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‘The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.’ Alan Bennett

“Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.” ― Franz Kafka

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros - Inflicted





Every Tuesday Bibliophile by the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where we share the first paragraph or (a few) of a book we are reading or thinking about reading soon.

I'm reading Inflicted by Ria Frances, published by Britain's Next Bestseller. 

 These are the opening lines...
'When Theo opened his eyes, his first thought was that he should be dead. The thought swung like a pendulum then vanished without scorching his memory. An iron sky rushed towards him. He lay helpless beneath it, waiting for oblivion.'

 I'm halfway through this novel and finding it a very moving and captivating read. 
What do you think, would you keep reading?
Synopsis
In 1942, as Europe suffocates under the grip of Nazi terror, Anna Levinsky a young Jew, is incarcerated in the ghetto of Theresienstadt. Striving for survival in abominable conditions, during the unveiling of adulthood, Anna's improbable fate hinges on the mercy of others. In the early, wintry days of 2010, sixteen-year-old Theo Drew emerges from a family tragedy trailing a corrosive secret. When guilt threatens to overwhelm him, Theo flees to a deserted woods beside the sea, seeking oblivion. As Anna and Theo’s worlds inadvertently collide and a delicate friendship severs the barriers between age and experience, the truth and the past unravel, revealing the essence of human salvation.
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13 comments:

  1. Beth F3 February 2015 at 18:49

    Not quite sure it's for me, but sounds like a good match for you.

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    1. Lindsay3 February 2015 at 20:36

      Thanks Beth. It's taken me a while to pick it up because of the upsetting subject matter, but I'm finding it's well written.

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  2. Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviews3 February 2015 at 18:50

    Hi Lindsay,

    The cover of this book is certainly arresting and intriguing, although certainly not pretty, without even having to open the cover to discover more.

    Your featured first lines would definitely need me to keep reading on, if only to find out why Theo thinks he should be dead.

    I love these words from the synopsis "...a delicate friendship severs the barriers between age and experience," and once again, they would be enough on their own to hold me captive to reading this book.

    Thanks for sharing and enjoy the rest of your week.

    Yvonne.

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    1. Lindsay3 February 2015 at 20:37

      Thanks for your lovely comment Yvonne. The words about the friendship are really key to the book.

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  3. Literary Feline3 February 2015 at 20:34

    Their lives seem so different as they are described in the blurb. I am curious to know how they are connected. I do like the intro as well. Definitely would keep reading.

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    1. Lindsay3 February 2015 at 20:38

      Thanks for your comment, it's clever how the writer has brought them together. I hope I like the ending.

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  4. Katherine P3 February 2015 at 20:38

    This sounds interesting and unusual. I'll have to look up more about this one. I like the bleak descriptiveness of the paragraph.

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  5. JoAnn3 February 2015 at 21:27

    This sounds like it might be an emotional read! I might not be up for this at the moment, but I hope you like it.

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  6. Sandra Nachlinger3 February 2015 at 22:33

    My post today also deals with time travel! I was surprised that a book with that kind of plot would appeal to me, but it did, so I'd probably enjoy Inflicted too.
    My Tuesday post features SIX STRINGS.

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  7. kayerj3 February 2015 at 23:02

    I'd need a bit more before deciding. Enjoy your book and Have a nice week. kelley—the road goes ever ever on

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  8. Catherine @ Book Club Librarian4 February 2015 at 00:07

    Thanks for sharing this new-to-me title and author, and for visiting my blog.

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  9. (Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea4 February 2015 at 02:07

    I try not to read stories set in time of war. It's a good intro though.

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  10. Brian Joseph4 February 2015 at 11:50

    That is a good start for a book.

    The premise also sounds very interesting.

    I also really like the cover.

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