Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who 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.
I read an awful lot of crime fiction but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy other genres, I do, and Kelly Rimmer is one of the authors whose ‘Women’s Fiction’ appeals when I fancy a change from blood and gore.
Her latest novel, based on her only family history, The Things We Cannot Say is due to be published on 7 March 2019.
Blurb
2019. Life changed beyond recognition for Alice when her son, Eddie, was born with autism spectrum disorder. She must do everything to support him, but at what cost to her family? When her cherished grandmother is hospitalised, a hidden box of mementoes reveals a tattered photo of a young man, a tiny leather shoe and a letter. Her grandmother begs Alice to return to Poland to see what became of those she held dearest.
WWII. Alina and Tomasz are childhood sweethearts. The night before he leaves for college, Tomasz proposes marriage. But when their village falls to the Nazis, Alina doesn’t know if Tomasz is alive or dead.
2019. In Poland, separated from her family, Alice begins to uncover the story her grandmother is so desperate to tell, and discovers a love that bloomed in the winter of 1942. As a painful family history comes to light, will the struggles of the past and present finally reach a heartbreaking resolution?
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First Chapter ~ First Paragraph ~ Intro
Prologue Soviet Union – 1942
The priest presiding over my wedding was half-starved, half-frozen and wearing rags, but he was resourceful; he’d blessed a chunk of mouldy bread from breakfast to serve as a communion wafer.
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Well for one sentence that conjures up an entire backdrop to the book for me – what do you think?
Would you keep reading?
Maybe too emotional for me right now.
I’m glad I could access your blog today. Last week was very difficult for any blog via WordPress.
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Oh dear Mystica I do hope all is ok?
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For me, that one sentence did far more than the blurb to make me want to read.
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Sometimes it works that way – I agree with you in this instance.
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I’m reading this at the moment and it’s had me welling up quite a few times.
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Ooh I will make sure I have my hankies handy – thanks for the warning Nicki 🙂
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Yes, I’m intrigued.
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Definitely!
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This one is new to me, it sounds like a compelling story.
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A powerful first sentence. I can only imagine that after composing such a beginning, the author would have had to be smugly satisfied with it. 😉
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As you say a very powerful opening! I see Kelly Rimmer sitting smugly in my mind’s eye…
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This does sound like a powerful story, Cleo. And, as you know, I do like that dual timeline plot feature. I definitely want to know what happens next, and I hope you’ll really enjoy it.
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This is one where I have to say definitely I’d go on reading…which is just as well as I’m on the blog tour for the book in a few weeks time!
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I agree that the first sentence paints quite a picture! I liked the blurb too though and will keep this one in mind.
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I have read and loved two books by this author, and recently added this one to my list. I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine for today: “DON’T WAKE UP”
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I’m really looking forward to it too – I recommended A Mother’s Confession to so many people.
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