BOOK BEGINNINGS: STILL LIFE by LOUISE PENNY 27.5.16

~ STILL LIFE by Canadian author, Louise Penny
Publisher: Sphere / Hachette UK
1st published 2005 ~ My FRIDAY BOOK BEGINNINGS 
feature for this final Friday of May! The opening sentence or two of my book of choice?
~ " Miss Jane Neal met her maker in the early morning mist of Thanksgiving Sunday.  It was pretty much a surprise all round. Miss Neal's was not a natural death , unless you're of the belief everything happens as it's supposed to.  If so, for her seventy-six years Jane Neal had been walking toward this final moment when death met her in the brilliant maple woods on the verge of the village of Three Pines. " ~
Thoughts?
At last.  I have finally received the first in series of Chief Inspector Gamache. I was ready to go back to the beginnings with this novel.
And I became more connected to the residents of the rural Quebec village in Canada as I joined in their
Thanksgiving celebrations, art show  preparations, and village life.
Moving on through the series will benefit from these
character introductions.  Looking forward to the storytelling... ~ Find many more Friday Book Beginnings at Gilion's
Rose City Reader linkup and add yours. ~ 
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at Carrie's First Line Fridays
Leaving your book's First Line in comments - super easy!

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Freda's Friday 56 linkup features any quote from page 56 [or 56%] of any book. #Friday56
I'm posting from STILL LIFE as above.
" This village was old, and you don't get to be old without knowing grief.  And loss. "
~*~ I've found these Book Beginnings and Book quotes to be avenues of introduction. Whether new finds or not,
a great way to explore and possibly discover new books and their
book blogging readers.  Have you participated in these or similar book introductions? What's the fav part of your experience?    
~*~ Looking for weekend reading companions?
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June 1 - Sept 5 with Cathy of 746 Books
My list of twenty HERE.  Choose 10/15/20 to suit
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BOOK BEGINNINGS: WRITING TO WAKE THE SOUL by KAREN HERING 20.5.16

FRIDAY'S  BOOK BEGINNINGS 
This Week?

~ Publisher:  Atria Books / Simon Schuster
Published: November 2013 ~ Following host Gilion's prompt at Rose City Reader,  here's the beginning to WRITING TO WAKE THE SOUL by Karen Hering ~
What
  Is the                     Root of all these      Words?                    One thing: love.
                                    --Hafiz "The human gift of language is born of the desire to connect, to share our experience with each other. Our words are bridges built between one person and the next while also crossing time, from the moment they are written down to the moment they are lifted from the page by a reader."
* The end of the above sentence really captures my imagination,
as does the book's title.
I anticipate a great long weekend of reading
with this book a prime part.
Further to anyone with interest, an extended excerpt posted HERE and a shorter post , interestingly, on Beginnings HERE
Karen Hering's back cover quote I find inspiring ~

"Begin writing whenever you are ready and
follow wherever it leads."
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Have a great weekend!
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BOOK BEGINNINGS: BRIDE OF A DISTANT ISLE by SANDRA BYRD 12.5.16

FRIDAY BOOK BEGINNINGS
featuring today's choice
BRIDE OF A DISTANT ISLE

~ BRIDE OF A DISTANT ISLE Daughters of Hampshire: Book 2 Author Sandra Byrd
Published by Howard Books/Simon&Schuster
Released March 2016  NEAR MILFORD ON SEA, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND MAY 1851

I had no warning before evil befell me. I'd forgotten how the sea around Highcliffe relentlessly pounds the land, undermining it so fiercely that the earth quickens, churns, and slips: the breakers smother all sound,
throwing off thickly salted mist that clouds vision like a cataract.  For this reason, I had no signal that someone was approaching.  Instead, I suddenly felt his breath curdling in my ear. The whispering started...

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Atmospheric, poetic writing, I anticipate exceptional reading of this second historical novel of the Hampshire series.
Sandra Byrd is a word artist I particularly enjoy.
A dark beginning, I'm looking for undivided time to get into this story ...

~*~ Join us for Book Beginnings on Fridays with host Gilion.  Post the first sentence [or so] of your current read,

including author, and title.
Any first impressions or thoughts also welcome.

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Rose City Reader - tweeting? use #bookbeginnings

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BOOK BEGINNINGS: TOGETHER AT THE TABLE by HILLARY MANTON LODGE 5.5.16

~ TOGETHER AT THE TABLE :
A Novel of Lost Love and Second Helpings
Two Blue Doors Book 3 Author Hillary Manton Lodge Published by Random House Inc Release Date  May 3rd 2016
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"As the days grow short, some faces grow long.  But not mine.
Every autumn, when the wind turns cold and darkness comes early,
I am suddenly happy.  It's time to start making soup again.
 - Leslie Newman"
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I am so pleased with this new release of 2 days.
Filled with luscious and unique Italian recipes from the story's Two Blue Doors restaurant
 set in Portland OR, familial issues, travel, mysterious ancestry hunting, and romantic interests.
Writing is crisp, settings contemporary,
and plot has me avidly pursuing each new chapter.
Enjoying the reading opportunity, I'm shopping to find books
1 [A Table By the Window] and 2 [Reservations for Two]
once I complete book 3! ~*~ Join us for Book Beginnings on Fridays.  Post the first sentence [or so] of your current read,

including author, and title.
Any first impressions or thoughts also welcome.

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BOOK BEGINNINGS 29.4.16

BOOK BEGINNINGS ~

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LAND OF SILENCE by Tessa Afshar Published by Tyndale House May 1st 2016 Release Date

~ When I think of the ruin my life has become,
the slow wrecking of my dreams, the destruction of every love,
I always return to the bee.  That one tiny sting, which robbed my place of favor in my father's heart and changed the course of my destiny.
~*~ This captivates me.  Poetic, colourful, and emotive writing in a foreign setting I want to immerse myself into. I'm looking forward to reading more... * Which book will you share for Book Beginnings ?

Post the first sentence [or so] of your current read,
including author, and title.
Any first impressions or thoughts also welcome.

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BOOK BEGINNINGS AND FRIDAY FINDS 22.4.16

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HapPy Friday!

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Sharing my book finds from this week with MizB
at FRIDAY FINDS.

Whether discovered online, bookstore, library, thrift shop,
friends, etc [not necessarily purchased].

This is the time and place to share your new book finds.

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Here are a few of mine for this week ...

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C. Christopher Smith - READING FOR THE COMMON GOOD - Non Fiction

Karen Halvorsen Schreck - BROKEN GROUND - Fiction

Karen Kingsbury - BRUSH OF WINGS - Fiction

Sandra Byrd - BRIDE OF A DISTANT ISLE - Fiction

Jennifer Wilder Morgan - COME TO THE GARDEN - Non Fiction

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Another FRIDAY FIND for me is Rose City Reader's
BOOK BEGINNINGS

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Posting the first sentence [or so] of your current read,
including author, and title.
Any first impressions or thoughts also welcome.

Link your Friday posts HERE.

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My Book Beginning?

From THE PROPHETESS :Deborah's Story
by Jill Eileen Smith

"When new gods were chosen,
then war was in the gates.
Deborah, poet, prophetess,
                   and judge in Israel"

Always fascinated with Deborah's role in historic accounts,
I was sure not to miss this new fictional account.
The book beginning sets the background for what we know of the time in Israel's history.
Now what will I come to know about Deborah as daughter, wife, and mother, along with public roles as poet,  prophetess, and judge ... ~*~ I look forward to finding more FRIDAY Book FINDS and BOOK BEGINNINGS. Find links as above and Comment to let us know what you've discovered.
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