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 posted this week.
"Most of recorded human history is one big data gap."
Ain't that the damn truth.
Happy Reading!
Sarah
LOL- Am I going to have to bump this up my Read Soon List?
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"For a boy who watched boats, his room was the perfect perch. He could see the wharves across a jumble of chimney tops, and beyond, a peek of the harbor. He'd count the ships at anchor, all sizes and shapes. There were three-masters and snub-nosed square-riggers and packet boats built to carry tonnage, with black balls on red flags."
31 Bond Street by Ellen Horan
Oh yes, I definitely think so. I have so many reviews to write, but as soon as I am done making the rounds from comments on my blog and visiting everyone, I am going right back to reading it!
DeleteMy book this week is Dead End by Nancy Mehl
ReplyDeleteChief of Police Everett Sawyer stood over the body they’d just dug up in the old rail yard north of the city.
Thank you for sharing your line Paula!
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ReplyDeleteI'm currently reading Dead End by Nancy Mehl. I'm halfway through and I'm loving it so much. I'm on chapter 23, so I'll share from there:
"Before Noah and Kaely left the restaurant, Noah called Chief Sawyer and told him about the note given to Kenny."
Hope you have a great weekend filled with awesome reading time. 😊❤📖
Thanks for sharing your line, Nicole!
DeleteI am feeling so much anxiety right now that I have decided to read comfort books from my past. This is the closest book to me right now, one I remember fondly from my youth:
ReplyDelete"Four people sat in the big, shining automobile."
Maida's Little Shop by Inez Haynes Irwin. (This is a good one to add to Eleanor's list, I am sure you will both enjoy it!)
- Donna
I love all the recommendations from you, thank you! Eleanor will never turn down a book suggestion!
DeleteComfort books are totally what we all need right now, I think. Best to just stay inside and keep ourselves and everyone else safe.
Happy Friday! My first line is from "A Latte Difficulty" by Angela Ruth Strong:
ReplyDelete"Black is a good color for coffee, not bridesmaid dresses."
Thank you for sharing your line, Becky!
Delete"I have often felt a Motion of Love to leave some Hints in Writing of my Experience of the Goodness of God; and now in the thirty-sixth Year of my Age, I begin this Work." Journal, John Woolman this seemed to be the closest to hand: it was sort of a draw...
ReplyDeleteInteresting capitalization he has there. Hmm.
DeleteHappy Friday! Today I'm sharing the first lines from The Piper's Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson: "Did Katerina dare to stay out hunting past dark?"
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Thanks for sharing your line this week!
DeleteLooks like your book is off to a good start. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's VERY good! I have a hard time putting it down to do anything else!
DeleteI reread Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver, for a reading group meeting which we held on Zoom last night!
ReplyDeleteFirst line(s): "The simplest thing would be to tear it down," the man said. "The house is a shambles."
Oh, the wonders of technology! Tonight one of Eleanor's friends contacted me with Kids Messenger to talk to Eleanor, so I set one up for her and within minutes she was gabbing on video chat with her BFF. It is so crazy how kids just KNOW how to use technology now without really being shown.
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