Friday, January 8, 2021

Book Beginnings Friday & Friday 56 1/8/21

 

Book Beginnings on Friday is now hosted by Rose City Reader

The Friday 56 is hosted at Freda's Voice

Check out the links above for the rules and for the posts of the participants each week. Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

MY BOOK BEGINNING
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On her favorite day of the year, Elizabeth Davenport awoke alone, as she had done every day for the best part of five decades.

MY 56%
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Elizabeth was pleased to leave the chaos of the Accident and Emergency department behind.
SYNOPSIS:

ONE OF POPSUGAR'S BEST ROMANCE NOVELS OF NOVEMBER 2020!

"A story of love long postponed but never forgotten, Little Wishes is a tale to be treasured. Michelle's Adam's lovely, luminous writing is a beacon that draws readers closer and brings them home to the lasting truths about life and love." —Marie Bostwick, New York Times bestselling author of The Restoration of Celia Fairchild

For anyone who loves One Day in December and Me Before You, a sweeping love story, written with tenderness, warmth, and a generosity of spirit, about first love and second chances, a lifelong dream and finding the courage to follow your heart.

On her favorite day of the year, Elizabeth Davenport awakens in her cottage on the wild and windy Cornish coast, opens her front door, and discovers a precious gift: the small blue crocus and a note that begins I Wish . . . The notes are never signed, but she knows they’ve been left by her first and truest love, Tom Hale. Each of these precious missives convey a simple wish for something they had missed, and the life they might have shared, if circumstances hadn't forced them apart all those years ago. She has kept them all. 

But on this day, what should have been the fiftieth anniversary of their falling in love, the gift fails to arrive. Could something have happened to Tom? Elizabeth has always been plagued by thoughts of “what if?” Propelled by worry and decades of pent up longing, Elizabeth packs a little suitcase, leaves Porthsennenon, and journeys to London . . . to find the love of her life once again. 

Finding him, Elizabeth is faced with the desperate knowledge that any time they might have now is running out.  Never before had she thought that she might truly lose time—forever. And now, knowing that life is too short, Elizabeth vows to fulfill as many of Tom’s wishes as she can. Yet she fears that her efforts may expose the shameful secret that, until now, has kept them apart.

Can she continue to hide the truth, or will she have the courage to reveal herself completely and finally make their dreams come true—before it’s too late?



10 comments:

  1. Now I am captivated! I want to find out what happens, and I can feel the characters and their predicaments. Thanks for sharing. Here's mine: “THE WIFE UPSTAIRS”

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    1. So far it's very good. A love that has spanned 50 years but apart. So sad what they have missed. I'm not far into it but am loving it. I wish I could read all day everyday. But I do have to live too. lol Cook, eat, sleep.. you know.
      I loved THE WIFE UPSTAIRS.
      Thank you for stopping by.

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  2. Sounds like a touching story! Happy weekend!

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    1. Yes, so far it is very much so.
      A different one from my usual thrillers.
      I am enjoying it so far too.

      Have a great weekend and happy reading!

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  3. This sounds heartbreaking and sweet all rolled into one. I love the sound of it. I hope you have a great weekend, Linda. Happy Reading!

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    1. Oh it is both. One minute I am crying then I am hoping. This is a very good book. It's told from the NOW and the THEN. It's my first by this author. So far it has me not wanting to put it down.
      I hope you have a great weekend also.
      Happy reading and
      Thank you for stopping by!

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  4. That cover looks very inviting. Thanks for sharing!

    Lauren @ Always Me

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    1. Yes I agree and it's so good. I've not even read but almost half and loving it so much. Doing a lot of crying though.
      Thank you for stopping by.

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  5. Looking forward to your thoughts on this one!

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    1. I can honestly say this is the saddest happy story I have ever read. It's so good.
      Thank you for the nice complement.
      Thanks for stopping by.

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