Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea posts the opening paragraph (sometime two) of a book she decided to read based on the opening. Feel free to grab the banner and play along.
My opening comes from Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey
Blurb
Late on a frozen February evening, a young woman is running through the streets of London. Having fled from her abusive boyfriend and with nowhere to go, Jess stumbles onto a forgotten lane where a small, clearly unlived in old house offers her best chance of shelter for the night. The next morning, a mysterious letter arrives and when she can’t help but open it, she finds herself drawn inexorably into the story of two lovers from another time.
In London 1942, Stella meets Dan, a US airman, quite by accident, but there is no denying the impossible, unstoppable love that draws them together. Dan is a B-17 pilot flying his bomber into Europe from a British airbase; his odds of survival at one in five. The odds are stacked against the pair; the one thing they hold onto is the letters they write to each other. Fate is unkind and they are separated by decades and continents. In the present, Jess becomes determined to find out what happened to them. Her hope—inspired by a love so powerful it spans a lifetime—will lead her to find a startling redemption in her own life in a powerfully moving novel perfect for fans of Sarah Jio and Kate Morton. Goodreads
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First Chapter ~ First Paragraph ~
Prologue
Maine, February 2011
The house is at its most beautiful in the mornings.
He designed it to be that way, with wide, wide windows which stretch from floor to ceiling, to bring in the sand and the ocean and the wide, wide sky. In the mornings the beach is empty and clean, a page on which the day is yet to be written. And the sunrise over the Atlantic is a daily miracle he always feels honoured to witness.
He never forgets how different it could have been.
Do you want to know more? Or perhaps you’ve already read this book?
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Cleopatra Loves Books 
This isn’t my usual kind of book but it does sound beautiful. I want to know more about Dan and Stella!
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I do love these historical novels and needed something a little gentler to read – I’m hoping to find out more 🙂
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It didn’t grab me much, but lately I’ve found that often prologues don’t whereas the first chapter openers of the books DO. How was the first chapter paragraph of this one?
My beginning is over here if you’re interested: http://www.bookpunks.com/so-it-begins-signal-to-noise-by-silvia-moreno-garcia/
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I’m not so sure that the first paragraph of the book is any more enlightening, these types of books often start by setting the scene but I’ve enjoyed what I’ve read so far.
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I like the writing but I’m not sure the story is for me. I’d have to read a bit more.
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Yes, it doesn’t really give a lot away does it?
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Not too much of one for love stories so may wait for your review of this one…😄
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I don’t usually go in for romance but I do like the historical details in the ‘past’ story.
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I’m not usually one for this sort of book, Cleo, to be honest. Still, I have to say I am drawn to the setting and to that past/present sort of connection. It sounds intriguing. I’ll be keen to know what you thought of it when you’ve finished.
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I do like the historical details in this kind of book and I was in need of something a little gentler than my usual fare 🙂
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I have to agree wit Nikki that I tend to have trouble with Prologues, but I’m also not a huge fan of the cover, so I’d probably skip this one.
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Thanks for visiting – maybe one day I’ll pick a book that interests you 😉
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From the cover I wouldn’t read it, but the intro writing made me want to read more. enjoy
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Thank you Diane 🙂
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I do want to know more! I love the intro you shared and the blurb makes me want to drop everything and read it right now. This sounds like a wonderful story.
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I’m certainly enjoying it 🙂
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This is definitely too romantic for me. But I have a weakness for books set in Maine or the East coast.
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Haha – I needed something a little more ‘wholesome’ but I’m sure I’ll be back to nastiness soon 😉 The setting is beautiful!
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I’d keep reading…sounds like my kind of book.
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Brilliant news 🙂
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I do like books that set the scene, opening on a peek into the exterior world the characters inhabit. I see from the comments that the reactions are mixed. But I also love stories in which the character finds something that leads to a study of characters from the past. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
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Your welcome, I love these types of books too – and this one is very enjoyable indeed.
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I like the way the author brings me right into that house, looking out the windows, anticipating the sunrise. Somehow I knew it was the Atlantic coast before the author told me. I want to read more.
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That just goes to show how good this author is with her descriptions 🙂 Thanks for visiting.
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I love the setting, the blurb about the book, and the intro. I’d keep reading!
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Sounds a bit intriguing – but not the most exciting introduction to a book!
=-lauren
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I love the feel this paragraph gives. I’d love to live in a house like that but only on Oahu.
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It sounds beautiful doesn’t it?
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It does, like an old Hollywood, cinematic movie that shows you sweeping shots of the landscape.
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