Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence of the book you’re reading. The Friday 56 – As many of you know Freda over at Freda’s Voice hosted The Friday56 for many years. Since Freda is no longer blogging The Friday 56 is now hosted by, Anne over at My Head Is Full of Books. So grab a book, turn to page 56 or 56% in your e-reader, and share a non-spoiler sentence or two. First Line Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Reading is My Superpower that asks you to share the first sentence of the book you’re reading. Book Blogger Hop asks a question of general interest or discussion hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer
My book for today is The Missing Body by Kerry Wilkinson
Publication Date: July 12, 2024
I ran to get help. But her body disappeared. Will anyone believe me?
Megan is unpacking in the spare room of her sister’s house when she hears the scream.
Racing to the nearby woods, she is shocked to see a young woman’s unconscious her pink top bright against the earth, her long, dark hair wet from a nearby stream. But when desperate Megan returns with the police, all they find is empty woodland.
She’s been through so much, her sister whispers, welcoming her home with a kind smile. You can’t blame her for seeing things.
But Megan knows what she saw – and her past shouldn’t come into it. Was the young woman dead, or dying? How can a body just disappear?
Megan left home for a good reason. Now, confronting the past could be the only way to find the truth.But what if Megan is in danger, too? And what price will she have to pay, to find the girl from the woods?
First Sentence:
‘Heat rises’, that’s what people say. It’s one of those certainties in life; like Popes being Catholic, bears doing their business in woods, and middle-aged men suddenly deciding they like salmon-coloured shirts.
Page 56
Back outside, Megan closed the door and picked up the bike from the grass. She was about to set off when she noticed that, unlike everything inside, the bushes at the side of the house had been disturbed. The grass was long and unkempt but the shrub was squashed tight to the property line, as if it had been pushed past harshly and frequently.
Today’s Question Is: – Which do you enjoy doing more on the 4th of July: watching fireworks light up the sky or reading an inviting book? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
A: I would much rather read a good book and block out all the unnecessary noise around me.
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