“When Margery was ten, she fell in love with a beetle.”
From ‘Miss Benson’s Beetle’ by Rachel Joyce
Read my review of MISS BENSON’S BEETLE.
Here’s the #FirstPara of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, also by Rachel Joyce.
… and here are my reviews of other books by Rachel Joyce:-
MAUREEN FRY AND THE ANGEL OF THE NORTH
PERFECT
THE LOVE SONG OF MISS QUEENIE HENNESSY
Try a #FirstPara & discover a new author:-
‘The Slaves of Solitude’ by Patrick Hamilton
‘Queen Camilla’ by Sue Townsend
‘The Secret Agent’ by Joseph Conrad
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What an intriguing opening line.
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I love it!
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