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First Line Friday: The Fifth Avenue Story Society

Happy Friday Friends :)

I hope you're all having a great week, and that you're all looking forward to the weekend.

For today's post, I'm happy to say that I'm finally taking part in another First Line Friday link up.

It's been a very long time since I've taken part in this fun, weekly blog meme that is hosted by the lovely Hoarding Books.

I'm hoping this year to have more time to participate in these again, and I thought today would be a great day to start off with it.

If you're unfamiliar, First Line Friday is simply a way of sharing with other book bloggers the first line of the book you're currently reading.

This week I'd like to share The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck.




Release Date: February 4th, 2020




About The Book:


An invitation to join The Fifth Avenue Story Society gives five New York strangers a chance to rewrite their own stories.

Executive assistant Lexa is eager for a much-deserved promotion, but her boss is determined to keep her underemployed.

Literature professor Jett is dealing with a broken heart, as well as a nagging suspicion his literary idol, Gordon Phipps Roth, might be a fraud.

Uber driver Chuck just wants a second chance with his kids.

Aging widower Ed is eager to write the true story of his incredible marriage.

Coral, queen of the cosmetics industry, has broken her engagement and is on the verge of losing her great grandmother’s multimillion-dollar empire.

When all five New Yorkers receive an anonymous, mysterious invitation to the Fifth Avenue Story Society, they suspect they’re victims of a practical joke. No one knows who sent the invitations or why. No one has heard of the literary society. And no one is prepared to bear their deepest secrets to a roomful of strangers.

Yet curiosity and loneliness bring them back week after week to the old library. And it’s there they discover the stories of their hearts, and the kind of friendship and love that heals their souls. 
 


(synopsis from goodreads)





First Line:

"Well this was a fine mess."



I personally loved this one, and I think it's Rachel Hauck's best work to date. I highly recommend it checking it out.

What book are you currently reading? Leave the first line in the comments, and then hop on over to Hoarding Books to see who else is participating.

Thanks so much for stopping by guys! Have a great rest of your weekend. :)

Comments

  1. Happy Friday! I'm looking forward to Rachel Hauck's new book! Today I'm sharing the first line from The Camera Never Lies by David Rawlings: "Eighty-eight years of life reduced to a vintage, cracked briefcase sat before Daniel Whiteley."

    https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2020/01/first-line-fridays-camera-never-lies-by.html

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    1. Thanks so much for sharing! Rachel Hauck's new book is my favorite by her yet. I've heard such great things about The Camera Never Lies, and that first line definitely has me intrigued. Have a great rest of your weekend. :)

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  2. Happy Weekend! My first line is from "This Healing Journey" by Misty Beller:

    "Meeting a stranger shouldn't make him so nervous."

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    1. Thanks so much for sharing! I haven't personally heard of this one, but I love that first line. Hope the rest of your weekend is great. :)

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  3. Thanks so much for sharing! Your book sounds like a really interesting read. :)

    Have a great rest of your weekend.

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