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Penelope Lively, English author
Dame Penelope Margaret Lively is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Lively has won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books. Her first book, Astercote, was published by Heinemann in 1970.
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Penelope Lively was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1933 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.18 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $4,800 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,300 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.25 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.20 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 125.6M | 341 million |
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