Metamorphosis

<p><b>Including new and never-before-published stories and forgotten treasures: the definitive selection of short stories from one of our greatest living writers, curated by the author herself</b><br><br>Wry, compassionate and glittering with wit, Penelope Lively's stories get beneath the everyday to the beating heart of human experience.<br><br>In intimate tales of growing up and growing old, chance encounters and life-long relationships, Lively explores with keen insight the ways that individuals can become tangled in history, and small acts ripple through the generations.<br><br>From new and never-before-published stories to forgotten treasures, <i>Metamorphosis</i> showcases the very best from a literary master.<br><br><b>'Lively has the gift, rare and wonderful, of being able to peel back the layers one by one and set them before us, translucent and gleaming'</b> <i>Sunday Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'Superb...The writing is as good as it gets'</b> <i>The Times</i><br><br><b>'Lively has guts and style. You are in the hands of a master'</b> <i>Daily Mail</i></p> <p><b>Including new and never-before-published stories and forgotten treasures: the definitive selection of short stories from one of our greatest living writers, curated by the author herself</b><br><br>Wry, compassionate and glittering with wit, Penelope Lively's stories get beneath the everyday to the beating heart of human experience.<br><br>In intimate tales of growing up and growing old, chance encounters and life-long relationships, Lively explores with keen insight the ways that individuals can become tangled in history, and small acts ripple through the generations.<br><br>From new and never-before-published stories to forgotten treasures, <i>Metamorphosis</i> showcases the very best from a literary master.<br><br><b>'Lively has the gift, rare and wonderful, of being able to peel back the layers one by one and set them before us, translucent and gleaming'</b> <i>Sunday Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'Superb...The writing is as good as it gets'</b> <i>The Times</i><br><br><b>'Lively has guts and style. You are in the hands of a master'</b> <i>Daily Mail</i></p>