SuitabookChange and growing up
Maria learns that Harriet did not die young but grew up and changed, prompting Maria to recognise that she will change too.
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Penelope Lively - Author
A reflective mystery about Maria’s encounter with Harriet’s past, offering questions about time, identity and how people change. It appears more contemplative than action-led, with the emotional focus resting on Maria’s thoughts and discoveries.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA reflective mystery about Maria’s encounter with Harriet’s past, offering questions about time, identity and how people change. It appears more contemplative than action-led, with the emotional focus resting on Maria’s thoughts and discoveries.
Maria learns that Harriet did not die young but grew up and changed, prompting Maria to recognise that she will change too.
Maria studies a girl in an old photograph and feels that time has erased things, while trying to discover what happened to Harriet.
The story includes an unsettling sense that Harriet may have died young, later corrected by the discovery that she grew up. A landslide and a dog’s death are also part of the revealed history.
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