Download or read book Oleander, Jacaranda written by Penelope Lively and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories as an insight into how children see and know. It is a look at Eygpt up to, and including, World War II from a small girl's point of view, which is also, ultimately, a moving and rather sad picture of an isolated and lonely little girl.