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
The year was 1921. The month was May. The city was Paris. And I had just bought a new hat that I remember to this day: an exquisite, wide-brimmed straw hat trimmed with an enormous silk violet.
Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet, edited by Ruth Reichl. I love every minute spent with this book.
This is the beginning of the first essay, "Paris in the Twenties," by Irene Corbally Kuhn, written in 1988.
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.
EARLY BIRDS & SLOWPOKES: This weekly post goes up Thursday evening for those who like to get their posts up and linked early on. But feel free to add a link all week.
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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
Nice choice, Gillon! Happy holidays!
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ReplyDeleteThis is not one for me I'm afraid, although not having heard for either the author or the magazine before, I was quite taken in by those lovely opening lines and beguiling cover art and it was only when I decided to check out the full premise, did I realise my mistake.
I can imagine this being such an interesting collection though, one well worth sharing and I hope that you enjoy the read.
Have a lovely Christmas and thanks for hosting :)
Yvonne
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ReplyDeleteOooh, that does sound like a fun book. You could do a theme & pair it with A. J. Liebling's Between Meals.
Reese
I love the beginning. It sounds like a lovely hat.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're enjoying it. France + Food = How can you go wrong?
ReplyDeleteI bet I would love this book. I have enjoyed two books written by Reichl so I bet one edited by her is good. My Friday Quotes Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI guess the hat made quite an impression on her. Happy hollidays
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental Friday Memes
I love Paris and hats. I wish those fancy hats worn in Art painting would come back in style. I love the one described. Merry Christmas!
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