Welcome to First Lines Friday where I share the first lines from one of the books on my shelves to try and tempt you to add it to yours. And this week is a little different. If you like the sound of the book then head over to my Instagram or Twitter to enter my giveaways.
“Try to imagine two more different couples than these. You can’t. They are as opposite as it gets. Oil and water. Salt and sugar. Always and never. Lost and found.”
Today’s first lines are taken from Because of You by Dawn French. Released in paperback yesterday, this moving book was part of the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist.
SYNOPSIS:
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.
The old millennium turns into the new.
In the same hospital, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters.
Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl.
Anna leaves with empty arms.
Seventeen years later, the gods who keep watch over broken-hearted mothers wreak mighty revenge, and the truth starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.
The power of mother-love will be tested to its limits.
Perhaps beyond . . .
Because of You is the remarkably poignant story perfect for every Dawn French fan, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.
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I’ve seen some great reviews for this one and has been selected as one of Richard and Judy’s Book Club picks for Spring.
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Thanks for reading Bibliophiles, Emma xxx
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