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Life 1 The perfect place for a hideaway! Wales Page 32 A raspberry revolution page 32 31 August/September 2012 www.esb.ie/em Image in-box 2 a selection of your photography 4 3 5 6 7 1 ‘Round Tower, Glendalough’ by Michael Hughes. 2 ‘Kylemore Lough’ by Pam O’Shea. 3 ‘Kingfisher’ by Kevin Grace. 4 ‘Whale Watching, Alaska’ by Stephanie Mooney. 5 ‘Pair of Puffins’ by Bill Ryan. 6 ‘Arisaig Sunset, Scotland’ by Dave Shepherd. 7 ‘Kingfisher’s Row” by Brian O’Mahoney. By Kathleen Thorne book review How It All Began By Penelope Lively Published by Penguin Price €16.99 Charlotte Rainsford is mugged on a London street. Her handbag is stolen and she sustains injuries that require hospitalisation. She then needs a period of recuperation at the house of her daughter, Rose Donovan. Charlotte’s problems lead to a series of events in the lives of people who are either directly connected with her or who are entirely on the periphery of her life. Some of those people are completely unknown to her, su- ch as Jeremy and Stella Dalton, a couple. Their marriage breaks up as a consequence of Charlotte’s mugging. Jeremy has a mistress who is the niece of Lord Henry Peters, for whom Rose Donovan works. Rose cannot go to work on the fateful day because she has to care for her mother Charlotte. Lord Henry calls on his niece Marion to accompany him on a trip to a meeting in Manchester. From there she sends a text message to her lover, Jeremy Dalton. In it she explains what has happened, and signs off with a declaration of love. His wife Stella reads the message and promptly dismisses her husband for his infidelity. Charlotte is bored and feels uncomfortable in Rose’s house. She therefore resumes some work on a literacy programme that she had previously worked on. One of the students on the programme, Anton, is sent to Charlotte at Rose’s house for one-to-one tuition. Anton makes great progress with reading but also becomes more than a little friendly with Rose. This provides her with some diversion from her marriage to dull Gerry. Eventually all the characters work through their several complications. In the process each character’s ‘reality’ enters the reader’s consciousness in a really convincing manner. However, it is the interweaving of so many events – that all stem from one violent act – that is the book’s greatest success. Besides, it makes for an absorbing read. n http://www.esb.ie/em

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