Opening sentences in a book can help the reader get a feeling for the story and setting, and the author's writing style.
Title: The Sweetness of Forgetting: A Novel by Kristin Harmel
Paperback; Gallery Books; August 7, 2012
Genre: fiction, women's fiction
Source: publisher
What do you think?
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| The Sweetness of Forgetting |
Paperback; Gallery Books; August 7, 2012
Genre: fiction, women's fiction
Source: publisher
Opening sentences: The street outside the bakery window is silent and still, and in the half hour just before sunrise, as dawn's narrow fingers are just reaching over the horizon, I can almost believe I'm the only person on earth. It's September, a week and a half after Labor Day, which in the little towns up and down Cape Cod means that the tourists have gone home, the Bostonians have boarded up their summer houses for the season, and the streets have taken on the deserted air of a restless dream.About the book: Hope McKenna-Smith's ailing grandmother Mamie, a baker, sends her to France to uncover a seventy-year-old mystery and to find out about the family history. Hope’s emotional journey takes her through the bakeries of Paris and three religious traditions, all guided by Mamie’s fairy tales and memories of Mamie's pastries at home. (from the book description)
The leaves outside have begun to change, and in a few weeks, I know they'll mirror the muted hues of sunset, although most people don't think to look here for fall foliage.
What do you think?
Since I do genealogy, this sounds like a read for me.
ReplyDeleteUncovering family mysteries--sounds like my kind of book! The writing samples here are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love the images this evokes. Great passage.
ReplyDeleteI like those opening lines! Very descriptive. Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteLove the outline of the story!
ReplyDeleteThis could be one I would like! I saw it at the bookstore the other day and loved the cover.
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