As she proclaims she will be a war journalist and reside in Egypt during WWII, the conversation shifts to her studies and profession. This may be seen in how she acts and her connection with her brother throughout her childhood. The protagonist, Claudia, doesn’t care what others think. But that’s what life is like, as different people will have different opinions about you. Moon Tiger is the type of novel that promises to divide the reader’s opinion, simply because some consider the narrator opinionated and egotistic while others find her fresh and fascinating. In a kaleidoscopic tale that shows the friction of life passing and rebounding with one another and the human will in the struggle with the tragedies of history, Moon Tiger glides with the ebb and flow of history while effortlessly sashaying over the lifespan of Claudia Hampton. This book gives a heavy dose of grit, through well narration of war, love, loss, incest and the delicate ties between people that bind and break. In her Award-winning novel, Penelope Lively digs deeper into the innermost debris of human lives spanning centuries of history, examining the most trying moments while simultaneously being private and personal through the eyes of her protagonist Claudia Hampton and her close friends and acquaintances.Įven though they dismissed Penelope’s novel as the “housewife choice” during the reception of the 1987 Booker Prize, do not let this strong prejudice against women discourage you. Each wave creates its unique narrative, each person focusing and starring role in their own lives, and yet we all are a collective ocean with each playing their role in the narrative of what’s known as human history. She lives in London.Įvery generation is like a vast ocean wave moving towards the shoreline, and like the waves, it breaks upon the shore and vanishes yet the ocean remains, and the cycle goes on. Penelope is a famous author for children and has won Whitbread Award and Carnegie Medal. She was twice shortlisted for Booker Prize According to Mark and The Road to Lichfield in 19, respectively. She is also the author of many award-winning novels and short stories for children and adults. Penelope Lively is an Egyptian literature and fiction books author.
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