I thought I’d read – The Distant Hours by Kate Morton, at least I thought from the title that I had read it. But when I read some reviews of it on LibraryThing it didn’t sound at all familiar. Then I couldn’t find the book on my fiction bookshelves and I thought maybe I’d given it away, thinking I’d read it, when I haven’t – panic! Eventually, I found it in a bookcase full of non-fiction – apart from this and a few other novels that I’d put there whilst tidying up one day.
Looking at it it seems ideal for R.I.P.VII – ‘A dilapidated castle, aristocratic twins, a troubled sister and a series of dark secrets cast a whispery spell in Morton’s third book.’ (Quoted on the back cover from Marie Claire)
It begins:
Hush … Can you hear him?
The trees can. They are the first to know that he is coming.
Listen! The trees of the deep, dark wood, shivering and jittering their leaves like papery hulls of beaten silver; the sly wind, snaking through their tops, whispering that it will soon begin.
The trees know, for they are old and have seen it all before.
I can hardly wait to read it, but I have to because I’m only halfway into Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong and that is really good – I have to finish that first!
Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea hosts this weekly meme. The idea is that you post the opening paragraph (sometimes maybe a few ) of a book you decided to read based on the opening paragraph (s).
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The language is beautiful and haunting…I would definitely keep reading! I’ve had my eye on this one for awhile. Thanks for sharing.
Here’s MY TUESDAY MEMES POST
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Sounds ever so good. Enjoy.
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Sounds spooky. Here’s Mine
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I haven’t read this one but own it, and it never crossed my mind to list it for Cal’s RIP VII Challenge — sounds perfect!! Enjoy. I may add it to my list as well. Thanks so much for joining in!
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I enjoyed this book and hope you do as well.
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That sounds good! I really enjoyed The Forgotten Garden, so I’d keep going with this one, too.
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nice, that sounds really good
here is mine
Tuesday Teaser and Intros
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I wasn’t as keen on this book as her previous two. Could have done with being shorter, too padded out in my opinion. Although the plot of the book is good.
Will be interested to hear what you think when you get to it.
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Margaret – Oh, that does sound intriguing! Little wonder you’re so keen to read it now. I hope you’ll post a review when you’ve finished it.
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See what happens when you resort to tidying up? Books get misshelved! Glad you found it as it sounds simply marvelous. Enjoy. I’m planning on doing RIP myself again this year–wonderful time of the year.
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