I’ve been reading First Line Fridays at a handful of blogs for a while, occasionally chiming in. This week, I’m posting my own, starting with a beautifully-written novel I began reading this week.
The Solace of Water: A Novel
by Elizabeth Byler Younts
My skin was the same color as the soil.
What a first line! So much is packed in those nine words. Immediately we know the person is not Caucasian and that fact is significant. This is a story about race. And then we wonder what is significant about the soil. Is something buried beneath the soil?
What’s the first line of the book you’re reading? Or the book nearest to you?
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Welcome to FLF! 🙂
The Book I’m sharing on my blog is Lone Witness by Rachel Dylan but I’m currently listening to The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and I’ll share the first line from that here: “We slept in what had once been the gymnasium.” Happy reading this weekend! 🙂
Thanks, Becca! The Handmaid’s Tale is one of those books I haven’t gotten around to yet!
I’m new to First Lines Friday, also! I really enjoyed reading the first line of your current read. Very interesting! I Hope you can stop by:
http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2018/06/first-lines-friday-sea-rose-lane-6818.html
Colletta
Thanks for stopping by! I love Irene Hannon’s romantic suspense novels, but I haven’t read one of her contemporary romances – yet!
I love this cover and can’t wait to read this. 😀
I’m sharing about The Weaver’s Daughter by Sarah E. Ladd on my blog today. I’m currently reading Just Look Up by Courtney Walsh so I’ll share the first line from that here:
“He shouldn’t be here.”
Happy weekend! 😀
Thanks for stopping by! I loved Just Look Up – and I just finished reading Just Let Go. Courtney Walsh is quickening becoming one of my favorite authors.