Margot Livesey
Auteur de The Flight of Gemma Hardy
A propos de l'auteur
Margot Livesey is the award-winning author of a story collection, Learning by Heart, and the novels Homework, Criminals, and The Missing World. Born in Scotland, she currently lives and teaches in the Boston area. (Bowker Author Biography)
Crédit image: Photo by Nigel Beale / Flickr
Œuvres de Margot Livesey
Oeuvres associées
Confession du pécheur justifié (Bibliothèque Marabout) (1824) — Introduction, quelques éditions — 2,390 exemplaires
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Contributeur — 387 exemplaires
A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen (2009) — Contributeur — 364 exemplaires
Mentors, Muses & Monsters: 30 Writers on the People Who Changed Their Lives (2009) — Contributeur — 67 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Livesey, Margot
- Date de naissance
- 1953
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Scotland, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
London, England, UK - Études
- University of York (BA, English)
- Professions
- professor (Writing)
novelist - Organisations
- Boston University
Bowdoin College ((writer-in-residence)
Brandeis University
Carnegie Mellon University
Cleveland State University
Emerson College (tout afficher 11)
University of Iowa (Writers' Workshop)
Tufts University
University of California, Irvine
Warren Wilson College
Williams College - Agent
- Amanda Urban (ICM)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 14
- Aussi par
- 8
- Membres
- 3,459
- Popularité
- #7,354
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 207
- ISBN
- 108
- Langues
- 5
- Favoris
- 10
The magic in Livesey’s novel derives from Lizzy’s gift of second sight. Ever since childhood, she sees “pictures” that foretell future events, most of which warn of shattering events. One might expect this plot element to provide the impetus to elevate the story from the mundane to the magical. Unfortunately, Livesey fails to take full advantage of it. Instead, she just uses it move the plot pieces around a little. As a result, the reader is left with an interesting and atmospheric story, but one that is quite common. Clearly, the questions of how inevitable events Lizzy sees will be, or if she can prevent them from happening are intriguing. In light of the religious argument of predestination vs. free will that is so common in the Calvinist religious tradition prevalent in Scotland, one senses a squandered opportunity here.
Notwithstanding its shortcomings, Livesey’s narrative clearly demonstrates her prowess. The writing is both lyrical and evocative. Imagery of rural and urban Scottish life in the 19th-century is quite effective. The characters are engaging, nuanced and well-drawn. And the plot is absorbing, especially when events force Lizzy to respond imaginatively.… (plus d'informations)