How to participate: Share the first line (or two) of the book you are currently reading on your blog or in the comments. Include the title and the author so we know what you're reading. Then, if you would like, let us know what your first impressions were based on that first line, and let us know if you liked or did not like the sentence. The link-up will be at A Few More Pages every Friday and will be open for the entire week.
Thanks to Becky at Page Turners for starting this meme and to Rose City Reader for inspiring it!
This week I am reading a book that I requested from NetGalley based solely on the synopsis. So far I'm LOVING it. Here are the first lines of The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons:This is a wonderfully descriptive beginning. I can almost picture the scene in my mind. Obviously the house plays a prominent part in the story, and the beginning underlines that. It is almost reminiscent of the beginning of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca.When I close my eyes I see Tyneford House. In the darkness as I lay down to sleep, I see the Purbeck stone frontage in the glow of late afternoon. The sunlight glints off the upper windows, and the air is heavy with the scents of magnolia and salt. Ivy clings to the porch archway, and a magpie pecks at the lichen coating a limestone roof tile.
What is/are the first line(s) of your current read, and what are your thoughts so far? Please leave the link to your specific post, not just to the front page of your blog.
Hi Katy,
ReplyDeleteI can see where you are coming from when you liken the opening of this book to Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca', the similarities in both those first few lines and even in certain aspects of the synopsis, are uncanny.
The words on their own would probably have been enough to keep me reading on, but as I am a huge fan of 'Rebecca', that just about swung the balance and this one is already on my reading list.
Have a great weekend and thanks for hosting.
Yvonne
I was thinking of Rebecca as I read the passage. It is reminiscent of the description of Manderley.
ReplyDeleteI love the way the descriptions "paint" the scene for us. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI had the same reaction - that this is reminiscent of Rebecca, and that the house is a character. (The title is also a clue there, right?) I love books that use places as characters.
ReplyDeleteReally like the cover art and the word crafting is so descriptive!
ReplyDeleteI like the use of words like 'magnolia' and 'salt' which gives the reader a clue about the time of year and that the house is probably near the coast.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading the author's last novel earlier this year.
I, too, thought of Rebecca when I read this. Very similar beginning.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds amazing!
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