the ones she loves.Pauline is spending the summer at World's End, a cottage somewhere in the middle of England. This year the adjoining cottage is occupied by her daughter Teresa and baby grandson Luke; and, of course, Maurice, the man Teresa married. As the hot months unfold, Maurice grows ever more involved in the book he is writing - and with his female copy editor - and Pauline can only watch in dismay and anger as her daughter repeats her own mistakes in love. The heat and tension will lead to a violent, startling climax. Penelope Lively (b. 1933) was born in Cairo. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize; once in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield , and again in 1984 for According to Mark . She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel Moon Tiger . Her novels include Passing On , City of the Mind , Cleopatra's Sister and Heat Wave , and many are published by Penguin.If you enjoyed Heat Wave , you might like Lively's Moon Tiger , also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'Extraordinarily good, intelligent and perceptive ... very moving' Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black '[Heat Wave is] short, but the emotions are so intense and the writing so good that it punches well above its weight'Independent Please note, the image is for illustrative purposes only, actual book cover, binding and edition may vary. Payment Delivery Customer Service About Us eBay Commerce manages payments for items you buy from our store. You may pay for your items using credit or debit cards or other payment methods, under the discretion of eBay. eBay will manage settlement of the payments. 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