A seductive and hugely suspenseful novel about what can happen when you look too closely into the past; The Photograph is the thirteenth novel by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively.
Searching through a little-used cupboard at home, Glyn Peters chances upon a photograph he has never seen before. Taken in high summer, many years earlier, it shows his wife, Kath, holding hands with another man.
Glyn's work as a historian should have inured him to unexpected findings and reversals, but he is ill-prepared for this radical shift in perception. His mind fills with questions. Who was the man? Who took the photograph? Where was it taken? When? Had Kath planned for him to find out all along?
As Glyn begins to search for answers, he, and those around him, find the certainties of the past and present slip away, and the picture of the beautiful woman they all thought they knew distort.
'One of Britain's most talented and experienced writers. The closer you look the more mystery you see' The Times
| ISBN: | 9780141011943 |
| Publication date: | 29th January 2004 |
| Author: | Penelope Lively |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 235 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss |
A seductive and hugely suspenseful novel about what can happen when you look too closely into the past; The Photograph is the thirteenth novel by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively.Searching through a little-used cupboard at home, Glyn Peters chances upon a photograph he has never seen before. Taken in high summer, many years earlier, it shows his wife, Kath, holding hands with another man.Glyn's work as a historian should have inured him to unexpected findings and reversals, but he is ill-prepared for this radical shift in perception.
The Photograph features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Paperback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Photograph was written by Penelope Lively and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Photograph has 235 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.