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How it All Began
by Penelope Lively
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1905490887
- ISBN 13
- 9781905490882
- Seller
-
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Fig Tree, 2011 Book. Very Good. White Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Novel about how one random occurrence can cause chains of events in the lives and marriages of people. 247pp. Slight bumping to spine and light sunning to page edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has crease to lower edge, otherwise good..
Synopsis
A vibrant new novel from 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. 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011051
- Title
- How it All Began
- Author
- Penelope Lively
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1905490887
- ISBN 13
- 9781905490882
- Publisher
- Fig Tree
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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