The writing is sophisticated, with witty observations of people and their foibles. Lively writes in a deceptively simple style passed down from nineteenth-century novelist Jane Austen via Barbara Pym to a new generation of British women authors. “Her command of narrative is fluent and self-assured, the mark of a novelist completely at ease with her craft.”‘michiko Kakutani, The New York Times The slow unfolding of secrets gives the book tension without melodrama.””Roz Spafford, San Francisco Chronicle Lively has a gift for invention and control.
An expert at articulating character through place. “ Passing On feels like real life drawn to scale, where private dreams dwarf the daily routine. Passing On is, for my money, her most attractive novel to date.””Anita Brookner, The Spectator
“This quiet novel will delight Penelope Lively’s devoted readers, of whom the present writer is one. “The richest and most rewarding of her novels.””Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World
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