First Line Friday is brought to you by Hoarding Books. Playing along is easy: open the book nearest you and share the first line. Then check out the link to see the other first lines offered up this week.
"Fotheringhay Castle once loomed majestically over the slow bend in the meandering River Nene. Today only a single lump of stone, fenced off at the bottom of the mound of earth on which it once stood, remains to offer a hint of past splendors."
"Fotheringhay Castle once loomed majestically over the slow bend in the meandering River Nene. Today only a single lump of stone, fenced off at the bottom of the mound of earth on which it once stood, remains to offer a hint of past splendors."
*SIGH*
So many castles that I will never get to see because they were allowed to decay and crumble, lost to us forever. Though, given that this is the place where Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded after unlawfully being held prisoner in England for nearly twenty years, perhaps it's best that it is gone.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Happy Reading,
Sarah
I think it's a shame any time something of historical significance is lost.
ReplyDeleteI'm sharing Kimberly Rose Johnson's Edge of Truth on my blog. Here, I'll share, the first line from the book I'm currently reading, Christmas on a Mission by Hannah R. Conway:
It's hard to drive with shoeboxes blocking the rear-view mirror.
It is soul-crushing sometimes when I sit and think about all of these beautiful buildings and structures that are simply gone.
DeleteYeah such a shame so many of the great castles are gone, or in disrepair. Although you have a great point about how many pf them were probably the scene of horrific crimes.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes enjoy the ruins more than the functioning castles, which is kind of weird. Blarney Castle is stunning, even in its state of disrepair. It was so easy to stand up on he battlements and imagine what it looked like in its prime. I think sometimes ruins can be tragically beautiful.
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Nice, thanks for sharing!!
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ReplyDeleteToday on my blog I'm sharing the first line from Christmas in Winter Hill by Melody Carlson. I'm currently reading Freedom's Kiss by Sarah Monzon. I'm just starting chapter 29, so I'll share the first line from there.
"Florida, 1832
Winnie felt like a cow being led to slaughter, just waiting her turn to stand before the butcher with a club in his hand."
Hope you have a great weekend filled with excellent reading time. 🙂❤📖
Wouldn't want to be in her shoes then, if she's feeling that way. Happy Reading!
DeleteToday I finished #9 of Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon series. The first sentence: "Pyotr Luzhkov was about to be killed, and for that he was grateful."
ReplyDeleteYikes, quite an intro!
DeleteHappy Weekend! My first line is from "Least Expected" by Autumn Macarthur:
ReplyDelete"Maggie Golding ran her fingers through her multi-coloured hair, planted her hands on her hips, and took a step back to examine the latest window display she'd created for Pettett and Mayfields London department store."
I think that would be such a fun job. Happy Reading!
DeleteHappy Weekend! Someday, I hope to see a castle in person, if they don't all crumble like the one in your line first.
ReplyDeleteI'm sharing from a novella collection on my blog for FLF: https://reviewsfromthestacks.wordpress.com/2019/09/27/first-line-friday-9-27-2019/
I have been very lucky to see many and I hope to see many more. I love castles, even ones in ruins. They're tragically beautiful that way. Blarney Castle is probably my favorite. And Stirling Castle. And Edinburgh Castle. I LOVE THEM ALL!!!
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