- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (18 April 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747574162
- ISBN-13: 978-0747574163
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 570,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Marie Claire
‘Delightfully original … Charming and darkly funny’
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'Both hilarious and heart-warming - and it's transformed into something even more original and captivating by the novel's unlikely obsession with the alphabet' Red Magazine 'Verity Bell is a very odd young woman, and this delightfully original novel catalogues her worries and weird flight of fancy ... Charming and darkly funny' Marie Claire 'An innocent eccentric, Verity is an engaging narrator, and this is a charming, sweet and strange book' Image 'Verity Bell is a Bridget Jones for our times ... Salway's skill lies in artfully crafting the fragments into an intricate portrait of Verity and her life. A real treat' Sainsbury's Magazine
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This book's a bit like the tardis; it looks like an innocent, light read from the outside, but inside it's packed with mind-expanding ideas and quirky features. The voice is really engaging and the structure clever and daring. While it's possible to read 'Something beginnning With' in one sitting, the themes and questions Sarah Salway raises stay with you for a long time afterwards.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I do not often read a book in one sitting but 'Something Beginning with...' demands to be read in one luscious mouthful. It is curiously addictive, and for me the pages turned in rapid succession. Verity, the twenty-something writer of this lexicon, which also has a diary-like feel, is an entertaining narrator who is well-practised in self-delusion. The problems she encounters are solved with originality and verve and her astute observations of life around her are sometimes amusing and sometimes very poignant. As well as relating a highly satisfying tale Verity (or rather Sarah Salway) also manages to incorporate some surprising and interesting facts e.g. how Japanese mothers terminate breastfeeding (see w: withdrawal). This is a lively contemporary story of the meaning of love and loss and I look forward to reading more from this writer.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is one of the finest books I have read in a while; I loved it. It is miles ahead of all other chick lit out there, because apart from being entertaining, funny and utterly engaging, this novel is also insightful, touching, and beautifully written. Written in alphabetical glossary entries, each short section tells its own story, and the vignettes add up to a lovely book that is as smart as it is sweet. I would highly recommend this one to anyone, not just "chicks". There is really nothing out there quite like it.
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One you'll go back to .... again and again
Sarah Salway captures the darker side of relationships in a highly innovative form. I read this book in the conventional way, from beginning to end. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Kathryn
A Perfect Travelling Companion
In its new format, Something Beginning With makes even the most tedious journey entertaining. I loved the book as a hardback (indeed, it was a Book Club choice) and am thrilled... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Barbara
An old story told in a new way
Very clever structure to this book. The narrative develops subject by subject, alphabetically, and there are cross-references to other sections. Read more
Published 18 months ago by medwaymaria
Witty, obliquely dark and a keeper ...
When I first read this book I had no idea what it was - even now, I struggle to explain it to others. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Kay Sexton
Interesting concept
This is an interesting concept for a book, and I enjoyed reading it very much. The story is told by Verity Bell, a 24 year old who seems at odds with her own life at times. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2009 by Nicola
A young woman's A-Z of relationships
At first glance you might write this book off as chicklit with a gimmick - for it is written in an A to Z format with entries under key words and phrases. Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by Annabel Gaskell
Read beneath the surface...
This book was published in the US as The ABCs of Love. Whatever the name, it's not an easy book to describe. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2008 by Michelle Moore
A pleasure from A to Z
This is one of the finest books I have read in a while; I loved it. It is miles ahead of all other chick lit out there, because apart from being entertaining, funny and utterly... Read more
Published on 5 May 2004 by Audrey Moore
A pleasure from A to Z
This is one of the finest books I have read in a while; I loved it. It ismiles ahead of all other chick lit out there, because apart from beingentertaining and funny and utterly... Read more
Published on 28 April 2004 by Audrey Moore
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