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Part 1, Chapter 1

• Briony Tallis has been preparing to stage her first play which will include her cousins as actors.

• Briony has been a writer for a long time.

• Briony's cousins arrive but some are not right for the parts.

• Some of the cousins have arrived because their parents are getting divorced.

• The play is a bit of a disaster.

Part 1, Chapter 2

• Cecilia is home from university and is bored.

• Cecilia places flowers into a vase for Paul Marshall's guest room.

• Robbie tries to help Cecilia with the vase but accidentally breaks it as she refuses his help.

• Robbie takes responsibility but Cecilia instead jumps into the pool to get the broken piece and leaves.

Part 1, Chapter 3

• Briony feels everyone is trying to ruin her play.

• Briony begins to think she should have written a story instead.

• Briony fantasizes that Robby is proposing to Cecilia at the fountain.

• Briony...

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