Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author.
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I’m reading Next to Love by Ellen Feldman. I’m about 50 pages in. I haven’t gotten to the real meat of the story yet but so far, I’m enjoying it.
For fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, The Postmistress, and Hotel on the Corner of 
Bitter and Sweet, a story of love, war, loss, and the scars they leave set during the years of World War II and its aftermath. (from the Goodreads synopsis)
July 17, 1944
In the year and a half Babe Huggins has worked for Western Union, she has been late only once before. Maybe that’s why in the months to come she will occasionally persuade herself that some premonition delayed her this morning.
This one certainly makes me wonder what is to follow. ENjoy
I liked the first and second novels, not the third one (found it to be too sweet) but I like the era very much.
I read the first two books but not the third. Next to Love is definitely not too sweet!
I really loved this one, Mary. I have several books by this author, but hadn’t read a new one in awhile. Hope you do enjoy it.
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She’s a new-to-me author. I’ll look for her other books!
I have this one, and am excited about reading it. It came very highly recommended by a close friend who said I would love it. I hope that you enjoy it!
I’ll be interested in your thoughts, Heather. I really liked it!
Not a fan of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, I have to admit that the word ‘premonition’ in the first sentence of this book does intrigue me.
I really liked ‘Guernsey’ but it’s very different from Next to Love.
I loved both The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society and The Postmistress!!! I haven’t read The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet yet, but have it on my tbr list. This one sounds really good and I will definitely be adding it to the ever-growing list of books to read.
I think you’d like it, Kristin!
What a intriguing start to a book. Here is my post:
Book Beginnings
Hi Mary,
I haven’t read any of the other books you refer to, but I do read wartime books set in theUK on a regular basis, so I am intrigued by this one.
I really need to know what it is that delayed Babe that morning and what subsequently happens that is so vital to her delay …. I wonder if it is something good, or bad?
Another for the reading list, thanks for the introduction
I could have added the next sentence or two because the delay made me smile. Something women don’t have to bother with anymore
Well, since I did love the potato peel book, you got my attention!
Thanks for participating in Book Beginnings on Fridays.
I liked ‘Guernsey’ but it’s a very different book from Next to Love.
Another to add to my list! I haven’t read Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (it’s one of my TBR Pile Challenge selections, which I am failing miserably at) but I have read The Postmistress which I enjoyed a lot. This also sounds a little like I Gave My Heart to Know This, a favorite of mine this year.
I’m going to look up I Gave My Heart to Know This. Thanks, Leslie!
The fact that she will be remembering this day in the months to come makes me wonder what is going to happen next. I haven’t read any of this series but might take a closer look.
Now I really wonder what happened that morning.
This sounds like one I’d like to look into!
Sounds good. It makes me want to know what is going to happen.
I have this one…sounds good!
I finished it yesterday, Staci, and really liked it!
great beginning. and without reading the synopsis and with the cover, sounds like something i would like to try! thanks for coming by my blog
really appreciate it!
I hadn’t heard of this one before but it sounds good. I’ll be adding it to my list!