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Cleopatra's Sister
Cleopatra's Sister: Novel, A | Penelope Lively
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A palaeontologist by choice--and perhaps due to the accidental discovery of a fossil fragment on the north coast of England when he was six years old--Howard Beamish is flying to Nairobi on a professional mission when his plane is forced to land in an imaginary country called Callimbia. On assignment to write a travel piece for Sunday magazine, journalist Lucy Faulkner is on the same flight. What happens to Howard and Lucy in Callimbia is one of those accidents that determine fate, that can bring love and take away joy, that reveal to us the precariousness of our existence and the trajectory of our lives.
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CarolynM
CarolynM
Cleopatra's Sister: Novel, A | Penelope Lively
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I don't quite know how to describe this novel. It contains an alternate history of part of the Middle East, a sweet love story and an exploration of the way the random things that happen around us shape the course of our lives. The second part could almost be described as a grittier Bel Canto, although this book was published several years earlier. Whatever it is it's a great read.

Amiable What a gorgeous photo! 5y
Graywacke Sounds great! Nice drink too. 5y
Cathythoughts Interesting review! Already stacked when you first posted it 👍🏻 5y
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CarolynM
CarolynM
Cleopatra's Sister: Novel, A | Penelope Lively
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I guess I can see why curiosity is one indication of mental health, but the prime indication? I'm not so sure.

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CarolynM @lynneamch On my list! 5y
Cathythoughts Great quote ... stacking 👍🏻 5y
Centique This is sitting on my bedroom shelf staring at me right now! 5y
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CarolynM
CarolynM
Cleopatra's Sister: Novel, A | Penelope Lively
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#OctoberPutASpellOnYou #Sisters
I need to read this soon, I loved Moon Tiger

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Ruthiella Nice cover! 😀 6y
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Amy_H
Amy_H
Cleopatra's Sister: Novel, A | Penelope Lively
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Enjoyable read. Westerners get caught up in global politics they don't understand. Love story about two people brought together by fate and dictatorial coup.

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Amy_H
Amy_H
Cleopatra's Sister: Novel, A | Penelope Lively
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About a hundred pages in. I love Lively's novels. They have a certain detachment and birds eye view, but still tell engaging, intimate stories about relationships and happenstance.

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