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This is what I’ve been reading, along with the first sentence in each book. I just LOVE reading first sentences, do you?

Me Before You
by JoJo Moyes

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First sentence:
“There are 158 footsteps between the bus stop and home, but it can stretch to 180 if you aren’t in a hurry.”

I just finished this Sunday night. This was my first of JoJo’s books, but it will by no means be my last. I loved it and now can’t wait to see the major motion picture that’s coming in June.

Have you seen the trailer yet?

A quirky, smart, heartbreakingly rich love story.

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Christy
by Catherine Marshall

on AUDIOBOOK

Listen to sample of Christy
Read by Kellie Martin (who played Christy in the TV series)

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First sentence:
“Only my father saw me to the Asheville station that Sunday morning in 1912.”

I’ve read Christy, of course, years and years ago. But I saw the title as I was browsing Audible.com recently and decided to revisit this dear old friend. So glad I did!

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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes, Joe Layden, Rob Reiner

Listen to a sample of As You Wish
Read by Cary Elwes who played Wesley in the movie (sooo good!)

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First sentence:
“The note simply read: Important.”

In a word: delightful! The Princess Bride has long been a family favorite, so listening to these behind-the-scenes stories is fabulous!


So what have you been reading?
Do we have any titles in common?

 

Blessings from Nashville,
Tammy

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Novelist, wife, mother… USA Today bestselling author Tamera Alexander has loved the lure and power of story for as long as she can remember. Now she enjoys creating stories set within the real history of the post-Civil War South and the rugged, panoramic vistas of America's West.
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  1. I finished Gift-Wrapped Family by Lois Richer & have started Counting on a Cowboy by Debra Clopton. I read Christy years ago & watched the series. I love Catherine Marshall’s books. They helped me define how I see my walk with God back when I was in college. I went from this is what I believe because this is what the church told me I should believe to this is what I believe because this is what the Bible says to me.

  2. I owned the book of Christy way back when. I read Room For Hope by Kim Vogel Sawyer and Mermaid Moon by Colleen Coble over the weekend and am now reading The Confessions of X by Suzanne M Wolfe, very different writing style. Have a blessed week.

  3. Right now I’m listening to an audiobook of Candle in the Darkness, by Lynn Austin, http://www.amazon.com/Candle-Darkness-Refiners-Fire-Book-ebook/dp/B009NVPLGA
    and it’s very good! Before that I was listening to, and still am, really, an educational course called from Yao to Mao, http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/from-yao-to-mao-5000-years-of-chinese-history.html
    I’m also reading on my Kindle Brian’s Choice, by Vanetta Chapman:
    http://www.amazon.com/Brians-Choice-Plain-Simple-Miracles-ebook/dp/B00X4WA3IU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1455630193&sr=1-1&keywords=Brian%27s+choice
    I like to read more than one book at a time, and since I knit a lot, audiobooks are a good way to read without having to hold a book.

  4. Oddly enough, I just read Christy for the first time in January, and my husband and I finished listening to the audiobook of As You Wish about a week ago . . . and I highly enjoyed both!

  5. Tammy,

    I listened to the audio book of As You Wish and enjoyed every moment. 🙂 I hadn’t heard about Me Before You, but the trailer has completely charmed me. I’m a fan of romantic British books and movies. Thanks for the recommendation!

  7. I recently listened to the audio version of “As You Wish,” and LOVE the fact that almost all of the anecdotes are read by the person who wrote them! It was like hearing my own version of The Princess Bride movie. Charming!

  8. I just finished reading Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay and Keeper of the Stars by Robin Lee Hatcher – loved them both! I’m already planning a girl’s movie time to see Me before You when it comes out.

  10. I just finished reading Me Before You based on your recommendation of it…I have to admit that I loved and hated it at the same time. The story was amazing but I was honestly heartbroken with the ending. This is one of two books that I’ve actually really cried during. Yet, it was so good that I have to read the sequel now. 😄

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