{"product_id":"pack-of-cards-paperback","title":"Pack of Cards - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePenelope Lively\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.28 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247122538803,"sku":"9780802136244","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Gvsu04CZse9780802136244.webp?v=1776298627","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/pack-of-cards-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}