Moon Tiger
by Simon Reade from Penelope Lively

Name: Moon Tiger
Brand: Simon Reade from Penelope Lively
SKU: 9781783191017
Rating: 3 (22 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

British Adaptation

What readers are saying

Readers generally appreciate the adaptation of Moon Tiger, highlighting its unique storytelling and emotional depth. While some find it engaging and well-crafted, a few feel misled by its format as it is not the original novel. Overall, the play resonates positively with those familiar with the source material.

Unique storytellingDeep emotional impactEngaging formatMisleading adaptation formatSome find it dull

Synopsis

Claudia Hampton is a popular historian, a strong, beautiful and difficult woman.

Now in her seventies, she is plotting her greatest work – a history of the world.

She looks back over her life growing up between the wars and remembers the people who have shared its triumphs and tragedies.

There is Gordon, her adored brother; Jasper, the charming, untrustworthy lover and father of her daughter, and Tom, her one great love, both found and lost during the El Alamein campaign when she worked as a war correspondent.

Against a background of world events, Claudia’s own remarkable story provokes a sharp combination of sadness, shock and amusement.

Simon Reade’s adaptation is introduced by Penelope Lively herself.

Compelling, moving and eloquent, one of the great novels of the 20th century is brought to the stage for the first time.

Winner of the 1987 Booker Prize, Penelope Lively’s Moon Tiger is a haunting story of loss and desire.