chesilbeach Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 She sees the bodies first. On the outskirts of the village, a pair of man's books and a woman's bare feet, the toes pointing down to the ground like a dancer. Citadel by Kate Mosse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 "No." The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 They were together, so they were happy. All Our Worldly Goods by Irène Némirovsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 "No." The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom "It was the 'Mum' that did it." Can Anybody Help Me? - Sinead Crowley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 The dream receded quickly and Stephanie recalled little of it, beside an anxious desire to leave a cold, greyish place; a narrow space in which people stood too close to her. No One Gets Out Alive - Adam Nevill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 In Rue Las Cases it was as quiet as during the height of summer; and every open window was screened by a yellow blind. Dimanche and other stories by Irène Némirovsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. The Lovely Bones~ Alice Sebold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 'Mother?' Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolf woolf Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 "Well, prince, Genoa and Lucca are now nothing more than estates taken over by the Buonaparte family. No, I give you fair warning. If you won't say this means war, if you will allow yourself to condone all the ghastly atrocities perpetrated by that antichrist - yes that's what I think he is - I shall disown you. You're no friend of mine - not the "faithful slave" you claim to be.. But how are you? How are your keeping? I can see I'm intimidating you. Do sit down and talk to me." War & Peace, Vol. 1 by Leo Tolstoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. Middlemarch by George Eliot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Abandon Hope... ...and bash in her skull before you go. I, Zombie/ Hugh Howey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 "Orange juice was not scheduled for Fridays." - The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Great opening line, Frankie. It immediately placed me in Don's mind again. 'This is a true story.' The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson (Meh. I thought I'd have a more interesting opening line to contribute.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 'In the beginning, Man created the new women, the eves.'1 1Audio Guide to the Rules for Proper female Behaviour, the Original Father Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadya Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 'After they'd gone Eva slid the bolt across the door and disconnected the telephone'. - The Woman Who Went to Bed for A Year by Sue Townsend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Great opening line, Frankie. It immediately placed me in Don's mind again. Yep Instant Don mode 'After they'd gone Eva slid the bolt across the door and disconnected the telephone'. - The Woman Who Went to Bed for A Year by Sue Townsend I sometimes wish one could just do that ... I hope you enjoy the novel, I really like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 It was not Miss Penelope Lumley's first journey on a train, but it was the first one she had taken alone. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen.d Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 She couldn't say at first what woke her. The Silent Tide by Rachel Hore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 'It's Columbus Day weekend, and they lucked out with gorgeous weather, an Indian-summer day in October. 'Love Anthony' by Lisa Genova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 'Hold my hand, Sophie. We have to leave!'The Wolf Princess by Cathryn Constable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 " 'I resign,' said Israel. " The Book Stops Here by Ian Sansom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 "Lord Akeldama, I will not have you involving my daughter in some seedy tea extraction mission!" Prudence by Gail Carriger (it's not actually my current book, but I pre-ordered it and it was delivered today, and I'm so excited that I can't wait to have a sneaky peek! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 It all really began, all the terrible business that followed, on the day Aunt Rosamund's door handle went missing. Heap House by Edward Carey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 "Ruth woke at four in the morning and her blurry brain said, 'Tiger'." The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Celia Marston was standing on a wooden stool and looking out of the high-set window. Celia by E. H. Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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