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First Lines, part 3
The next random assortment, highlighting some of my favorite authors
Fifteen more opening lines of books I love:
“His two girls are curled together like animals whose habit is to sleep underground, in the smallest space possible.” Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
“Ruth remembered drowning.” — Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
“While I was still in Amsterdam, I dreamed about my mother for the first time in years.” — The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
“The news of Anders Eckman’s death came by way of Aerogram, a piece of bright blue airmail paper that served as both the stationary and, when folded over and sealed along the edges, the envelope.” — State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
“When the lights went off the accompanist kissed her.” — Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
“The christening party took a turn when Albert Cousins arrived with gin.” — Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
“Although I did not know it then, my life of unpremeditated childhood ended on Wednesday, September 13, 1972.” — Father Melancholy’s Daughter by Gail Godwin
“Last night I dreamed of Ursula DeVane.” — The Finishing School by Gail Godwin
