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A flawlessly constructed mini-epic that will delight (Daily Telegraph )
Nourishing fare from a fine writer on sparkling form (Daily Mail )
Thoughtful and beautifully written (Woman and Home )
Nourishing fare from a fine writer on sparkling form (Daily Mail )
Thoughtful and beautifully written (Woman and Home )
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'After the wedding, they had left London. A friend of Matt's
had offered a month's use of his rooms while he was away. There, they had
learned on another. They had learned every inch of one another's bodie;
they had learned every look, every tone, every inflection of the voice;
they had learned on another's tastes, thoughts, responses. Lorna had
thought that this was the first time in her life that she had known another
person, known them as though they were a facet of herself. Matt thought
only: so this is love.'
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
had offered a month's use of his rooms while he was away. There, they had
learned on another. They had learned every inch of one another's bodie;
they had learned every look, every tone, every inflection of the voice;
they had learned on another's tastes, thoughts, responses. Lorna had
thought that this was the first time in her life that she had known another
person, known them as though they were a facet of herself. Matt thought
only: so this is love.'
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Consequences is the story of three generations of women, beginning in the 1930s with Lorna, then focusing on Molly in the post-war years and finally rounding off the tale with up-to-date Ruth. But this is no `family saga' novel. The book is about the way time changes perceptions, and about memory and loss.
Lively paints with quick, broad brushstrokes, then suddenly paints in a detail that brings her characters and their emotions to life on the page. The history of seventy years is sketched out in less than 300 pages, and yet you feel you know the principal characters intimately. Lively is a master at telling the reader more by writing less.
A novel to savour.
Lively paints with quick, broad brushstrokes, then suddenly paints in a detail that brings her characters and their emotions to life on the page. The history of seventy years is sketched out in less than 300 pages, and yet you feel you know the principal characters intimately. Lively is a master at telling the reader more by writing less.
A novel to savour.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I disagree with O Moore on this. I found this book quite charming. Yes, there is more detail of the initial characters, yes later characters slip away quietly, but I don't think this is meant to be a detailed saga. What this book does beautifully is capture moments in the lives of a trio of women, of small, often accidental events, and consequences. At some time in our lives many of us look around and ask "How did we get here?". There are the small events on which our lives turn. Many of us know little of our parents' and grandparents' lives - this book is about an exploration which, I suspect, many of us wish we could do; to answer the question "What consequences formed me."
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Consequences
Quite by chance Lorna meets Matt on a park bench, when he is sketching the ducks, and she is sobbing after a row with her mother. An unlikely start, but there is an instant attraction, and they become inseparable, and within a very short time, married. Their backgrounds are very different, with Lorna's family comfortably off and extremely conscious of their social standing, and Matt a starving artist who they feel will amount to nothing. Lorna is cast out by her parents. Lorna and Matt soon have a baby, Molly, and life in their tiny cottage in Somerset, miles from anywhere, seems idyllic. Unfortunately war intervenes and Matt has to fight.
Penelope Lively beautifully portrays the lives, loves, hopes and fates of three generations, Lorna, Molly, and Molly's daughter, Ruth. These women are the main focus, but there are some very interesting characters who come into their lives.
A fascinating read, one to re-read.
Quite by chance Lorna meets Matt on a park bench, when he is sketching the ducks, and she is sobbing after a row with her mother. An unlikely start, but there is an instant attraction, and they become inseparable, and within a very short time, married. Their backgrounds are very different, with Lorna's family comfortably off and extremely conscious of their social standing, and Matt a starving artist who they feel will amount to nothing. Lorna is cast out by her parents. Lorna and Matt soon have a baby, Molly, and life in their tiny cottage in Somerset, miles from anywhere, seems idyllic. Unfortunately war intervenes and Matt has to fight.
Penelope Lively beautifully portrays the lives, loves, hopes and fates of three generations, Lorna, Molly, and Molly's daughter, Ruth. These women are the main focus, but there are some very interesting characters who come into their lives.
A fascinating read, one to re-read.
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Not enough!
Even a writer who writes as beautifully as PL needs something to write ABOUT; in "Consequences" we aren't made to care enough about the characters, or what they do, to make this a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Chas. Dickens
The Consequences of Romance
Penelope Lively has certainly mellowed since her early novels. Her first adult novel, 'The Road to Lichfield', painted middle class life and marriage as absolute hell - an... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kate Hopkins
Beautiful, sensitive story
This is a story of three generations of women, set in London and in the lanes of deepest Somerset. It begins before the Second World War with Lorna, the daughter of wealthy... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Suzie
disappointing
This book started well, I liked the characters at first. The later characters lacked substance, I could'nt warm to Ruth atall. Read more
Published on 28 April 2010 by M. Payne
Disappointing
I had read Penelope lively some years ago, saw this and thought it looked promising. However the story never really goes anywhere and the characters change too quickly to be... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by S. Smith
Delightful - one to re-read
Consequences
Quite by chance Lorna meets Matt on a park bench, when he is sketching the ducks, and she is sobbing after a row with her mother. Read more
Quite by chance Lorna meets Matt on a park bench, when he is sketching the ducks, and she is sobbing after a row with her mother. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by SusieH
Repetitious and pointless
This is the first (and now last) Penelope Lively novel I have read. I found just as the story finally gets going the main characters are killed off. Read more
Published on 5 May 2009 by Jo Public
Relentlessly Romantic
Oh dear. According to Lively's latest offering, you're not happy until you fall in love, then when you do you've got about ten years before you die. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2009 by Zarla
Beautifully written book
It is a wonderful read, and extremely riveting from page one. If anything maybe just too many family links and ages, but was a really lovely book to read on holiday as neither my... Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2009 by David H. Bell
Starts well, but trails off to a lacklustre ending- disappointing
The story of three generations of women, Consequences begins in 1936 when upper class Lorna rebels against her parents' world of coming out balls and good marriages to marry... Read more
Published on 4 July 2008 by O. Moore
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