Cleopatras Sister

I’m not sure where I heard about Penelope Lively. It could have been Pickle Me This, and I know I got the recommendation for Maureen Corrigan’s Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading (which I have nearly finished and will review soon) there, so it’s likely. Anyway, I ordered Cleopatra’s Sister: Novel, A and Co......more

It was a fun romance story, smart, and well written like all Penelope Lively novels. I’d forgotten that I read this book 13 years ago and listened to an audio version this week. My rating remains 3 stars. Of the 6 Penelope Lively novels I’ve read this is probably my least favorite, but I enjoyed it.......more

Another winner from Penelope Lively, although unfortunately, reading it means I’ve now read all her novels and short stories. Still, there are a couple of non-fiction titles to read, so all is not lost. I first read Moon Tiger and some of her children’s books many years ago, and it wasn’t until fair......more

A rare confident narrative , incisive , with profound insight laced in every sentence and drawn with the most intellectually indulgent humor , it's one of the only few books whence you are hooked from the very first sentence till the last . And one of the fewer books , again which I just didn't want......more

The first half is absolutely splendid in its analysis of couples and relationships. Christina and I both saw a lot of ourselves here. The second half, once the story got started, was less satisfying. It reminded me a bit of Ann Patchett's Bel Canto (which it preceded by many years), but less compell......more