Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where you can share the first paragraph, or a few, of a book you are reading or thinking about reading soon.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
A voyage across the ocean becomes the odyssey of a lifetime for a young Irish woman. . . .
Ireland, 1912 . . .
Fourteen members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic, hoping to find a better life in America. For seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy, the journey is bittersweet. Though her future lies in an unknown new place, her heart remains in Ireland with Séamus, the sweetheart she left behind. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the few passengers in steerage to survive. Waking up alone in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror and panic of that fateful night again.
Chicago, 1982 . . .
Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler struggles to decide what comes next. When her great-grandmother Maggie shares the painful secret about Titanic that she's harbored for almost a lifetime, the revelation gives Grace new direction—and leads both her and Maggie to unexpected reunions with those they thought lost long ago.
Inspired by true events, The Girl Who Came Home poignantly blends fact and fiction to explore the Titanic tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants.
Opening Paragraph
CHAPTER 1
Ballysheen, County Mayo. Ireland
April 10, 1912
Maggie Murphy stood alone and unnoticed on the doorstep of the thatched stone cottage that three generations of her family had called home. She twirled one of her rich auburn curls around and around her index finger, the way she always did when she was anxious, and watched as the day she had been dreading dawned in the sky above the distant mountains.
My Teaser
This is impossible, she thought, jumping at the sensation of a cobweb brushing against her arm. Maybe, after all these years, this case doesn’t want to be found.
page 77
So...what do you think? Is this one you would pick up? Leave a comment below!
I like the writing Kim, I'd read more.
ReplyDeleteOh this book sounds so great! Love that you combine the two memes :)
ReplyDeleteYes I would pick it up. I see you gave it five stars. I'm going to add it to my to read list.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I would totally read this! I went through a phase a year or two ago where I absorbed everything I could possibly find about the Titanic: first-hand accounts, historical fiction, just everything. This looks really good, I'm requesting it from the library right now. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, and for checking out my TT!
ReplyDeleteMy review will be up soon! I think you will enjoy this one.
DeleteNow I am curious, and want to know more! Thanks for sharing...and here's mine: “CALL ME ZELDA”
ReplyDeleteA couple of years ago I read a few books that were centered around the Titanic. This one sounds just as good.
ReplyDeleteI love the description in the opening and the way the author introduces the character. This sounds like a good story.
ReplyDeleteMy Tuesday post features LEARNIN’ THE ROPES.
Ohhhhhh. I totally forgot about this book. I so wanted to read it. Now I have to see if I still have a copy.
ReplyDeleteThe premise sounds interesting, but I didn't love the intro paragraph. I'd probably keep reading for a bit, though...
ReplyDeleteHere's Mine: http://www.sarahsbookshelves.com/top-ten-tuesday/top-ten-2015-releases-tuesday-intro-dirty-chick-by-antonia-murphy/
Sounds good. I would pick this one up. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI picked this up not too long ago when it was a kindle daily deal - sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI have a copy of this one and really want to read it. It sounds like it will be good!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting. I'd keep reading!
ReplyDeletei really liked Titanic. I think this one is a must try for the movie's fans. hope you'll really enjoy it, Kim!
ReplyDeleteThe movie The Titanic is so iconic, it would be difficult to recreate it in another story. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteActually, to me, A Night To Remember will always be the 'epic' movie about the Titanic. I can remember watching it with my grandma on TV when I was little. Probably where my Titanic obsession started!
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