This course will feature a memoir and a novel, both written by the English novelist Penelope Lively. She has twice been nominated for the Booker Prize and won it for her novel Moon Tiger. Now in her 80's, Lively is still writing. Her memoir, Dancing Fish and Ammonites, is her most recent work, written from the perspective of her long and very active life. Lively writes with humor, vividness, and energy and her memoir is both absorbing and thought-provoking. Our second book is a novel titled Cleopatra's Sister, published in 1993. Its main character is a paleontologist en route to Egypt to study fossils when his plane is forced to land in a country called Callimbia, an imaginary, dangerous, and totally believable place. The characters, the setting, and the unfolding events are compelling, vivid, and memorable.

COURESE LEADER
Lynne Cullinane taught a wide variety of English literature classes at Hopewell Valley Central High School and has been an Evergreen Forum instructor for many years. She also taught prospective teachers at Rider University.

GENERAL INFORMATION
This Evergreen Forum course takes place virtually on zoom and will be recorded. There is no in-person option for this course. Zoom links are sent 24 hours ahead of each class. Any general questions or concerns about this event should be directed to CMAP at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by calling 609-751-9699.

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS are available. Please submit a request form by following the link here to apply.

REFUND INFORMATION
If you are no longer able to attend an event/program, we invite you to donate the program fee to CMAP — call us for more information.

If you do need a refund, checks are issued for cash, check, and credit card payments; electronic payments are refunded electronically. Refund processing takes approximately 2 weeks. A refund will be issued minus a $25 processing fee up to the second session of the course. There are no refunds once the course meets for a second time.