page 123 meme
graham over at graham prouty on-line and on-life tagged me for this meme.
here’s how it goes…
pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more (no cheating!)
find page 123
find the first five sentences
post the next three sentences
tag five people – i’m opting out of that part. following the trendsetting lead of ruth.
the title of the book nearest me: before women had wings
author: connie may fowler
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“and i thought, again?
pheobe and i shot each other worried glances – mama had been drinking an awful lot since we moved to tampa, and even though she explained that, for her, booze was medicine, i had my doubts. we two girls closed our books and trudged down the hall.”
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i haven’t finished this book, yet. but will soon, maybe today. it’s one that i would loan to winey if i could still walk across the street and give it to her.
Mercy by Jodi Picoult
Cam hated it, said it made him feel like Robinson Crusoe, making do with twigs and weeds. But she knew that Mia would appreciate it. She liked the idea of showing Mia smoething she did not already know how to do. “Cam,” she yelles, “was that the door?” In the living room, Cam was trying to read the evening paper.
I would love to read it if you could walk across the street and give it to me too!!!