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Appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her literary accomplishments, Lively (Dancing Fish and Ammonites), now in her 80s, delivers much joy in this poignant collection of 15 stories that explore relationships, memory, and history in wonderfully varied settings. In the title story, the purple swamp hen Lively saw on a tapestry at the British Museum comes to life as a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More