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How It All Began
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Summary
How It All Began by Penelope Lively looks like a backlist title with a clear setup and an easy way in from the record we have here. From the listing, this copy runs 2011 • Penguin Books, Limited|Fig Tree • 247 pages, a decent clue for the kind of reading commitment it asks for.
Edition on file: 2011 • Penguin Books, Limited|Fig Tree • 247 pages • ISBN 9781905490882.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
Light commitment. Enough room to develop without feeling like a marathon.
What stands out here
The clearest standout is the reading lane it sits in: Idea-led • Weekend read.
Best way to approach it
Best approached in a couple of steady sittings rather than in constant tiny fragments.
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