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.
I'm currently reading this one. The excerpts are from the E-ARC.
Book Beginnings
Lenny Marks seldom found herself unprepared.
This is from chapter 6 on my e-reader. I didn't want to use anything at 56% in case it was a spoiler.
Lenny rode quickly past the meandering pub patrons. The rush of cold air on her face was sobering.
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Lenny Marks is excellent at not having a life.
She bikes home from work at exactly 4pm each day, buys the same groceries for the same meals every week, and owns thirty-six copies of The Hobbit (currently arranged by height). The closest thing she has to a friendship is playing Scrabble against an imaginary Monica Gellar while watching Friends reruns.
And Lenny Marks is very, very good at not remembering what happened the day her mother and stepfather disappeared when she was still a child. The day a voice in the back of her mind started whispering, You did this.
Until a letter from the parole board arrives in the mail—and when her desperate attempts to ignore it fail, Lenny starts to unravel. As long-buried memories come to the surface, Lenny’s careful routines fall apart. For the first time, she finds herself forced to connect with the community around her, and unexpected new relationships begin to bloom. Lenny Marks may finally get a life—but what if her past catches up to her first?
Equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming, Kerryn Mayne’s stunning debut is an irresistible novel about truth, secrets, vengeance, and family lost and found, with a heroine who's simply unforgettable.
What do you think? What are you sharing today?
Thanks for sharing. I hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
I am pulled into this story immediately by the quotes and the synopsis.
ReplyDeleteThat looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading this one! I already can relate to Lenny Marks from that opening. Haha! Have a great weekend, Yvonne!
ReplyDeleteThat looks good.
ReplyDeleteChildren too often think themselves at fault. Sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like an interesting read. I look forward to seeing your review of it!
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