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 and, if you feel so moved, let us know what your first impressions were based on that first line.
I hope you’ll forgive me for using this audiobook for this week’s Teaser Tuesday as well as today’s Book Beginning; it was just too good not to use. I love this beginning.
Hot, thought the Parisians. The warm air of spring. It was night, they were at war and there was an air raid.
Lovely. And sad.
What are you reading this weekend?
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pagesofjulia 
A wonderful beginning. Suite Francaise was a favorite several years ago.
I finally read “Suite Francaise” about a year ago. It was quite good. It really makes you wonder what we’d be reading from Ms.Némirovsky had she not met her end so young. So sad.
I actually finished the book I wrote my Book Beginnings post about, so now I’m working through “To the End of the Land.”
MJ, I agree, very sad. It’s a lovely book. And To the End of the Land has gotten some attention…
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