BLOGWORDS – Friday 12 May 2017 – FIRST LINE FRIDAY – WHITE OLEANDER by JANET FITCH
FIRST LINE FRIDAY – WHITE OLEANDER by JANET FITCH
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THE BLURB:
Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes-each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned-becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.
THE FIRST LINE:
The Santa Anas blew in hot from the desert, shriveling the last of the spring grass into whiskers of pale straw. Only the oleanders thrived, their delicate poisonous blooms, their dagger green leaves.
MY THOUGHTS:
White Oleander is a “journey of self-discovery” which is why it resonated with me so.
GENRE:
Contemporary Women’s Fiction
STARS:
Haven’t read the book but I saw the movie (ages ago) and it was intense.
Good morning. Read this book with a box of tissues nearby. My first line is from, “Stars in the Grass,” by Ann Marie Stewart.
“We rushed upward into the night sky, lifted by an unseen force.”
Enjoy! 🙂
interesting – that’s a new one to me! good morning Kathy, thanks so much for popping in today!
You are very welcome.
Sounds like an intense one! I have the first line from Tamara Leigh’s ‘The Vexing’ on my blog today, but I’m going to leave you with the first line from ‘Still Falling’ by Crystal Walton, releasing on 17th May:
“On his way to their squad car, NYPD Officer Josh D’Angelo fanned away a sense of dread rising with the steam coming through the subway grates.”
Happy Friday 🙂
also interesting, and also new (author) to me – thanks for popping by today!
My first line comes from The Magnolia Duchess by Beth White.
AUGUST 13, 1814
MOBILE POINT
She could set fire to the letter in her pocket and it would still be true.
that is SOME letter!!! love me some historical fiction, and anything with Magnolia in the title is gonna catch my eye! thanks for sharing, Caryl!
On my blog today I’m sharing a line from Pepper Basham’s book The Thorn Healer. I wanted to share something different in the comment, so I’m choosing a book that my son is currently reading.
“As soon as she heard the first pop, pop, pop of the distant muskets, the young mother extinguished the morning fire and closed and barred the cabins shutter.” Abandoned on the Wild Frontier (The Trailblazer books) by: Dave & Neta Jackson Bethany House, 1995
good western! mid grade i presume? LOVE that your son is a reader, too! thanks so much for popping in today! and ps, love all of Pepper’s books!
Hi Robin, yes it’s a middle grade level book. It is part of a great collection of historical stories!
oh i do love me some historical stories, ‘specially fiction! 😉
This is the first sentence:
“I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.” ~ Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Dinh @ Arlene’s Book Club
that does sound dark… thanks so much for popping by today Dinh!
On my blog today is the first line from Irene Hannon’s Sea Rose Lane so I am going to leave the first line from Between the Reins by Liz Isaacson that is releasing on May 16th. “The barn door banged open as Gil, one of the male counselors, burst through it, “Owen, there’s a fight we need your help with.”
BAM! action from the start! thanks for sharing Jane!
Hi Robin!
I read this book eons ago. Such a good one! Happy Mother’s Day!
Hullo Andi, it’s been in my TBR pile for a while now – picked it up for today’s post, didn’t even think about the mother-daughter tangle of the story!! so glad you popped over today!
Happy Saturday! 🙂
Hullo Heather – missed your comment earlier! thanks for popping by today! and Happy saturday to you, too
Great word-painting in the first line! I like it!
isn’t it though!! thanks so much for popping by, Amanda!
I have not seen the movie, nor read the book, but it does sound intriguing!
Hullo Jessica, thanks for popping by today! it’s in my TB(re)R pile but goodness knows when i’ll get to it! maybe i’ll add to my netflix line up…
I’ve never seen a desert in person but I imagine that would be an adventure more pleasantly experienced through a book 😉