• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
  • Magazine
  • Our Story
  • Buzz Learning
  • Buzz TV
  • Contact Buzz
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Buzz Magazine

Buzz Magazine

What's On in Wales - Your Ultimate Guide

  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Comedy
    • Dance
    • Film
    • Music
    • Sport
    • Theatre
    • TV
  • Life
    • Reviews
    • Interviews
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Community
    • Environment
  • Regions
    • South Wales
    • Mid Wales
    • West Wales
    • North Wales
  • What’s On
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Comedy
    • Dance
    • Film
    • Music
    • Sport
    • Theatre
    • TV
  • Life
    • Reviews
    • Interviews
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Community
    • Environment
  • Regions
    • South Wales
    • Mid Wales
    • West Wales
    • North Wales
  • What’s On

  • Magazine
  • Our Story
  • Buzz Learning
  • Buzz TV

  • Contact Buzz
  • Write for Buzz
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • FAQs
  • Privacy Policy

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
You are here: Home / Culture / Books / METAMORPHOSIS: magnificent short stories on the human experience

METAMORPHOSIS: magnificent short stories on the human experience

November 10, 2021 Category: Books, Reviews
Penelope Lively Metamorphosis review
Penelope Lively
Metamorphosis - Penelope Lively
Metamorphosis – Penelope Lively

A collection of short stories from Penelope Lively, curated by the author herself and featuring two new longer stories as bookends, Metamorphosis is a magnificent selection of fiction. The brilliant observations of the human experience and relationships are expertly crafted in two of my personal favourites, The Emasculation Of Ted Roper and The Slovenian Giantess. Yet each story has its own personal merits, offering a wealth of interesting characters that convey the era in which they were written whilst remaining relevant to this day.

RELATED: ‘Mab Jones serves up a Welsher than usual selection of poetry this month, with best-ofs by south Wales faves Patrick Jones and Tôpher Mills, among others.’

With a writing career spanning 40 years, a prolific list of published work for both adults and children to her name, Lively was shortlisted for the Booker Prize twice, later winning in 1987 with her novel Moon Tiger. There is so much appreciation in the craft and style of each personal story, and this reflective selection of stories are as enjoyable now as they would have been at the time they were originally published. The form of the short story can be difficult to get right but from this truly great writer, you’ll discover the perfect mix of stories to be enjoyed during the dark winter nights. 

Metamorphosis, Penelope Lively (Fig Tree)

Price: £20. Info: here

words RHIANON HOLLEY

KEEP READING: ‘Sammy Wright’s book Fit casts a grim but absorbing view into young, contemporary Britain with mixed levels of detail.’

Advertise with us.

We have a range of options across print and digital.

Learn More
  • Tweet

About Noel Gardner

Noel is the listings, reviews, music and books editor at Buzz and has been doing some or all of these things here since the days of dial-up internet. He was raised in Cornwall, lives in Cardiff and that is more or less all he has ever known.
More

Tag: buzz book review, Penelope lively, rhiannon holley

You may also like:

Anita Sethi’s award-winning I BELONG HERE is an inspirational testament to resilience

THE FLAMES: Sophie Haydock breathes electrifying life into Egon Schiele – and his muses

Set in post-nuclear Ukraine, THE HALF-LIFE OF SNAILS is a beautiful yet unsettling story

Illusory Contours

Cultvr Lab’s latest audiovisual experience ILLUSORY CONTOURS channels THE MATRIX

Guitarists WILL VARLEY & JACK VALERO create richly poignant live atmosphere

Let dance piece SPIRIT OF NIMBA recharge & uplift you


Sidebar

Looking for something to do?

The Ultimate Guide to What’s on in Wales!

See What’s On
BTP - Campaign

Buzz archives

Buzz Magazine

12 Gaspard Place
Barry
Vale Of Glamorgan
CF62 6SJ

[email protected]

Contact Us
  • Jobs
  • Advertising
  • Editorial
  • Submit an Event
  • Write for Buzz
About Us
  • Our Story
  • Magazine
  • Buzz Learning
  • Media Services
  • FAQs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube


Copyright © 2022   |   All Rights Reserved   |   Buzz Magazine   


We are using cookie tracking to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we track and personalise your preferences in settings.

Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.