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First Lines

They say that the first lines of a piece of writing, are always the most difficult to set down on paper. It seems to me, that they may also be the most definitive, as I find they often set the scene in my mind, even before I have turned the first page. Here are a selection of those ‘buy me’ lines, which have done just that!

image of a woman sat reading by an open window - caption reads 'will these first few lines capture our imagination' - used as the image for Book Beginnings / First Lines, posts

Affinity
by Sarah Waters
First Lines

This is for all you ‘First Page Browsers‘ out there AFFINITY by SARAH WATERS BOOK BEGINNINGS / FIRST LINES 3 AUGUST 1873 “I was never so frightened as I am now. They have left me sitting in the dark, with only the light from the window to...

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