How Does It Really Begin?
How It All Began by Penelope
is a thought provoking fictional account of how the
Charlotte Rainsford is
walking down a street in London, when she is mugged by a teenager. She falls and breaks her hip,
and her life is understandably altered due to her injury. She cannot live alone while her hip is
mending and mobility is severely limited. The reader also finds that the
mugging incident triggers actions that lead to a marriage on the brink of
divorce, the possible bankruptcy of an interior decorator’s business, the less
than stellar performance at a lecture of a well-known historian, and how an
immigrant's attempt to improve his life in the UK impacts the course of a
twenty year marriage.
My Thoughts
"How It All Began"
is the perfect book to read while curled up in your favorite chair with an afghan
and a hot chocolate. The reader will
want to time with this book to allow full immersion in the story. The characters are ordinary people living
ordinary lives. A random incident
changes all their lives and the reader is compelled to keep reading to find out
how the story unfolds. Will the couple
on the brink of divorce end or mend their marriage? Will the interior decorator be able to save
her business or will she have to change career direction? Will the historian be able to restore his reputation
in the academic world or will he fade into obscurity with a blemish on his
record? Penelope Lively answers these
questions in such a way that reader has additional questions. Ms. Lively leaves her readers wanting more,
an excellent achievement for any writer.
By Celeste Thomas
Rating:
4.5/5
Please visit Penelope on her Website
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