Marilyn Bridges' powerful aerial photographs document the architectural achievements of nearly four thousand years of Egyptian civilization, from the great pyramids of the Old and New Kingdoms to the splendid temples of the Roman period to Islamic beehive tombs. After months of delicate negotiations with the Egyptian military, Bridges gained permission to fly over and photograph these ancient monuments. With detailed historical notes on each of the sites depicted, a map, and an afterword by Bridges on her many adventures in making these photographs, Antiquities from Above gives a rare and beguiling perspective on Egypt's ancient splendors.
Authors
Penelope Lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize: once in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield, and again in 1984 for According to Mark. She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel Moon Tiger. Her other books include Going Back; Judgement Day; Next to Nature, Art; Perfect Happiness; Passing On; City of the Mind; Cleopatra’s Sister; Heat Wave; Beyond the Blue Mountains, a collection of short stories; Oleander, Jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in Egypt; Spiderweb; her autobiographical work, A House Unlocked; The Photograph; Making It Up; Consequences; Family Album, which was shortlisted for the 2009 Costa Novel Award, and How It All Began. She is a popular writer for children and has won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award. She was appointed CBE in the 2001 New Year’s Honours List, and DBE in 2012. Penelope Lively lives in London. She was married to Jack Lively, who died in 1998.
