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Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
“The first annoying thing is when I ask Dad what he thinks happened to Mom, he always says, ‘what’s most important is for you to understand it’s not your fault’”. Woah, what happened to her mom? WAS it her fault? Buy at: amazon.com
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Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie
“Very little is known, though much has been written, about the true nature of the jinn, the creatures made of smokeless fire.” I love a good magical mystery! Smokeless fire creatures are a sure fire way to hook me in! Buy at: amazon.com
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
“The letter that would change everything arrived on a Tuesday.” This is the perfect kind of opening line, it’s impossible to know want to know everything immediately! Buy at: amazon.com
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Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray
“I first noticed I was missing on a Thursday.” The confusing nature of this opening line instantly makes it a page turner. Buy at: amazon.com
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The Light between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
“One the day of the miracle, Isabel was kneeling at the cliff’s edge, tending the small, newly made driftwood cross.” Any talk of a miracle in the first line of a book is going to have me hooked from the off. Buy at: amazon.com
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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
“Lydia is dead, but they don’t know this yet.” I love this kind of mysterious, creepy, short opening line. There are so many different possibilities! Buy at: amazon.com
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A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
“It began in the usual way, in the bathroom of the Lassimo Hotel.” Things that begin in hotel bathrooms never tend to end well, don’t you agree!? Buy at: amazon.com I’d love to know which are your favorite opening lines. Please share.
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