Happy Friday! I hope you have a great day and a relaxing weekend
surrounded by books 😀! That is MY hope for the weekend, a girl's gotta
dream, right?! Welcome back to First Line Friday hosted by Meez Carrie
at Reading is My SuperPower!! To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and
leave a comment with the first line (or your link). This week I am reading The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox. While I have books on my want to read list by her, this is my first time reading this author.
Present Day
Sarah nudged aside last night's puddle of clothes with her bare foot, the exposed designer label sticking out a bit too much.
I am also linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading.
Book Beginnings:
Sarah nudged aside last night's puddle of clothes with her bare foot, the exposed designer label sticking out a bit too much. At the dresser in her childhood bedroom, she tugged open the drawer that without a doubt was just like she'd left it twelve years ago. The scent of lavender filled her nose.
About the book (from Goodreads):
Present Day. After
tragedy plunges her into grief and unresolved anger, Sarah Ashby returns
to her childhood home determined to finally follow her long-denied
dream of running Old Depot Grocery alongside her mother and grandmother.
But when she arrives, her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that the
store is closing. Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a pact to
save the store, but Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her
daughter never follows in her footsteps. She has her reasons--but
she'll certainly never reveal the real one.
1965. Glory Ann
confesses to her family that she's pregnant with her deceased fiancé's
baby. Pressured into a marriage of convenience with a shopkeeper to
preserve the family reputation, Glory Ann vows never to love again. But
some promises are not as easily kept as she imagined.
This
dual-timeline story from Amanda Cox deftly explores the complexity of a
mother-daughter dynamic, the way the secrets we keep shape our lives and
the lives of others, and the healing power of telling the truth.
Have you read The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery? What did you think?
Ooh, I love a good dual-timeline story. I somehow missed this one, but am very intrigued. That opener really pulled me in. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteHey Ashley, I am enjoying it. I love the cover and it really portrays the story well. Hope you get a chance to read it!
DeleteI never read this author but I do enjoy books that have dual-timeline stories. This sounds like a good one.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy dual-timeline stories and this one is done well!! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteGrocery Depot was a great book!
ReplyDeleteMy first line is from suspense writer C. C,. Warrens: Firefly Diaries:
Chapter One
Dry leaves stirred around Noelle’s feet as she climbed the bowed and weathered steps onto the wraparound porch.
Paula, I am enjoying it and I LOVED Firefly Diaries :)
DeleteYour highlighted book sounds like a great family drama. I'm going to give it a closer look.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Catherine, I hope you enjoy it if you decide to read it.
DeleteI JUST read a great review for this book on another blog, now I'm determined to read this one. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat's great, Wendy! I hope you enjoy it ;)
DeleteI love the title and the cover, it really draws you in. Stir sounds good!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get your relaxing weekend surrounded with books. I plan on doing exactly the same!
I am trying hard :)
DeleteI love the cover of this one and the story sounds intriguing. This weekend, I'm reading And Cowboy Makes Three by Deb Kastner. The first line is: "Angelica May Carmichael had been duped."
ReplyDeleteSounds good, Danielle, I hope you enjoy it!
DeleteI may have to try this. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLauren @ Always Me
Absolutely, thanks for stopping by Lauren.
DeleteSounds like a great book!
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