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YOUR BOOK BEGINNING
MY BOOK BEGINNING
One foot in the single shell like a blue heron lifting off water, I pushed off from the dock and lowered myself into the seat. In twenty strokes I cleared the cove.
– Carry the Sky by Kate Gray, published by Forest Avenue Press.
Kate Gray is a poet and teacher, the author of three poetry collections. Carry the Sky is her beautiful, sad, funny first novel, set in a boarding school in the 1980s, which has gained praise from readers and fellow writers.
Sounds good! Thanks for sharing...and hosting.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely line .... sounds so serene!
ReplyDeleteI stopped and wondered about "single shell" but the rest of your selection made it clear. Sounds like a beautiful and serene scene.
ReplyDeleteYou can tell there is a poet in her by her writing style.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised she's a poet given her lovely descriptiveness in that passage. Sounds like nice read! Hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine the scene in my mind. I would love to be the one stepping into the kayak (?) and heading out.
ReplyDeletesherry @ My Friday Memes
I like the beginning.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely...love the description.
Thanks for sharing.
There is so much elegance to this author's writing; it almost feels like I'm reading something from Jane Austen. The imaginary is inviting :)
ReplyDeleteI loved the teaser. I'm going to have to look for the book. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting. Hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThat was a very descriptive opening. I imagine that he poetry is lovely.
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