The first sentence game

[Leonie]

RitaSkeeter wrote: ""These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr Bucket"."

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

[Leonie]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "It's a tie, but Mish is appearing first for me. Sorry Leonie :)"

No worries :)

[Mish]

Okay, here's mine:

They said I must die.

[Marianne]

oooh, I think I've read this.... but I have no idea what the book is!

[Leonie]

It sounds familiar, but I really have no idea which book it is.

[Marianne]

It's a good one, Mish!

[Mish]

Hint - aussie author, female from Adelaide. This is her debut novel.

[Marianne]

Phrynne wrote: "Don't cheat Marianne!!! I know what you are doing:)"

LOL, I only cheat when I definitely don't know it and then I won't answer!!

[Mish]

Michael wrote: "Burial Rites??"

You got it Michael. You're next :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

What happened to the answer for #102 and #103?? Am I missing something? :/

...oops sorry Michael.

[Carolyn]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "What happened to the answer for #102 and #103?? Am I missing something? :/

...oops sorry Michael."

RitaSkeeter guessed it Jools - Bel Canto but the post seems to have gone missing.

Don't know yours Michael.

[Marianne]

I noticed that too, it was there, then it was gone. GR having a little conniption.
I don't know yours either, Michael

[RitaSkeeter]

Not sure what happened to my answer post for Carolyn's question. Only got it because of the clues!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

We need more clues Michael :)

Don't keep us in the "dark" ;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Rushing over to check out Michael's favourites...........

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

From your clues I would make a guess - Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes???

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Okay. An easy one:)

"Since Atlanta she had looked out the dining car window with a delight almost physical."

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Is it a Phryne Fisher one?

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Not at all.
This author only wrote two books.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ahh perhaps Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird then?

[MaryG2E]

Carolyn wrote: "Hint #2: it's the story of a kidnapping and a beautiful romance."

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

So so close Brenda ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

MaryG2E wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Hint #2: it's the story of a kidnapping and a beautiful romance."

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett"

Rita answered that one correctly quite a few posts ago - and the post disappeared. But we've gone on with others now :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "So so close Brenda ;)...."

Go Set a Watchman

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

That's the one Brenda:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I didn't realize you'd read it yet:)


Searching....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

"The headstone was modest and hewn of black granite, granite being one of the few things never in short supply in Glenurquhart, even during the present difficulty."

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Female author; made famous by her previous book; non Aussie:) A new one coming out soon:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Her last two books have water in the title...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes Michael!!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great clue Brenda but Michael beat me to it:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

That sounds SO familiar Michael, but I will have to wait for some clues:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Great clue Brenda but Michael beat me to it:)"

I couldn't think of any others!!!

[Marianne]

I know this one!

[Kathryn]

I haven't read it, so this is an educated guess based on Michael's shelves and the blurb and people's reviews, but...Lost & Found by Brooke Davis?

[Marianne]

Pretty sure that's right, Kathryn!

[Marianne]

Yes, I checked. Your turn, Kathryn

[Kathryn]

Thanks, Marianne - you're on the ball!

"Billy O'Shannessy woke to the raucous laughter of two kookaburras seated on top of adjacent telegraph poles."

[Kathryn]

Hints available if required :-P

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes please:)

[Kathryn]

A male author and an Aussie on my read shelf. (The fact that it's a male alone should narrow it down to better odds than 50/50 since I read more women than men!)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Mmmm!

[Kathryn]

Brenda wrote: "Mmmm!"

Or...not???

[Kathryn]

Actually it does - I can almost count on fingers and toes how many books I've read by male Aussie authors - I just checked. Maybe that's something I need to try and address next year!

But that should make this a piece of cake! Almost.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well I have never read it but going from your read list I am going to guess Matthew Flinders' Cat because it sounds like something Bryce Courtenay would write!

[Kathryn]

Correct, Phrynne! You're up next!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Okay! Give me a minute think of something.......

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Here's a very easy one!

"Mr and Mrs Dursley of number four Privet Drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal thank you very much."

[Marianne]

It's a Harry Potter, but which one....

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

That's right Rita:). Your turn.