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Oleander, Jacaranda

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Evocative memoir of a childhood in 1930s Egypt.

If you find delight in stepping into the shoes of someone else's past, "Oleander, Jacaranda" could be that subtle escape. Penelope Lively takes you on a graceful journey through her early years with such care and detail that Egypt's past landscapes and cultures come vividly alive. This memoir feels like a serene walk down memory lane, where every sense is touched by the nostalgia and tender curiosity of a child's perspective. It's a window into a bygone era, inviting and richly textured.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Oleander, Jacaranda

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ISBN: 9780060926229
Authors: Penelope Lively
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 1995-03-31
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Goodreads rating: 3.84
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A poignant and bittersweet memoir from the distinguished British fiction writer Penelope Lively, Oleander, Jacaranda evokes the author's unusual childhood growing up English in Egypt during the 1930s and 1940s. Filled with the birds, animals and planets of the Nile landscape that the author knew as a child, Oleander, Jacaranda follows the young Penelope from a visit to a fellaheen village to an afternoon at the elegant Gezira Sporting Club, one milieu as exotic to her as the other. Lively's memoir offers us the rare opportunity to accompany a gifted writer on a journey of exploration into the mysterious world of her own childhood.
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Evocative memoir of a childhood in 1930s Egypt.

If you find delight in stepping into the shoes of someone else's past, "Oleander, Jacaranda" could be that subtle escape. Penelope Lively takes you on a graceful journey through her early years with such care and detail that Egypt's past landscapes and cultures come vividly alive. This memoir feels like a serene walk down memory lane, where every sense is touched by the nostalgia and tender curiosity of a child's perspective. It's a window into a bygone era, inviting and richly textured.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.