by Penelope Lively · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140256925
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In 'Heat Wave', Penelope Lively presents Pauline, a woman consumed by fear of the intense passion her daughter Teresa feels for Maurice. As a sweltering summer progresses, Pauline is flooded with memories of her own youth, marked by a possessive passion for Teresa's father. Determined to prevent her daughter from repeating her history, Pauline is willing to intervene at any cost. This novel explores the complexities of family relationships, the dangers of obsession, and the weight of the past on the present.
Dame Penelope Margaret Lively is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Lively has won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books.
