It's Friday . . . time to share book excerpts with:
- Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires.
- The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice, where you grab a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% of an ebook), find one or more interesting sentences (no spoilers), and post them.
Today I'm featuring The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand, which I borrowed from the library.
Beginning:
NANTUCKET
We didn't like to gossip; we loved to gossip.
Did you hear?
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Page 56: "'Sultan Nash, who had been hired to repaint the outside trim on Black-Eyed Susan's, watched Madeline King park her car in one of the three spots of the blue Victorian across the street."
Page 56: "'Sultan Nash, who had been hired to repaint the outside trim on Black-Eyed Susan's, watched Madeline King park her car in one of the three spots of the blue Victorian across the street."
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My thoughts: Hot "news" travels fast on Nantucket, especially when it's juicy and speculative. A great summer read (or way to extend that summer feeling).
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From Goodreads: Madeline King and Grace
Pancik are best friends and the envy of Nantucket for their perfect
marriages, their beautiful kids, their Sunday night double dates with
their devoted husbands. But this summer, something's changed, and if
there's anything Nantucket likes better than cocktails on the beach at
sunset, it's a good rumor.
And rumor has it...
...that Madeline, a novelist, is battling writer's block, with a deadline looming, bills piling up, and blank pages driving her to desperation--and a desperately bad decision;
...that Grace, hard at work to transform her backyard into a garden paradise, has been collaborating a bit more closely that necessary with her ruggedly handsome landscape architect;
...that Grace's husband, successful island real estate developer "Fast Eddie" Pancik, has embarked on quite an unusual side project;
...that the storybook romance between Madeline's son, Brick, and Grace's daughter Allegra is on the rocks, heading for disaster.
As the gossip escalates, and they face the possible loss of the happy lives they've worked so hard to create, Grace and Madeline try mightily to set the record straight--but the truth might be even worse than rumor has it.
And rumor has it...
...that Madeline, a novelist, is battling writer's block, with a deadline looming, bills piling up, and blank pages driving her to desperation--and a desperately bad decision;
...that Grace, hard at work to transform her backyard into a garden paradise, has been collaborating a bit more closely that necessary with her ruggedly handsome landscape architect;
...that Grace's husband, successful island real estate developer "Fast Eddie" Pancik, has embarked on quite an unusual side project;
...that the storybook romance between Madeline's son, Brick, and Grace's daughter Allegra is on the rocks, heading for disaster.
As the gossip escalates, and they face the possible loss of the happy lives they've worked so hard to create, Grace and Madeline try mightily to set the record straight--but the truth might be even worse than rumor has it.
Which book are you reading now or about to start?
Friday Focus: The Friday 56 & Book Beginnings #91 was originally published by Catherine for bookclublibrarian.com. This post cannot be republished without attribution. Retweeting and sharing on Google+ are encouraged and appreciated.
Friday Focus: The Friday 56 & Book Beginnings #91 was originally published by Catherine for bookclublibrarian.com. This post cannot be republished without attribution. Retweeting and sharing on Google+ are encouraged and appreciated.
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