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Great Opening Paragraph 140… ‘Miss Benson’s Beetle’ #amreading #FirstPara

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“When Margery was ten, she fell in love with a beetle.”
Rachel JoyceFrom ‘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 

And if you’d like to share a link to THIS post, try:
#FirstPara MISS BENSON’S BEETLE by Rachel Joyce #books #amreading https://wp.me/p2ZHJe-7gx via @SandraDanby

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This entry was posted in #FirstParas and tagged am reading, beetles, book taster, books, first page, first paragraph, first sentence, Rachel Joyce on August 12, 2025 by sandradan1.

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