Penelope Lively is a highly accomplished author, born on March 17, 1933, in Egypt. She is renowned for her contributions to both literature and fiction books, having written many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children. Lively has been honored twice for the Booker Prize; in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield, and again in 1984 for According to Mark. Her novel Moon Tiger earned her the prestigious Booker Prize in 1987.
Some of her other notable works include Going Back; Judgement Day; Next to Nature, Art; Perfect Happiness; Passing On; City of the Mind; Cleopatra’s Sister; Heat Wave; Beyond the Blue Mountains, a collection of short stories; Oleander, Jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in Egypt; Spiderweb; her autobiographical work, A House Unlocked; The Photograph; Making It Up; Consequences; Family Album, which was shortlisted for the 2009 Costa Novel Award, and How It All Began. Lively has also made a significant impact in the world of children's literature, having won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award.
Penelope Lively was appointed CBE in the 2001 New Year’s Honours List, and DBE in 2012. She has lived in London for many years and was married to Jack Lively, who passed away in 1998. Lively's ability to write compelling narratives for both children and adults has earned her a place as a highly respected and celebrated author in the literary world.