How old is Penelope Lively?

88 years (March 17, 1933)
Penelope Lively/Age

Where was Penelope Lively?

It is a low fantasy novel set in a Cotswolds village and the neighbouring woodland site of a medieval village wiped out by Plague. Lively published more than twenty books for children, achieving particular recognition with The Ghost of Thomas Kempe and A Stitch in Time.

What is Penelope Lively known for?

Penelope Lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize: once in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield, and again in 1984 for According to Mark.

What college did Penelope Lively attend?

St Anne’s College, Oxford
Penelope Lively/Education

Who is Penelope Lively and what is she known for?

Dame Penelope Margaret Lively DBE FRSL (born Penelope Margaret Low, 17 March 1933) is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults.

Who are the Whispering Knights by Penelope Lively?

The Whispering Knights by Penelope Lively has the old premise of children’s literature of wickedness. Innocently brew some witches stew in a cauldron and inadvertently raise the spirit of a wicked witch evil in the form of Morgan from the dark past.

Who is the author of the Whispering Knights?

Enjoyable ghost story for kids, written by one of my favorite authors, Penelope Lively. Might be a bit too creepy for my son just now, but I think soon he’ll be ready for it. Lively based the stones in the book on the Rollright stones, some of which are called The Whispering Knights.

When was the road to Lichfield by Penelope Lively published?

Lively’s first novel for adults, The Road to Lichfield, was published in 1977 and made the shortlist for the Booker Prize. She repeated the feat in 1984 with According to Mark, and won the 1987 prize for Moon Tiger, which tells the story of a woman’s tempestuous life as she lies dying in a hospital bed.