Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir by Penelope Lively

In this elegant and deeply personal memoir, Penelope Lively reflects on a life shaped by memory, imagination, and the passage of time. From her childhood in Egypt to her literary career in England, she explores the forces that have defined her — books, family, history, and the enduring power of curiosity.

Wise, graceful, and quietly profound, Dancing Fish and Ammonites is both a meditation on aging and a celebration of a writer’s lifelong dialogue with the world around her.