Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. A new book from Lynn Austin is always something to look forward to, and the plot of her latest release, If I Were You has me all kinds of intrigued. It released last Tuesday, so it’s hot off the press, and I can’t wait to dive in! Any of my readers out there Lynn Austin fans?
About the Book
1950. In the wake of the war, Audrey Clarkson leaves her manor house in England for a fresh start in America with her young son. As a widowed war bride, Audrey needs the support of her American in-laws, whom she has never met. But she arrives to find that her longtime friend Eve Dawson has been impersonating her for the past four years. Unraveling this deception will force Audrey and Eve’s secrets―and the complicated history of their friendship―to the surface.
1940. Eve and Audrey have been as different as two friends can be since the day they met at Wellingford Hall, where Eve’s mother served as a lady’s maid for Audrey’s mother. As young women, those differences become a polarizing force . . . until a greater threat―Nazi invasion―reunites them. With London facing relentless bombardment, Audrey and Eve join the fight as ambulance drivers, battling constant danger together. An American stationed in England brings dreams of a brighter future for Audrey, and the collapse of the class system gives Eve hope for a future with Audrey’s brother. But in the wake of devastating loss, both women must make life-altering decisions that will set in motion a web of lies and push them both to the breaking point long after the last bomb has fallen.
This sweeping story transports readers to one of the most challenging eras of history to explore the deep, abiding power of faith and friendship to overcome more than we ever thought possible.
First Line
I’d love it if you’d share the first line of whatever you’re currently reading in the comments. And don’t forget, you can find out what other bloggers are sharing for First Line Friday by going over to Hoarding Books blog and finding all the links. If you’ve got your own blog, why not join in and add your link over there. 🙂
Happy Friday! My first line is from “The Heart of a Hero” by Susan May Warren:
“In the daylight, Jake Silver wasn’t the devil.”
I’ve never read any of Lynn Austin’s books, but this one does sound interesting! Enjoy! 🙂
I loved this book SO much!
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I’m sharing the first line from The King’s Mercy by Lori Benton: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2020/06/05/first-line-friday-139/.
I’m currently on chapter 16 so I will share the first line from there.
“The Joanna’s loss was a blow to Severn’s economy, that of her crew a sorrow, but Captain Kelly’s death struck deepest.”
I hope you have a great weekend filled with relaxing reading time! 🙂❤️📚
My first 2 lines (2 lines makes more sense here) is from Abigail Wilson’s Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey: “I blinked a few times and took a deep breath. Apparently I’d survived.”
My first line is from STORIES THAT BIND US by Susie Finkbeiner
My Norman had never understood why I liked to hang laundry on the line when I had a perfectly good dryer inside.
Loved Lynn’s book!
Happy Friday!!
Today on my blog I shared the first line from Misty Beller’s Love’s Mountain Quest. “The woman stood in the wind, skirts billowing, hair flying, as though the gusts swept away all her inhibitions.” I just finished it and it was really good!
https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2020/06/first-line-fridays-loves-mountain-quest.html
I can’t wait to read that Lynn Austin book!! Looks amazing!!
Have a wonderful weekend!
The book club I attend plans to read If I Were You in August! Today, I’m sharing the first line from The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep: “Death prowled the cellblock like a dark animal seeking prey — especially the weakest.”
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2020/06/first-line-fridays-house-at-end-of-moor.html
It’s soooo good I think you’ll love it!
Today on my blog I shared the first line from The Comparison Girl by Shannon Popkin but I’m currently reading The Way of Love by Tracie Peterson so I’ll share the first line from my current chapter (5) here: “Mrs. Weaver joined the boardinghouse residents for breakfast the next morning.” Hope you have a great weekend!