First-Line Friday #41
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First-Line Friday #41

Nicole Santana

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Welcome to this week’s edition of #FirstLineFridays! This week, in honor of Mother’s Day, our theme is mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and/or mentors.

Little Women

by: Louisa May Alcott

1934

About the Book

Chapter 1: Playing Pilgrims

“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.

“It’s so dreadful to be poor!” sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.

“I don’t think it is fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all, added little Amy, with an injured sniff.

“We’ve got Father and Mother and each other,” said Beth contentedly from her corner.

I adored Little Women when I was growing up. I read it many times, plus I watched every film and TV version ever created. I love how the sisters interact. I always wanted a sister to share things with — dreams, clothes, make-up, advice, etc., but I got three brothers instead. LOL!

When I think about great literary parents, I think of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird and Marmee March in Little Women. When I think about what it means to be a good mother, I think about Marmee and how she is always there for her girls.

To all the moms, grandmoms, and female mentors out there, I want to wish you a very happy Mother’s Day!

NOW IT IS YOUR TURN! GRAB THE BOOK YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING, OPEN TO CHAPTER ONE, AND POST THE FIRST SENTENCE (OR SECOND SENTENCE) IN THE COMMENTS BELOW. THEN HEAD ON OVER TO HOARDING BOOKS TO SEE ALL OF THE FLF PAGES THIS WEEK (JUST CLICK ON THE FLF BUTTON BELOW).

First Line Fridays hosted by Hoarding Books

Published by Nicole Santana

I love Jesus, my husband, and my daughter. I love reading and reviewing Christian and Clean fiction. And, I am a high school English teacher trying to get kids to fall in love with reading every day!

20 thoughts on “First-Line Friday #41”

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  2. Happy Friday!

    My first lines come from a book I will be reading later this month, The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan.

    There are good anniversaries, and bad anniversaries . This was a bad one and Suzanne chose to mark the moment with a nightmare.

    Have a great weekend and Happy Reading!😊📚💖

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  4. Thank you, and a Happy Mother’s Day to you as well. I have one sister and she is my dearest and best friend. On my blog today, I am featuring a book by Georgette Heyer, “A Civil Contract.” Here, I will share the first line of chapter 10 in that same novel. “Few invitations conferred so great a distinction on the social aspirant as one to Nassington House.” Enjoy your weekend!

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  5. It’s been several years since I’ve read Little Women but it’s an absolute classic!
    The book I’m sharing on my blog is Unblemished by Sara Ella but I’m currently reading called The Road Home by Beverly Lewis. I shared the first line last week so I’ll share the first line of chapter 22 where I am right now: ” The next morning, after the four o’clock milking and a nice hot breakfast, Mimi suggested Harley take a lemon pound cake over to Abram Mast’s for his birthday.” Cake anyone? 😛 (I actually don’t like it though lol).

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  7. Little Women is a great Mother’s Day choice! I’m not sharing a Mother’s Day book this week, although I am celebrating 18 years since I became a mother 🙂

    I’m currently reading Just Let Go by Courtney Walsh, a romance about a woman wanting to reconnect with the mother who abandoned her years ago. But the first line is from the viewpoint of the hero:

    He shouldn’t be here.
    A diner in some little tourist town in Michigan was no place for Grady Benson, but here he was.

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. I am so excited to read Just Let Go. I hope you are loving it. And, congrats on 18 years in mommyhood!!! Hope you have an excellent Morher’s Day. 😊

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  8. I love this book!! My favorite film adaptation of this book is the one with Winona Ryder from the 90’s. But I’m excited to see the new PBS version of Little Women with Angela Lansbury. 🙂

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    1. Thank you for the invite. Unfortunately, one of my closest friends died in a freak accident last Saturday. I am taking care of things for his funeral and trying to be there for his wife and two sons. I don’t have the time right now to join this reading challenge, but I so appreciate you asking. I will be checking out your website regardless. I love to support fellow book review bloggers!

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