# The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories

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- Authors: [Penelope Lively](https://www.bookquiver.com/penelope-lively)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-07-3522-205-2
- Pages: 208
- Published: 2018-05-08
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A glimmering collection of new short fiction from the Booker Prize winner. “Lively writes with an astringent blend of sympathy and detachment, emotional wisdom and satiric wit.” —Michiko...