Friday, June 4, 2021

Book Beginnings Fridays & Friday's 56%!

 

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.


Book Beginning:
Prologue
AUGUST 2008
Haven Point, Maine
Maren
Maren took her mug of Coffee outside and sank into the wicker love seat. Skye would finally arrive the following day. Maren had so much she needed to tell her granddaughter. The conversation was long overdue, but Maren was still uncertain how to go about it, or even where to begin.

56%
She was not hard to spot this evening, overdressed in a full-skirted polka-dot taffeta dress, her smile close-mouthed and taut. For the moment, fortunately, she was occupied in conversation and not looking their way.


6 comments:

  1. I like the quotes. Have a great weekend!

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  2. Sounds like the makings of a great read! Happy weekend!

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    1. So far it's good.
      You have a happy weekend also.

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  3. Great excerpt! Thanks for sharing, and enjoy.

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