pagesofjulia

Thanks to Rose City Reader 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.

My cover (which is an advanced reader’s edition; this book will be published May 1) has a first-person quotation rather than the one on the image at right (click to enlarge). It reads,

In 1997, I decided to scale the highest peak on every continent and surf every ocean. Over the next twelve years, I survived a storm atop Everest, an ambush by guerrillas, and a head-on collision in the high desert. But every escape from death brought me closer to life.

That is, of course, not your book beginning! The book starts:

I am out of balance. I hang dangerously off center but I’m oblivious, until some dim awareness of the world shakes me awake.

It begins full-on, with an adrenaline-charged event. I’m enjoying it so far. What are you reading this weekend?

This quotation comes from an uncorrected advance proof and is subject to change.

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