Heat Wave

<p>Published in Penguin Modern Classics, Penelope Lively's <i>Heat Wave </i>is a moving portrayal of a fragile family damaged and defined by adultery, and the lengths to which a mother will go to protect the ones she loves.<br><br>Pauline is spending the summer at World's End, a cottage somewhere in the middle of England. This year the adjoining cottage is occupied by her daughter Teresa and baby grandson Luke; and, of course, Maurice, the man Teresa married. As the hot months unfold, Maurice grows ever more involved in the book he is writing - and with his female copy editor - and Pauline can only watch in dismay and anger as her daughter repeats her own mistakes in love. The heat and tension will lead to a violent, startling climax. <br><br>Penelope Lively (b. 1933) was born in Cairo. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize; once in 1977 for her first novel, <i>The Road to Lichfield</i>, and again in 1984 for <i>According to Mark</i>. She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel <i>Moon Tiger</i>. Her novels include <i>Passing On</i>, <i>City of the Mind</i>, <i>Cleopatra's Sister</i> and <i>Heat Wave</i>, and many are published by Penguin.<br><br>If you enjoyed <i>Heat Wave</i>, you might like Lively's <i>Moon Tiger</i>, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.<br><br>'Extraordinarily good, intelligent and perceptive ... very moving' <br>Susan Hill, author of <i>The Woman in Black</i><br><br>'[<i>Heat Wave</i> is] short, but the emotions are so intense and the writing so good that it punches well above its weight'<br><i>Independent </i></p> <p>Published in Penguin Modern Classics, Penelope Lively's <i>Heat Wave </i>is a moving portrayal of a fragile family damaged and defined by adultery, and the lengths to which a mother will go to protect the ones she loves.<br><br>Pauline is spending the summer at World's End, a cottage somewhere in the middle of England. This year the adjoining cottage is occupied by her daughter Teresa and baby grandson Luke; and, of course, Maurice, the man Teresa married. As the hot months unfold, Maurice grows ever more involved in the book he is writing - and with his female copy editor - and Pauline can only watch in dismay and anger as her daughter repeats her own mistakes in love. The heat and tension will lead to a violent, startling climax. <br><br>Penelope Lively (b. 1933) was born in Cairo. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize; once in 1977 for her first novel, <i>The Road to Lichfield</i>, and again in 1984 for <i>According to Mark</i>. She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel <i>Moon Tiger</i>. Her novels include <i>Passing On</i>, <i>City of the Mind</i>, <i>Cleopatra's Sister</i> and <i>Heat Wave</i>, and many are published by Penguin.<br><br>If you enjoyed <i>Heat Wave</i>, you might like Lively's <i>Moon Tiger</i>, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.<br><br>'Extraordinarily good, intelligent and perceptive ... very moving' <br>Susan Hill, author of <i>The Woman in Black</i><br><br>'[<i>Heat Wave</i> is] short, but the emotions are so intense and the writing so good that it punches well above its weight'<br><i>Independent </i></p>