Welcome to a potpourri of fun today as we share Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and as we showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice.
To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.
Then give us the title of the book, so others can add it to their lists!
Today I’ve grabbed a book from my TBR stacks; it will be on next week’s reading list. The Accidental, by Ali Smith, explores the nature of truth, the role of fate, and the power of storytelling.
Blurb: Arresting and wonderful, “The Accidental” pans in on the Norfolk holiday home of the Smart family one hot summer. There, a beguiling stranger called Amber appears at the door bearing all sorts of unexpected gifts, trampling over family boundaries and sending each of the Smarts scurrying from the dark into the light. A novel about the ways that seemingly chance encounters irrevocably transform our understanding of ourselves, “The Accidental” explores the nature of truth, the role of fate, and the power of storytelling. This book will change you.
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Beginning: My mother began me one evening in 1968 on a table in the cafe of the town’s only cinema.
Okay…since it’s a bit startling, I’m pulled right in. It makes me wonder why this book has been languishing on my stacks for so long!
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p. 56: She has him by the leg; she is holding very tightly round it with both her arms. Her arms are bare. The leg she is holding is shaking against her chest; her face.
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What will the rest of you tempt me with today? Come on by and share, please!
Wow…this one sounds arresting…I actually think I read it…
I don’t know why I haven’t read it sooner…it’s been on my stacks for eons…lol
I think it sounds really good, so I hope to enjoy it. Thanks for visiting, Patty, and my eyeballs are exploding from Pinterest! lol
That is an attention getter. Wonder if the rest of the book lives up to the start.
Oh, I know…I wonder, too; I also wonder why it’s been sitting on my stacks for so long!
Thanks for stopping by, Jo, and have a great weekend.
Sounds amazing, especially because I am not quite sure what exactly is going on!! THanks for stopping by!
Hope you have a great weekend,
Juli @ Universe in Words
Oh, I know…I have an idea, but I’m guessing there is a lot more going on.
Thanks for visiting, Juli, and enjoy your weekend.
That’s quite the start and the 56 leaves me wondering what on earth is going on! May have to check this one out. Thanks for visiting my blog earlier.
Oh, I agree, William…and thanks for visiting today…enjoy your weekend.
I’m definitely quote curious about that 56… very vague and yet pulls you in as well.
I think so, too, Freda…and thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend.
Wow, that is a startling post! Yet very creative too.
I agree, Koala Bear Writer…and thanks for visiting today. Enjoy your weekend!
Hi Laurel-Rain,
I haven’t read any Ali Smith, but I think I need to if your excerpts are anything to go by! Very alluring and attention grabbing, this one is going onto my list right now!
Thanks for sharing and have a good weekend,
Yvonne
I’m excited about this one…and wondering why I waited so long! Thanks for visiting, Yvonne…and enjoy your weekend.
What a fantastic beginning! I’ll be looking for your review of this one!
I like it, too, Sharon…glad you could stop by and share your thoughts. Enjoy your weekend.
Very interesting first line…hope the rest of the book is good!
Enjoy!
Kristin @ Always With a Book
Me, too, Kristin T….thanks for visiting, and enjoy your read.
Interesting beginning! Makes me want to know more.
Thanks, Rikki….glad you could stop by. Enjoy your weekend!
Great 56 teaser. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Glad you like it, Megan, and thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend.
Very intriguing and visual! Wonder what’s happening here…
Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!
Yes, that’s a good question, Lady D. Glad you could stop by….enjoy your weekend.
Well, that is a startling beginning! But I definitely want to read more. What a relationship she must have with her mother to be privvy to that kind of information!
Thanks for linking your post on Book Beginnings!
Ah, I hadn’t thought about that aspect, Rose City Reader. Thanks for visiting and sharing your thoughts…and for hosting this event.
That is quite the opening sentence. I can’t wait to read your review!
Thanks, Mary…I’m very curious now…about the book, and about why I haven’t read it sooner! Glad you could stop by.
what a beginning! wow! i would definitely read it!
Thanks, aloi….I hope that it will engage me right away. Glad you could stop by, and have a great weekend.
wow! i love the beginning! sounds like a really great read, can’t wait to hear what you think about it
I am definitely curious, now, Pamela…and so eager to jump in. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend.