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First Line Friday is hosted once again by Carrie at Reading is my Superpower. You can visit HERE to go directly to the FLF page of her blog.
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 posted this week.
Looking back on this, a night whose repercussions would change Europe's history forever, some claimed to remember nothing more than a distant noise.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think, and leave a link to your FLF so I can stop by to see what you've posted this week.
Happy Reading!
Sarah
"The BBC is an institution at the heart of Britain". This New Noise - The Extraordinary Birth and Troubled Life of the BBC by Charlotte Higgins
ReplyDeleteI checked our library system but we don't have it. How old is it? I can put in a purchase request.
DeletePublished in 2015. Might not be available in the US? ISBN is: 978-1-78335-072-8
DeletePossibly not, but I would think it would be of interest here - the BBC is on NPR starting at Midnight. You will not be surprised that I listed to the BBC when I am up that late, lol
DeleteMy CD player (yes, I'm THAT old) needs replacing ATM so I'm listening to the radio - Classic FM. It's SO relaxing!
DeleteI still love my cd player too, we have one in the car. We stream from Spotify a lot, but sometimes Eleanor is in the mood for every One Direction song in order, so the cds come in quite handy.
DeleteThat opening line is definitely going to draw the attention of any history buff - life me!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend!
Elza Reads
It was a great read! I always love reading about this period, even if I have read a hundred other books on the same subject. There's something comforting about topics I am already familiar with.
DeleteWell that one certainly draws the reader in, and I don't even normally read history!
ReplyDeleteIt will lay the groundwork for you as to how Eleanor of Aquitaine came to be Queen of England! BUT, if you are going to read any history book I ever recommend, it MUST be The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by my BFF Dan Jones. It starts off with the White Ship tragedy and barrells through 300 years of Plantagenet rule that came to a bloody end at Bosworth in 1485.
DeleteThat is an intriguing beginning that invites further reading/investigation.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great read. I really have been finding comfort in books lately that are on topics I already know so well. They're like cozy blankets that remind me of things I have forgotten.
DeleteInteresting first line. I hope you enjoy it. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteIt was a fantastic read, thank you! You as well, Cindy.
DeleteI'm finishing up In the Shadow of a Queen by Heather B. Moore. It's a really good book!
ReplyDelete"The day had begun early with masses of people arriving at the Windsor Castle grounds. From [Louise's] window's viewpoint, the crowds extended as far as she could see."
I hope you have a great weekend!
Thank you so much Nicole, you too!
DeleteInteresting opening. I like the idea of how certain days (or nights) history can literally turn...
ReplyDeleteIt literally altered the landcape of Europe. Had William not died, there would have been no Anarchy because there would have been no war between Matilda (rightful heir, even though female) and her usurper cousin Stephen of Blois. William on the throne would likely meant his own heirs succeeding him, so no Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry III creating the Plantagenet dynasty. They may well still have married and had children, but I don't think the Angevin Empire would have become what it was.
DeleteMy first line is coming from Where Grace Appears by Heidi Chiavaroli.
ReplyDelete"The nature of secrets is that they long to be kept and long to be told all at the same time."https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2022/09/first-line-friday-where-grace-appears.html
Thanks for coming by!
DeleteWow that looks interesting!
ReplyDeleteMy first line comes from As Secret as the Night by Danielle Grandinetti:
December 6, 1933. Chicago
Lucia Critelli lowered her head against the bitter wind that raced the cars down the city street.
Thank you for sharing your line!
DeleteI'm currently reading An Abduction Cold Case by Connie Queen and the first line is: "Kennedy Wells slammed on the brakes of her Mini Cooper as she looked out the driver’s-side window and squinted toward the dense woods." Happy Weekend!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing! Thanks for stopping by.
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