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Great opening paragraph… 24

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Family Album“Gina turned the car off the road and into the driveway of Allersmead. At this point she seemed to see her entire life flash by. As the drowning are said to do. She thought of this, and that the genuinely drowning can never have been recorded on the matter.”

‘Family Album’ by Penelope Lively

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This entry was posted in book reviews and tagged book, book review, books, creative writing, Family Album, fiction, first paragraph, literature, novel, opening paragraph, Penelope Lively, Sandra Danby on June 2, 2013 by sandradan1.

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  1. boggledash's avatarPaul Rafferty June 2, 2013 at 12:27 pm

    Reblogged this on ENGLISH LANGUAGE REVIEW 4U.

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