This week I'm joining in Book Beginnings on Friday. It's hosted by Rose City Reader. This is where we post the beginning of the books we are reading or will be reading.
I'm also joining in for the Friday 56.
Freda at Freda's Voice started and hosted The Friday 56 for a long, long time. She is taking a break and Anne at My Head if Full of Books has taken on hosting duties in her absence. Please visit Anne's blog and link to your Friday 56 post.
Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.
It's that simple.
Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.
It's that simple.
This week I'm reading...
Book Beginnings
1956
"Pop Goes the Weasel" is what Ruth hears when she opens the conference room door.
This is at 56% on my e-reader.
Ruth takes a breath, takes herself back to one of the most terrifying times of her life.
Synopsis from Goodreads:
She was only eleven-and-a-half inches tall, but she would change the world. Barbie is born in this bold new novel by USA Today bestselling author Renée Rosen.
When Ruth Handler walks into the boardroom of the toy company she co-founded and pitches her idea for a doll unlike any other, she knows what she’s setting in motion. It might just take the world a moment to catch up.
In 1956, the only dolls on the market for little girls let them pretend to be mothers. Ruth’s vision for a doll shaped like a grown woman and outfitted in an enviable wardrobe will let them dream they can be anything.
As Ruth assembles her team of creative rebels—head engineer Jack Ryan who hides his deepest secrets behind his genius and designers Charlotte Johnson and Stevie Klein, whose hopes and dreams rest on the success of Barbie’s fashion—she knows they’re working against a ticking clock to get this wild idea off the ground.
In the decades to come—through soaring heights and devastating personal lows, public scandals and private tensions— each of them will have to decide how tightly to hold on to their creation. Because Barbie has never been just a doll—she’s a legacy.
What do you think? What are you sharing today?
So is this based on facts? I wondered if it was nonfiction then I saw "novel" below the title.
ReplyDeleteIt's labeled "historical fiction". It takes the real story of how Barbie was created and fictionalizes it but all the facts are true. There is one fictional character, though. Mostly it features the creator of Barbie who is a real person. That sounded confusing, didn't it? I wonder how I'm going to review this, but I'm still reading :)
DeleteI was curious about this book. I guess it would be classified as historical fiction.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is historical fiction. Only one of the characters is fictional. The rest are real life people. It's very interesting.
DeleteThat looks good. I never was a Barbie fan as a kid, but I enjoy playing them with my great-nieces.
ReplyDeleteI've been really curious about this one and can't wait to read your thoughts on it, Yvonne. I hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteBarbie certainly has made a difference. Whether for good or not, time will tell.
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds good! Thanks for sharing.
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