I enjoyed The Photograph by Penelope Lively and was interested in reading her latest novel, Family Album.
Family Album centers around the Harper family who occupy a sprawling Edwardian house, Allersmead, outside London. The novel is told from the varying perspective of the six children, parents, au pair and other family members and jumps back and forth across the years.
Lively sometimes alludes to life changing events which turn out to be mundane and what turns out to be the family secret is handled as just a fact. But all of that just leads you to believe that this family is like all others - with various issues and unforgotten hurts.
Lively is a wonderful author who is a master at examining the small and large events form one's vision of herself.
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