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.
This week my opening paragraph comes from The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham which was published on 11 July 2017.
Everyone has an idea of what their perfect life is. For Agatha, it’s Meghan Shaughnessy’s.
These two women from vastly different backgrounds have one thing in common – a dangerous secret that could destroy everything they hold dear.
Both will risk everything to hide the truth, but their worlds are about to collide in a shocking act that cannot be undone. Amazon
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First Chapter ~ First Paragraph ~ Intro
Agatha
I am not the most important person in this story. That honour belongs to Meg who is married to Jack and they are the perfect parents of two perfect children, a boy and a girl, blond and blue-eyed and sweeter than honey cakes. Meg is pregnant again and I couldn’t be more excited because I am having a baby too.
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So that’s Agatha’s voice and as this novel is one with a dual narrative I’ve decided to give you a treat with the opening from Meghan too.
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Meghan
Another Friday. I am counting them down, crossing them off the calendar, scratching tally marks on the wall. This pregnancy seems to be longer than my other two. It’s almost as though my body has rebelled against the idea, demanding to know it wasn’t consulted.
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I’m looking forward to finding out more about these two women although something tells me it isn’t going to end well!
What do you think? Would you read on, or have you read it already?
Agatha’s opening paragraph definitely has me intrigued! I’d keep reading.
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Excellent news Vicki 🙂
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Haven’t read it or I have to admit heard of it but I suspect it’s one I’ll be adding to my TBR
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That’s what I like to hear Ali 🙂
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I’ve just got a copy of this. It sounds great, I think.
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We’ll have to see who gets to it first!
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My mom calls me Meg so I froze for a bit, haha! This is quite an intriguing opening!
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Haha – It does sound good!
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A very intriguing opening, Cleo! I’ll be really interested in what you think as this narrative unfolds. Dual narratives can be very effective ways to show character, I think.
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I’m quite fond of the dual narrative for that very reason, you get to see someone from a different perspective.
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Very intriguing.
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🙂
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I got this book a couple of weeks ago, and I’m definitely eager to read it! I have too many lovely books competing with it, but soon! Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN”
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Oh me too Laurel especially as I fell behind during all the drama that has been (and is still) going on here so I’m eager to get to this one.
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Hmm… I usually love Michael Robotham, but I managed to resist this one during one of my manic fits of willpower. I suspect you’ll make me sorry… 😉
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I haven’t read any of his but then saw he’d done a standalone psychological thriller and thought that’s a good place to start… You may have chosen well re the genre 😉
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Haha – I think it may have been the blurb and the present tense that gave me the strength to resist… 😉
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Yes, I would definitely read on. I’m intrigued to find out how the pregnancy turns out and what the relationship is between the two women.
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🙂
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I loved this book!!
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Ooh I want to get on and read it even more now 🙂
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It was my favorite read last month, a really good psychological thriller.
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