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First Line Friday is a weekly feature and simple to do - grab the book nearest you and post the first line. Carrie hosts this over on her blog Reading is my Superpower.
Despite the oppressive heat, a vast crowd had gathered, pushing and sweating their way into the wide plaza in front of the entrance and spilling over into the boulevards leading to the venerable centuries-old cathedral.
Happy Reading!
Sarah
I *think* I might have that one.... [muses]
ReplyDelete"On the morning of December 6, 1917, a bright, windless day, a French freighter called the Mont Blanc began to slowly pull out of the Halifax harbor in Nova Scotia."
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why by Amanda Ripley
I had to pause it because someone else was waiting for it at the library, then got distracted and forgot about it.
DeleteLucky for you, the line you shared is from a book already on my TBR!
Well, I saw the word 'disaster' in the title so knew you'd either be interested or it would already be on your various lists!
DeleteYou know me so well, I DO love a good disaster...that makes me sound like a terrible person.
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