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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143122649
ISBN-13
9780143122647
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Book Title
How It All Began : a Novel
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Family Life, General, Literary, Humorous / General
Genre
Fiction
Author
Penelope Lively
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.5 in
Item Weight
6.7 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in

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  "Wonderful . . . British treasure Penelope Lively examines the effects of a seemingly random crime on a group of London acquaintances and strangers.",   "In this densely patterned novel . . . Lively observes how the 'strange notional movements' of world economies can 'wreck individual lives.' This novel shows that if minor events wreak major effects, so can grand systems shape our own small ends--and our beginnings, too.",   "The ever-productive, ever-graceful Penelope Lively returns to several pet themes-memory, history and the powerful role of happenstance in reshaping lives-with a fresh and charming novel. . . . She has provided a golden passport that will sweep you through the border control of other people's lives.",   "Lively's novel is skillfully constructed, with a thoroughly engaging plot. It also has much to say about the role of chance in human affairs, the aging process and the importance of memories.",   "In this mischievous novel, Lively traces the genealogy of randomness that messes up the lives of strangers. . . . Moving skillfully between streams-of-consciousness and a wry omniscient voice, Lively investigates her characters' motives and afterthoughts with precision and tenderness.",   "This delightful, absorbing novel relies on a sophisticated and skillfully realized structure to introduce and then follow its endearingly ordinary characters. . . . The interdependency of the characters' lives, which they remain largely unaware of, builds intriguing momentum, and the pace quickens as the novel develops. Throughout, prolific Booker Prize-winning author Lively illustrates her knack for charming familiarity and just the right dash of surprise.",   "Lives intersect in unexpected and comical ways in this breezy, engrossing novel. . . . Lively infuses her motley cast of characters with a blend of pathos and sharp satire, and though How It All Began is light fare, this deftly paced novel remains compulsively readable throughout.",   "Here, one of our most talented writers has written an elegant, witty work of fiction, deceptively simple, emotionally and intellectually penetrating, the kind of novel that brings a plot to satisfying closure but whose questions linger long afterward in the reader's mind.",   "This delightful, absorbing novel relies on a sophisticated and skillfully realized structure to introduce and then follow its endearingly ordinary characters. . . . The interdependency of the characters' lives, which they remain largely unaware of, builds intriguing momentum, and the pace quickens as the novel develops. Throughout, prolific Booker Prizewinning author Lively illustrates her knack for charming familiarity and just the right dash of surprise.",   "Lively is a consummate storyteller who once again illuminates the ways that the vagaries of chance bring powerful alteration to the ordinary plans of ordinary people. . . . The characters in this novel are, each and all, well drawn and fully conceived. . . . Everyone in this elegantly told tale is connected by chance and the power of story.",   "Startling and soothing, uncommonly paced, this is a book to treasure. . . . To a person, each character is wholly developed, and the trajectory of all the chaotically intersecting lives moves forward. Ms. Lively attends to these with great care, and with every detail and keenly observed moment, the reader accrues more information about where it all leads. There are consequences to missteps and random acts. . . . Three cheers for this gorgeous writing.",   "In this densely patterned novel . . . Lively observes how the 'strange notional movements' of world economies can 'wreck individual lives.' This novel shows that if minor events wreak major effects, so can grand systems shape our own small ends-and our beginnings, too.",   "The ever-productive, ever-graceful Penelope Lively returns to several pet themes--memory, history and the powerful role of happenstance in reshaping lives--with a fresh and charming novel. . . . She has provided a golden passport that will sweep you through the border control of other people's lives.",   " How It All Began is another virtuoso performance. I found it even more delightful a second time through, appreciating once more the elegance of Lively's design, the grace notes of thematic underpinning shining through. . . . In her own late 70s now, with a legion of regular readers and newcomers with every book, Lively continues to surprise and illuminate, writing to ever more dazzling effect."
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Synopsis
A vibrant new novel from Penelope Lively -- a wry, wise story about the surprising ways lives intersect Look out for Penelope Lively's new book, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories. When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street, the consequences ripple across the lives of acquaintances and strangers alike. A marriage unravels after an illicit love affair is revealed through an errant cell phone message; a posh yet financially strapped interior designer meets a business partner who might prove too good to be true; an old-guard historian tries to recapture his youthful vigor with an ill-conceived idea for a TV miniseries; and a middle-aged central European immigrant learns to speak English and reinvents his life with the assistance of some new friends. Through a richly conceived and colorful cast of characters, Penelope Lively explores the powerful role of chance in people's lives and deftly illustrates how our paths can be altered irrevocably by someone we will never even meet. Brought to life in her hallmark graceful prose and full of keen insights into human nature, How It All Began is an engaging, contemporary tale that is sure to strike a chord with her legion of loyal fans as well as new readers. A writer of rare wisdom, elegance, and humor, Lively is a consummate storyteller whose gifts are on full display in this masterful work., A vibrant novel from Booker Prize winner Penelope Lively -- a wry, wise story about the surprising ways lives intersect When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street, the consequences ripple across the lives of acquaintances and strangers alike. A marriage unravels after an illicit love affair is revealed through an errant cell phone message; a posh yet financially strapped interior designer meets a business partner who might prove too good to be true; an old-guard historian tries to recapture his youthful vigor with an ill-conceived idea for a TV miniseries; and a middle-aged central European immigrant learns to speak English and reinvents his life with the assistance of some new friends. In this engaging, utterly absorbing and brilliantly told novel, Penelope Lively shows us how one random event can cause marriages to fracture and heal themselves, opportunities to appear and disappear, lovers who might never have met to find each other and entire lives to become irrevocably changed. Funny, humane, touching, sly and sympathetic, How It All Began is a brilliant sleight of hand from an author at the top of her game.

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