Thursday, August 9, 2018

Book Beginning: The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS

THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!

MY BOOK BEGINNING



November 7th -- Plant the indoor bulbs. Just as I am in the middle of them, Lady Boxe calls. I say, untruthfully, how nice to see her, and beg her to sit down while I just finish the bulbs.

The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield. This book is cracking me up. It's like a cross between the Mapp & Lucia books by E. F. Benson and Bridget Jones's Diary. So droll.




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





10 comments:

  1. Your book looks like a fun one. Hope you are reading it out in the sun by water!
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  2. It does sound like fun - enjoy it.

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  3. I think I've heard of this one, sounds like a good read.

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  4. I like the sound of this one.

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  5. Oh this sounds fun! I love the drollness of it all and somehow I've missed this one.

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  6. Enjoy your book! Thanks for hosting.

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  7. Sounds like a fun story. Happy reading!

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  8. Amazing how the droll voice comes through in just the first few words. Hope you continue to enjoy it.

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  9. I can already picture the characters.

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  10. Glad to hear you're having fun with your read.

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