It’s First Line Friday, which means it’s time to open the book nearest you and share the first line.
Today I’m sharing from The Space Between Words by Michele Phoenix:
My name is Adeline Baillard, and my life may end today.
Doesn’t that make you want to keep reading?
About the Book
When Jessica regains consciousness in a French hospital on the day after the Paris attacks, all she can think of is fleeing the site of the horror she survived. But Patrick, the steadfast friend who hasn’t left her side, urges her to reconsider her decision. Worn down by his insistence, she reluctantly agrees to follow through with the trip they’d planned before the tragedy.
“The pages found you,” Patrick whispered.
“Now you need to figure out what they’re trying to say.”
During a stop at a country flea market, Jessica finds a faded document concealed in an antique. As new friends help her to translate the archaic French, they uncover the story of Adeline Baillard, a young woman who lived centuries before—her faith condemned, her life endangered, her community decimated by the Huguenot persecution.
“I write for our descendants, for those who will not understand the cost of our survival.”
Determined to learn the Baillard family’s fate, Jessica retraces their flight from France to England, spurred on by a need she doesn’t understand.
Could this stranger who lived three hundred years before hold the key to Jessica’s survival?
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This looks like an interesting read.
Here is mine:
“I never meant for any of it to happen.”
The Last Summer by Brandy Bruce
That’s an intriguing first line – it’s something many of us can relate to.
What an intriguing first line!
November 12, 2011
This is for them. This is for the magic. This is for every little dreamer in the room. A Season to Dance – Patricia Beal
A Season to Dance is on my to-read list. I think you’ve convinced me I need to move it further it up my list.
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Ohhh, that is a good first line! This week I’m featuring “To Wager Her Heart”! It’s a great book, full of fun characters and history. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I love fun characters and history – I’ll have to check it out.
I would definitely keep reading! Welcome to the group, have a great weekend!
It was hard to put down. It’s a timeslip novel, so the challenge was not skipping through the contemporary scenes to get back to Adeline’s story.
Wow! Intense first line…happy Friday!
Yes – it’s a first line that encouraged me to keep reading.
Have a great weekend!
Looks like a book for me to investigate.
It’s definitely worth checking out. Have a great weekend!
That first line definitely sucks you in.
I thought so – I’m pleased you agree.