Book Beginnings on Friday from Rose City Reader
The Friday 56 with Freda's Voice.
This week I'm reading: Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill
It Begins:
Salem
January 1692
January 1692
Silent, not even the twitter
of insects. The wind stills
against a distant sky of clouds.
On Page 56:
A sole stalk that survived
the cruelest winter, I search
for friendly, familiar terrain,
where I can fashion my boots
and trade in the temporary,
...
the cruelest winter, I search
for friendly, familiar terrain,
where I can fashion my boots
and trade in the temporary,
...
Verdict:
I wasn't sure about this Bookclub selection. The host hadn't read it, just tried to pick something that would fit with Halloween. Then it was coming in at nearly 500 pages. So I was relieved when I realized it was written in verse. I've been breezing through the book, though it's taken me a bit longer to read than usual. I blame it on the fact that I'm reading it in the hoopla app and the app keeps crashing on me so I get frustrated and give up.
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