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Thanks to Katy at A Few More Pages for hosting this meme. To participate: Share the first line (or two) of the book you are currently reading on your blog or in the comments. Include the title and the author so we know what you’re reading. Then, if you feel so moved, let us know what your first impressions were based on that first line, and let us know if you liked or did not like the sentence. (You might also consider visiting the original post where you can link to your own book beginning.)

Today I’ll introduce you and me both to the next book in Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs series: An Incomplete Revenge. I am, in fact, reasonably certain that this is the very next book to follow the one I have just read, so hopefully no more snafus of that sort. I never did get around to reading Pardonable Lies; maybe I’ll get around to it one of these days. I always was a fan of reading out of order. 🙂

Without further ado, your book beginning, from the prologue:

The old woman rested on the steps of her home, a caravan set apart from those of the rest of her family, her tribe. She pulled a clay pipe from her pocket, inspected the dregs of tobacco in the small barrel, shrugged, and struck a match against the rim of a water butt tied to the side of her traveling home.

What’s this? Gypsies? Maisie is stepping out of her standard circles here, although I suppose she was always ready to do that. I would like to see something other than the same moneyed Brits hire her; perhaps we could go back to France or do some other sort of travel. Or, gypsies. Okay. This is a source of variety; I’ll take it.

Will you be enjoying Maisie with me? I think the Read-Along has us writing this one up on Monday the 14th, so I shall start reading this weekend!

Sorry, I know it’s been a bit sparse around here this week. Hopefully I’m about caught up and ready to be a good (daily) blogger again. 🙂 Enjoy your weekend!

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