First Chapter ~ First Paragraph

It's Tuesday . . . time for . . . 

                                                      

 

First Chapter ~ First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, now hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach, where bloggers post the first paragraph(s) of a book they are currently reading or planning to read sometime soon.   

Today I'm featuring a novel I recently read, Pieces of Happiness by Anne Ostby.  The excerpt shared is from the hardcover version I borrowed from the library.

 

Prologue

An Invitation and a Challenge

 Korototoka, Fiji, July 25, 2012 

My dear friend--

Can I still call you that?

The stamps on the letter made you curious, I'm sure, but you've probably already realized who it is.  Stamps with pictures of iguanas and parrotfish could only come from Kat.  A voice from a time long ago, a fellowship we once had.  Do you think we could ever find it again?

What do you think?  Would you continue reading?

Pieces of Happiness is a tale of five childhood friends from Norway who reunite in later life in Fiji.  After having gone their separate ways years ago, four women who to this point have led traditional lives are invited to move into the home of their adventurous friend, who now lives in a tropical paradise on the other side of the world.  Will they be able to coexist under one roof despite past jealousies and rivalries?  And when secrets from the past threaten to tear them apart, will these friends be able to make peace with their present situations and support each other in their golden years?

Ostby expertly weaves a story of hope, second chances, and the power of female friendship in a beautiful island setting.

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First Book of the Year 2019

Happy New Year!!

It's 2019. . . Welcome to my first post of the new year . . . and my participation in First Book of the Year . . . hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.  This is one of my favorite memes.  As I prepare it, I anticipate a whole year of new books and reading enjoyment.

With that in mind, my first book of the year is Pieces of Happiness by Anne Ostby.  

 

The book's subtitle is "a novel of friendship, hope and chocolate."  This will also be my first book club book of the year,  and I can't think of a better selection to start off both a new reading year and a first book club discussion of 2019.

I wish you all a happy, healthy new year filled with great books and lots of reading time . . . and now,  I'm going to visit Book Journey to see what other bloggers have selected as their first books of the year.

This First Book of the Year 2019 post was originally composed and/or compiled and published by Catherine for the blog, bookclublibrarian.com.  It cannot be republished without attribution.