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Ammonites and Leaping Fish: A Life in Time Paperback – January 1, 2014

3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 334 ratings

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin (January 1, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241966981
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241966983
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches
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Dame Penelope Margaret Lively DBE FRSL (born 17 March 1933) is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. She has won both the Booker Prize (Moon Tiger, 1987) and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books (The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, 1973).

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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2014
    I have long admired Penelope Lively's novels and so have the members of my English class. I thought it would be interesting to read her memoir. I was not disappointed. With wisdom and stoicism she confronts the problems and regrets of old age and yet manages to weave some golden threads in an otherwise sombre set of colours. A splendid book!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2013
    Lovely to read the feelings and thought of a wise old lady, perhaps especially as one feels those days approaching or one has elderly (less articulate perhaps) people to deal with. Liked less her enumeration of her reading/books etc but old people have to be forgiven their need to spoil their 'autobiograpies' with 'lists' of who they know, where they've been or what they read.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2014
    This is another book I chose by title alone. Although I recognized Lively's name, I have to admit I haven't read anything of hers. (If I have, I've forgotten.) I was curious to read a memoir about aging from an author's point of view, since I fall into that category myself. While she does mention writers and writing, they are overshadowed by several awkward sections where Lively seems determined to wedge her story into an essay about memory in general--what people choose to remember and what they don't. The memories, in other words, that define us. Unfortunately the role memory plays in our lives has been done before, and done better. While Lively offers the general reader some penetrating insights, this book reads like a rush job by an accomplished author with other, bigger projects on her mind.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2014
    I love her novels and enjoyed piecing together some of the background to them. I learned a lot from this book, not only about aging but about many of the subjects that have interested her over a long and active life.
    If I can age as well I'll be grateful!
    Beautifully written and every page a treasure trove.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014
    Sensational piece of work. I have always loved Lively's writing and having met her many years ago very much liked the person. But this book is such an intimate look into her life and writing practice that it was an absolute page turner for me. Truly wonderful. And certainly for readers of a certain age very wise.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2016
    sorry I'm finished !
    will definitely reread and try to buy a hard copy.
    recommended for lovers of language and ideas.
    thought provoking, too.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014
    Eloquently written and hugely enjoyable. Inspired me to read several other books mentioned in this one and evoked many childhood memories of my own.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2016
    Didn't hold my interest or live up to my expectations.

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2025
    This a wonderful book about ageing and remembering ,very insghtfully and sensitively written ,highly recommended.
  • Ed Baines
    2.0 out of 5 stars I found it repetative.
    Reviewed in Spain on June 20, 2017
    I didn't like it. Felt it was repetitive and didn't address the questions on aging that interested me. I don't recommend it.
  • Jl Adcock
    4.0 out of 5 stars An elegantly written retrospective on time, life and memory
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2016
    Penelope Lively's look back over her life is, typically, well-written, thoughtful and reflective. She touches on many of the themes that run through her novels: time, the sense of layering that combines past with present in so many aspects of life, and the role of memory. A personal take on what it is like to age, Lively rarely feels sorry for herself with some of the discomforts that age brings. Instead, she offers an accessible and highly engaging memoir that looks at different aspects of her life, through memory, books and writing, and a few important possessions that, for her, bring together that sense of past and present.

    Here is someone with plenty to say about what it is to have lived in a particular period of time. It's about as far away from the empty-headed, ghost written "celebrity" memoirs that litter the shelves these days as you could possibly imagine. An interesting and thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the passage of time and the impact it has on all of us. One Amazon reviewer has said that this is a book to read only if you're in your seventies and apparently approaching the end of your own life - utter nonsense.
  • Margaret Allgood
    3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed the book but found it a bit boring in ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2014
    Enjoyed the book but found it a bit boring in parts and not one that I would want to read again so will pass it on to others to read.
  • anna62
    5.0 out of 5 stars Penelope Lively at 90
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2024
    A thoughtful and helpful account of how your memories impact on your journey to accepting ageing.