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Gone, But Not Forgotten by Phillip Margolin" Have you reached a verdict? Judge Alfred Neff asked the eight men and four women seated in the jury box."
If You're Reading This by Trent Reedy
"My father had been dead seven years the day his first letter arrived."
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
It was dark where she was crouched but the little girl did as she'd been told.
"What actually woke him was the unearthly sound itself -- a mournful shatter of frozen midnight falling to earth to pierce his heart and lodge there forever, never to melt -- but he, being who he was, assumed it was his bladder."-The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness
The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
"On a sunny October afternoon in 1933, two young men, taller than most, hurried across the University of Washington's campus."
John wrote: ""What actually woke him was the unearthly sound itself -- a mournful shatter of frozen midnight falling to earth to pierce his heart and lodge there forever, never to melt -- but he, being who he w..."!!!
---The Insect Farm by Stuart Prebble
"If you have been lucky enough to be able to tell the truth for most of your life, you probably cannot imagine how exhausting it is to spend forever living a lie."
Juanita wrote: "---The Insect Farm by Stuart Prebble"If you have been lucky enough to be able to tell the truth for most of your life, you probably cannot imagine how exhaust..."
That sounds interesting.....
The Bluest Eye
"There is really nothing more to say -- except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how. "
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
First line:
"Momma left her red satin shows in the middle of the road. That's what three eyewitnesses told the police."
Another favorite line:
""Where you been, child?... Don't you know sugar is food's best friend?" (page 330)
I read and enjoyed this book, especially since Savannah is my second home.
The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree
Elizabeth Lacy had been a member of the Darling Garden Club ever since Mrs. Blackstone started it in 1925, and president for the last two years.
John wrote: "I read and enjoyed this book, especially since Savannah is my second home."Savannah is itself one of the characters of the book, which was fun. That's on my to-visit list.
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
"I drove up to the restaurant and parked, then leaned back in my seat to think for a moment."
The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War by Gioconda Belli"With each shot I fired my body shuddered, the impact reverberating through every last joint, leaving an unbearable ringing in my head, sharp and disturbing.
Incandescent dashes of pink and gold spangled the fluffy white clouds that arched over the entrance to the Department of Good Intentions.
A pair of headlights inched down Schnebly Hill Road, down from the Mogollon Rim toward red rock-rimmed Sedona, eleven treacherous miles below.
The Sound of Gravel
Prologue:
The room feels crowded, the attention overwhelming.
Chapter 1:
I am my mother's fourth child and my father's thirty-ninth.
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce
Dear Harold,
This may come to you as some surprise. I know it is a long time since we last met, but recently I have been thinking about the past. Last year I had an operation on a tumor, but the cancer has spread....
---A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
"Ove is fifty-nine. He drives a Saab."
The first time I saw the empty store on Blossom Street I thought of my father.
The Witness by Nora Roberts
"Elizabeth Fitch's short-lived teenage rebellion began with L'Oreal Pure Black, a pair of scissors and a fake ID...it ended in blood."
Atticus by Ron Hansen
His name was Atticus Cody. He was sixty-seven years old and a cattleman without cattle, the owner of six oil rigs and four hundred forty acres of high plains and sandhills in Antelope County, Colorado.
"Sir?" she repeats. "How soon do you want it to get there?"
The Crossing by Michael Connelly
It was a Friday morning and the smart people had already taken off for the weekend.
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery
From the Foreward by Temple Grandin:
Individuals who have been labeled with disabilities -- or even just quirky or nerdy kids -- often have uneven skills. The ones who become successful in life are those who figure out how to use their unique abilities and passions in work they can pursue with other people.
---The Catch by Louisa McCormack
"I uprooted myself one recent spring from a life of urban reassurances to an Atlantic Island where the wind picks up quickly, the earth is rusted, and fools are ostentatiously tolerated."
---A Song of Africa by Ronald Wheatley
"Paul brushed at the tiny flecks of black soot that clung to his moist arm."
---Cat & Mouse by James Patterson
"The Cross house was twenty paces and the proximity and sight of it made Gary Soneji's skin prickle."
I had my recurring dream last night.
The city of Karlsruhe, in southwestern Germany, was founded with 1715 by the Margrave Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach.
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
There was a strong smell of smoke, and a new fear fueled me.
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A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
It was bitter cold,the air electric with all that had not happened yet.
"I am an hourglass" - Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Last night, about the middle of the night, which is the time I do a lot of my worrying, the idea struck me to write the whole thing down, just as it happened--that whole summer.Greensleeves by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
---Exile by Ann Ireland
"I am the kind of man women love. My face is seamed by time, and in each line they count a century of my Country's hopeless, bungling despair."
Juanita wrote: "---A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
"Ove is fifty-nine. He drives a Saab.""
Sooooooo Good!!!
Sorrow Lake by Michael J. McCann
"His breath visible in the early morning air, Detective Constable Kevin Walker made his way down the hill and across the farmer's field toward the body."
Amos Decker would forever remember all three of their violent deaths in the most paralyzing shade of blue.
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
"Except for the Marabar Caves - and they are twenty miles off - the city of Chandrapore presents nothing extraordinary."
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