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Book Fun Friday #48 #BookBeginnings #TheFriday56 #FirstLineFriday #BookBloggerHop

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 Man in My Attic by Robin Mahle

Publication Date: August 22, 2024

He’s in our house.
I never imagined that moving into our dream home, a beautiful Virginia Colonial, would unravel my life.The renovations are finally complete and I revel in the quiet moments, sipping coffee in the morning sun.

But something is off. At first, it’s little things — a creak in the floorboards, a misplaced item. I brush them off, chalking it up to the house settling. My husband Jacob is more distant, buried in late-night meetings and coming home reeking of whiskey and lies.

But I love my life. So I let things go, sweeping them under the rug, because it’s easier that way. That my husband is having an affair isn’t an idea I’m ready to face or believe yet, either.

Our four-year-old son Noah mentions his new friend, Billy, who lives in the walls. I dismiss it as a child’s imagination. Maybe he’s picked up on the strains in our marriage.

As we’re having dinner, Noah peers at his father. “Billy said he knows what you did.” The idea my son knows about his father’s transgressions sends a ball of rage rumbling in my gut . . . and a shiver of fear.

Then one night I hear something — a soft thump in the attic. My heart pounds as I creep up the stairs, the silence of the house amplifying every sound. I reach the top, my breath hitching as I push open the attic door . . .

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First Sentence:

It had taken some getting used to — the quiet that surrounded our home. After months of renovations, everything was now complete. My husband and I loved our Virginia colonial in the suburbs of Alexandria. We’d taken steps to ensure the restoration returned it to its original beauty, plus a few modern conveniences.

Page 56

“But you said no one was in our house,” I pleaded. “Are you saying you were wrong?”

Today’s Question Is: –   Some people find when the days lengthen in August, they have more time for leisure reading. Do you have a list of books you want to read at the end of summer? If yes, what titles are on it?  (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

A: Keeled Over at the Cliffside by Nancy Stewart

The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore

Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin

These are just a few I am going to start to read. I have the holiday season on the brain, can you tell?

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