Welcome to some bookish 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!
If you have been wanting to participate, but haven’t yet tried, now is the time!
What better way to spend a Friday?
Today I’m featuring a book I’ll be reading next week: Is This Tomorrow, by Caroline Leavitt.
Beginning: (1956)
She came home to find him in her kitchen. She was in no mood, having spent the whole morning arguing with a lawyer, but there he was, her son’s best friend, Jimmy Rearson, a twelve-year-old kid home from school at three on a Wednesday afternoon with too-long hair and a crush on her, reading all the ingredients on the back of a Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme cake mix, tapping the box with a finger.
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56: “Lewis?” she called, winding her way to the den where he was staring at the magic kit Jake had given him, the wrapping torn into strips. He blinked at the picture of the grinning man, at the thought bubble that said “Abracadabra!”
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Blurb: In 1956, Ava Lark rents a house with her twelve-year-old son, Lewis, in a desirable Boston suburb. Ava is beautiful, divorced, Jewish, and a working mom. She finds her neighbors less than welcoming. Lewis yearns for his absent father, befriending the only other fatherless kids: Jimmy and Rose. One afternoon, Jimmy goes missing. The neighborhood—in the throes of Cold War paranoia—seizes the opportunity to further ostracize Ava and her son.
Years later, when Lewis and Rose reunite to untangle the final pieces of the tragic puzzle, they must decide: Should you tell the truth even if it hurts those you love, or should some secrets remain buried?
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What do you think? I know I’m eager to dive in.
Great opening! I actually have this book on my want-to-read list, the premise sounded really intriguing. I wonder what happened next after she found him in her kitchen…
Hope you enjoy the novel 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend!
My Friday Book Memes
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I do, too, Lianne…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your reading.
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This sounds like a cute read.
My post
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Thanks, Vonnie…I think so, too. Enjoy your weekend!
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I like the sound of this one – great choice. Happy reading !
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Thanks, Jo….I am eager to read this one. Enjoy your pick.
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Sounds like an interesting story, and the type I like to read. Here’s my Friday post:
http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2013/08/friday-focus-friday-56-book-beginnings.html
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I loved her other book, Pictures of You, so I’m eager to read this one; thanks for visiting, Catherine.
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This one sounds good, thanks for visiting my blog 🙂
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Thanks, Samantha…enjoy your weekend!
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I haven’t heard about this one before, but it sounds good. Have a great weekend!
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I like the sound of it, too, Yvonne…thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the weekend.
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I have this one, too…diving in right beside you…lol!
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Patty, I have one older e-book to read before I dive into this one…Townie, by Andre Dubus III. (He wrote The House of Sand and Fog, a favorite of mine). Thanks for stopping by.
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Hi Laurel-Rain,
I haven’t heard about this author before, however I also checked out her previous book and both books are now on my wish list.
I love the thoughts and images conjured up by the opening lines, although it is probably a much more common phenomenon than I believe it to be. In fact, thinking back to my childhood, there were probably one or two of my friends who had father’s that I had a crush on.
We have never had any children of our own, so I just can’t begin to imagine how you would deal with that sort of situation…. The synopsis details have me imagining all sorts!
Thanks for sharing and enjoy the book.
Yvonne
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Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts, Yvonne…I do love to experience things in books that I haven’t experienced in life.
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I’ve heard really good things about this book. Hope you enjoy it too!
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Thanks, Freda, and I’m looking forward to it.
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The excerpts you posted are really good. I like a story with a little mystery woven in.
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Oh, so do I, Tammi…thanks for stopping by!
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I love the opening to this, I’m going to add this book to my wishlist as it sounds up my street. I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to reading your thoughts on it. Thanks for visiting and commenting on my Book Beginnings post too.
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I started it last night, and I love it so far! Thanks for visiting, Lindsay.
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Now this is definitely interesting! Thanks for sharing… and what a lovely blog you have! 🙂
//Nancy (www.nancycudis,com)
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