Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading in which one shares a couple of sentences from a current read.Here's mine from Josephine Bell's Death in Retirement."I am not suggesting you needed more than five minutes - for what you were doing."Muriel gasped. Dr. Clayton's words were ordinary enough, but … Continue reading Teaser Tuesdays and Tuesday Intros
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Book Beginnings and Friday 56
Book Beginnings on Fridays is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader in which one shares the opening of a book. Here's mine:"I am terribly sorry, Aunt Olive, but we are quite definitely engaged."Gillian Clayton, turned her head towards her aunt, who sat forward in her chair, gazing at the fire, clasping her knees … Continue reading Book Beginnings and Friday 56
Book Beginnings and Friday 56
Book Beginnings on Friday is a weekly meme sponsored by Rose City Reader in which one shares the opening of a book. Here's mine from a book recently read:I was sitting outside the Commodore's mansion, waiting for my brother Charlie to come out with news of the job. The Friday 56 is a weekly meme sponsored … Continue reading Book Beginnings and Friday 56
Book Beginnings and Friday 56
Book Beginnings on Friday is a weekly meme sponsored by Rose City Reader where one shares the beginning of a book.Here's mine:The Duke of Aliquid's hobby in life was philanthropy. He was an ardent supporter of almost every cause devoted to the relief of suffering or to the uplift of the human race. His big … Continue reading Book Beginnings and Friday 56
A Baker’s Dozen: Intriguing Opening Lines
The opening of a book is said to be instrumental in getting a reader's attention. If the opening makes a reader curious than s/he will go on reading. While going through a list of iconic opening lines recently, I came across quite a few that I hadn't read but which made me curious. So here's … Continue reading A Baker’s Dozen: Intriguing Opening Lines