BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!
MY BOOK BEGINNING
Dr. Howard Archie had just come up from a game of pool with the Jewish clothier and two traveling men who happened to be staying overnight in Moonstone.
-- The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather. I've been swept up in this story of Thea Kronborg, the daughter of Swedish immigrants in a small prairie town in Colorado who aspires to become an opera singer.
The Song of the Lark was published in 1915 but reads like contemporary historical fiction. It should be more popular.
Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.
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TIE IN: The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice is a natural tie in with this event and there is a lot of cross over, so many people combine the two. The idea is to post a teaser from page 56 of the book you are reading and share a link to your post. Find details and the Linky for your Friday 56 post on Freda’s Voice.
YOUR BOOK BEGINNING
Written in 1915 but reads like contemporary historical fiction, that makes me want to read it, without knowing any more!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, I'll look out for it.
I read My Antonia a few years ago and felt the same way as you. Will Cather is a great writer and was popular in her own day and deserves to be read today. My Friday Quotes
ReplyDeleteAn interesting find. Too bad libraries weed out older books. I'd love a library full of books like this one to explore.
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ReplyDeleteI keep promising myself time to read some of the classical authors, but it just somehow never happens. This is another for my separate list of such authors - but if you knew just how many lists I actually have!!!
I hope that you enjoy, you always find such interesting books with which to challenge your reading :)
Yvonne
Cather has been really consistently popular at my library. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteLooks like an interesting tale!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental Friday Memes
I haven't heard of this one before, but it sounds like an interesting read. Hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lonesome cover. Thank you as always for hosting the BB for us! I'd love for you and your readers to check out mine. . . http://tinyurl.com/LisaKsBookReviewsTLM
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