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      Pack of Cards

      by Penelope Lively
      Published
      Dec 1987
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      336
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      About This Book

      An "abundantly rich collection" of short stories by the Man Booker Prize–winning author (The New York Times Book Review).

       


      In Pack of Cards, 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.


       


      Whether 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.


       


      "Witty, profoundly civilized . . . This captivatingly intelligent collection confirms Lively's place as one of Britain's most imaginative and important contemporary writers." —Library Journal

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      First Edition Dec 1987 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780140102390 ISBN10 0140102396
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      Jan 1990 HarperCollins ISBN13 9780060973155 ISBN10 0060973153
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      Apr 1999 Grove Press ISBN13 9780802136244 ISBN10 0802136249
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      Apr 1989 Grove Press ISBN13 9780802111562 ISBN10 0802111564
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      Dec 2007 Grove Press ISBN13 9780802197351 ISBN10 0802197353
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      Dec 2007 Penguin ISBN13 9780141909950 ISBN10 0141909951
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      Dec 2007 Grove Press ISBN10 B005Z1US4M
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