Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I’m sharing the first line of a book by a fellow Australian this week! David Rawlings’ debut novel, The Baggage Handler, released at the beginning of this month, and I’ll be reviewing it tomorrow, so make sure you check back to hear my thoughts. But for now, here’s the first line and a little bit about the book!
About the Book
A hothead businessman coming to the city for a showdown meeting to save his job.
A mother of three hoping to survive the days at her sister’s house before her niece’s wedding.
And a young artist pursuing his father’s dream so he can keep his own alive.
When David, Gillian, and Michael each take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, the airline directs them to retrieve their bags at a mysterious facility in a deserted part of the city. There they meet the enigmatic Baggage Handler, who shows them there is more in their baggage than what they have packed, and carrying it with them is slowing them down in ways they can’t imagine. And they must deal with it before they can leave.
In this modern-day parable about the burdens that weigh us down, David Rawlings issues an inspiring invitation to lighten the load.
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 “Remember Me” by Marion Ueckermann:
“Seated cross-legged on the floor of her bedroom with her two best friends, Clarise Aylward leaned forward and lit the candles on the birthday cake her mom had made for them.
Happy birthday to Clarise! 😉 Have a lovely weekend!
This sounds like an interesting read. My first line comes from Mending Fences by Suzanne Woods Fisher — A year had passed since Luke Schrock’s exile from Stoney Ridge began.
Have a wonderful Friday!
It was very engaging! Have a lovely weekend 🙂
Happy Friday!
Today I am sharing the first two lines from The Highest of Hopes by Susan Anne Mason on my blog: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2019/03/29/first-line-friday-81/. Currently, I am reading A Silken Thread by Kim Vogel Sawyer, so I will share a line from that book here.
“Willie carried two steaming bowls to the scarred table in the corner of the small kitchen.”
Hope your weekend is a good one. Happy reading! 🙂💚📚
Enjoy your reads and your weekend! 🙂
Ooooo, that sounds intriguing!
My First Line ia, “The wail of a ship’s whistle jerked Anna Wilson from sleep despite the cotton wadding she’d shoved in her ears before bed.”
This is from The Great Lakes Lighthouse Brides Collection by multiple authors.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings~ 💖
What a rude awakening! Have a great weekend 🙂
I agree!
Have a great weekend.😊
The book club I attend might be reading The Baggage Handler in a few months. Enjoy!
Today I’m sharing the first line from Grit & Grace: Devotions for Warrior Moms by Suzanne Hadley Gosslin and Gretta Kennedy:
“I was having one of those mornings.”
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/03/first-line-friday-grit-grace-devotions.html
Oh dear. I’m pretty sure we can all relate to “one of those mornings”. And The Baggage Handler would be a great book club choice!
Happy Friday! I’m featuring Beauty in Battle by Robin Patchen today. Here are the first lines from Chapter Nine:
“This is it?” Jack peered at the rusty sign hung from the front of a rundown brick building. This wasn’t the ending to the morning he’d envisioned.
I enjoyed that series! Have a lovely weekend 🙂
I’ve read The Baggage Handler, and it’s certainly an intriguing read.
I’m sharing the first line from A Hero for Miss Hatherleigh by Carolyn Miller (another Aussie author) on my blog today. I’m currently up to Chapter Seven, and here’s the first line:
The next time at services Caroline did her best to recall why she attended, to fix her thoughts on the service and not on the gentleman seated two rows behind her on her left.