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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.
"Originally those islands were inhabited by Peti and Pape, One of these races, the Peti, only a little taller than pygmies, accomplished miraculous achievements by building towns, morning and evening, but at midday every ounce of strength deserted them and they hid in fear in underground chambers."
This is how the writer of the late 12th-century Historia Norwegie described the Peti, the Picts, who along with the Pape, presumably clerics, had inhabited the Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles of Scotland before supposedly being wiped out by the Scandinavians in the reign of the semi-legendary Norwegian king, Harald Fairhair (c. 870-932).
Happy Reading!
Sarah
Pesky people those tiny Picts... [lol]
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'Play the Red Queen' by Juris Jurjevics.
lol, tiny people. Really liked this one a lot, have you read it? I can't remember if we talked about it before.
DeleteNo, I haven't read this one.
DeleteI think you'd like it. It's pretty interesting.
Delete"Roland Inness stood perfectly still in the shadows of the deep glade. He had seen a hint of movement out of the corner of his eye and knew not if it signaled danger or opportunity". (Longbow)
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DeleteYou might like this one for your daughter when she's older -- one of the stories features a teenage girl who is asked by Queen Eleanor to serve in the house of one of her ladies she has suspicions about in the Richard v John drama that's about to happen.
DeleteInteresting. Eleanor might definitely be interested when she is older. She's knows John is always up to no good.
DeleteThis sounds like a good book!
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday!
I'm just starting Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham. I already love it.
"Luke was a big fan of solid good sense and few emotional tangles. In fact, he didn't like any sort of tangles."
Have a good weekend! 🙂❤️📚
I really liked it, I love this time period.
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