Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros to share the first paragraph sometimes two, of a book that she’s reading or is planning to read soon.
This week’s opening is from The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan.
It begins:
I fly in my sleep every night. When I was little I could fly without being asleep; now I can’t even though I practise and practise. And after what I saw last night I want more than ever to fly wide-awake. Mam always says: I want never gets. Is that true?
Blurb (from the back cover):
Young Gwenni Morgan has a gift. She can fly in her sleep. She’s also fond of strawberry whip, detective stories and asking difficult questions. When a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, she resolves to uncover the secret of his disappearance and return him to his children. She truthfully records what she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences – for Gwenni, her family and her community – of finding it out?
Gwenni Morgan is an unforgettable creation, and this portrait of life in a small Welsh town on the brink of change in the 1950s is enthralling, moving and utterly real. Mari Strachan’s debut is a magical novel that will transport you to another time and place.
I like the idea of being able to fly.
What do you think – would you read on?
Oh I loved this book. I had forgotten about it till I saw this post and then it’s all come flooding back. I hope you enjoy.
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Thanks, Emma.
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I really think you’ll enjoy this one, Margaret. It’s very well-written, and I very much like the character of Gwenni Morgan. I’m delighted you’re reading it, and I look forward to your thoughts when you’ve finished.
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I hope I enjoy it as much as you did, Margot.
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This book is new to me but sounds intriguing. I hope you are enjoying it. My book this week is Killman Creek by Rachel Caine. Happy reading!
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Thank you.
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How fascinating! I do want to know more. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “SING, UNBURIED, SING”
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I hadn’t heard of this book before. It sounds like an engaging story.
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This is a new author and new book to me, but I’m quite intrigued.
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Definitely intrigued
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I donated this one unread and, now I’m sorry I did….sounds good.
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Sounds like a wonderful narrator so, yep, would continue reading!
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I’m on the fence with this one. I would need to read just a bit more to decide.
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