Going Back

Name: Going Back
Author: Penelope Lively

by Penelope Lively

An adult returns to her childhood village exploring how memory shapes identity and belonging

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Penelope Lively

British novelist who won the Booker Prize for Moon Tiger and has explored history, memory, and the instability of personal narrative throughout her career. Her fiction is notable for its intelligence and emotional restraint. She is one of Britain's most consistently admired novelists.

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ConsequencesA chance event sets off a chain reaction across multiple generations and relationships
How It All BeganA minor favour cascades into unexpected consequences affecting an entire community
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