{"product_id":"making-it-up-penelope-lively-9780143037842","title":"Making It Up","description":"\u003cb\u003eLook out for Penelope Lively's new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by critics as a benchmark in a career full of award-winning achievements, \u003ci\u003eMaking It Up\u003c\/i\u003e is Penelope Lively's answer to the oft-asked question, \"How much of what you write comes from your own life?\" What if Lively hadn't escaped from Egypt, her birthplace, at the outbreak of World War II? What would her life have been like if she'd married someone else? From a hillside in Italy to an archaeological dig, the author explores the stories that could have been hers, fashioning a sublime dance between reality and imagination that confirms her reputation as a singular talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Penelope Lively\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143037846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143037842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.10w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/22\/2006 pg. 28","brand":"Penelope Lively","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913387245823,"sku":"9780143037842","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6143c2cf-7acc-42c7-8309-8612a8747d32.jpg?v=1680618368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-it-up-penelope-lively-9780143037842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}