Welcome to another Bookish Friday, in which we share excerpts from books…and connect with other bloggers who do the same.
Let’s begin the celebration by sharing Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and let’s showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice.
To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.
Then give us the title of the book, so others can add it to their lists! What a great way to spend a Friday.
Today’s feature is another recent download: Apples Never Fall, by Liane Moriarty.
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Book Beginning:
(Prologue)
The bike lay on the side of the road beneath a gray oak, the handlebars at an odd, jutted angle, as if it had been thrown with angry force.
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Friday 56:
Brooke swiveled her chair away from her computer. The memory of the weekend’s migraine blossomed across her forehead. (p. 56).
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Synopsis:
If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?
This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.
The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable?
The four Delaney children—Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke—were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that’s okay, now that they’re all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon.
One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted.
Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure—but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light.
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Would you keep reading?
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Ooooh a new Moriarty? That’s very intriguing! I am all about messy family dynamics, long buried secrets, and mysterious strangers in the night, so this one is definitely going into my TBR pile! I hope you enjoy it and that you have a lovely weekend 🙂
Juli @ A Universe in Words
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Thanks, Juli, you’ve summed it up nicely! I hope to love it.
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I need to read more from this author after how much I enjoyed Big Little Lies. Have a great weekend!
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Thanks, Lauren, Big Little Lies was my favorite! I hope this one will be good, too.
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I have a love-hate relationship with this author, I will probably end up reading this but it may take awhile
Here is my link:
https://twogirlsandtheirbookishlife.blogspot.com/2021/09/book-beginnings-seven-visitations-of.html
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Thanks, Teri, I loved Big Little Lies, but it took a long time to get to Nine Perfect Strangers. And I didn’t love it.
I like the sound of this one, though, so I’m hoping.
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Great snippets! I like the sounds of the writing! Happy weekend!
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Thanks, Freda, I am reading it now!
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I really need to read this author one of these days. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂
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Thanks, Ashley, I hope to love it.
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I would not keep reading from the first lines, but the synopsis makes me want to pick it up and read it! I hope it is as good as it sounds!
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Thanks, Cindy, I am hoping to love it.
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Another favorite author. This sounds so good.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I’m starting it now!
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This looks great! I’ve loved the other books by Liane Moriarty that I’ve read and I like the looks of this one.
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Thanks, Katherine, so far so good!
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