First Chapter ~ First Paragraph #123

It's Tuesday . . . time for . . .

                                                      

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros hosted by Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea, where bloggers post the first paragraph(s) of a book they are currently reading or planning to read sometime soon.

Today I'm featuring an upcoming read, All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohue, borrowed from the library.

   

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Kate

In Philadelphia, Katherine Harrington stands in front of the bathroom mirror, waiting to see if her life is about to change.  It has been a while since she stopped and really looked at herself--not to smooth the frazzled antennae of find brown hair along her part or to brush away the taste of her morning coffee or to apply the mascara she swipes on each and every day before work, but to just stand completely still and look.  The parenthetical creases on either side of her mouth have deepened, and she worries they make everything she says seem inconsequential, unnecessary.  (Not ideal for a litigator), she mouths to herself.  (Must buy wrinkle cream.)  She is studying her own wry smile when the sound of the door buzzer cuts into the apartment.

What do you think?  Would you continue reading?

With the days getting shorter, but the weather still relatively mild, I am trying to extend my summer state of mind as long as possible.  The cover and title of this book certainly help.

 

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Waiting on Wednesday: All the Summer Girls

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature of the Breaking the Spine blog.  It's a great way to share information about a forthcoming book with other readers.

 

This week's anticipated book:

 

 All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohue

Publication Date:  May 21, 2013

Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers

Preorder now from online and bricks and mortar bookstores

 

From barnesandnoble.com:

In Philadelphia, good girl Kate is dumped by her fiancé the day she learns she is pregnant with his child. In New York City, beautiful stay-at-home mom Vanessa finds herself obsessively searching the Internet for news of an old flame. And in San Francisco, Dani, an aspiring writer who can't seem to put down a book—or a cocktail—long enough to open her laptop, has just been fired . . . again.

In an effort to regroup, Kate, Vanessa, and Dani retreat to the New Jersey beach town where they once spent their summers. Emboldened by the seductive cadences of the shore, the women begin to realize just how much their lives, and friendships, have been shaped by the choices they made one fateful night on the beach eight years earlier—and the secrets that now threaten to surface.

My thoughts:  I enjoy a book with strong bonds of female friendship and shared experiences.  Adding a beach setting and a few deep, dark secrets sweetens the deal.

Enjoy life with books...

Catherine

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Waiting on Wednesday: All the Summer Girls was originally published by Catherine for bookclublibrarian.com. This post cannot be republished without attribution.