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Great Opening Paragraph 139… ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ #amreading #FirstPara

“Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.”
JK RowlingFrom ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ by JK Rowling

Try one of these #FirstParas & discover a new author:-
The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt 
Lucky You’ by Carl Hiassen 
The Hobbit’ by JRR Tolkein

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#FirstPara HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE by JK Rowling #books #amreading https://wp.me/p2ZHJe-7gsvia @SandraDanby