Books by Penelope Lively
“Penelope Lively writes quiet, very sensitive novels with much internal musing, all infused with a sense of the ghosts of history. Her books are about the ghosts of history, and by that I mean architectural history, too. Here, a British writer has approached that post-industrial, financialised urban existence in this very internal way.” Read more...
The best books on Architectural Icons
John Grindrod, Architects & Architectural Historian
“On the whole, she hits a note of happy stoicism: This is how it is. I’m in another chapter of my life now.” Read more...
Margaret Drabble, Biographer
Interviews where books by Penelope Lively were recommended
The best books on Ageing, recommended by Margaret Drabble
Is old age necessarily degrading? Should we leave home in our final years? Is there ever a good time to go? Novelist, biographer and critic Dame Margaret Drabble, now aged 80, discusses the difficult questions that arise as we age—and recommends five books that examine them in depth.
The best books on Architectural Icons, recommended by John Grindrod
John Grindrod, the author of books about the built environment Iconicon and Concretopia, reflects on the ingredients that add up to an architectural icon as he selects five books that explore how buildings might define an era or a particular place in time.
