It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. Today I’m sharing from The Baggage Handler by debut Australian author David Rawlings:
What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?
About The Baggage Handler
When three people take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, their lives change forever.
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.
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Sounds like an interesting book!
I’m sharing the first line from The Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin:
“Wars weren’t won with caution, and aces weren’t made in straight and level flight.”
http://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/01/first-line-friday-sky-above-us.html
Sarah Sundin is another author on my to-read list! Thanks for stopping by.
Sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for sharing it. I shared How The Light Gets In by Jolina Petersheim on my blog. I will dig in to it later today. Have a fabulous day!
I haven’t read anything by Jolina Petersheim, although there is one on my Kindle waiting to be read. Have a great weekend?
This one sounds good, too! I need to check it out!
Happy Friday! My first line is from “Liza’s Second Chance” by Molly Jebber:
“Liza Schrock clenched her teeth and dug her fingers in the fresh dough in her Amish bakery.”
But why does she need to clench her teeth? It’s a first line that asks a question, and that’s always a good thing. Thanks for sharing!
Good to hear you’re thinking about checking it out Becky, and be great to hear what you think of The Baggage Handler!
Sounds interesting! Enjoy 🙂 I hope you can stop by:
http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2019/01/first-lines-friday-and-56-11819.html
Colletta
Thanks for stopping by. I’m heading over to find out your first line now 🙂
Great first line! Happy reading Iola!
You too – have a great weekend!
I’ll be reading this one soon 🙂
On my blog today I shared the first line from The Curse of Misty Wayfair by Jaime Jo Wright but I’m currently reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte so I’ll share the first line of my current chapter (11) here: “A new chapter in a novel is something like a new scene in a play; and when I draw up the curtain this time reader–you must fancy you see a room in the George Inn at Millcote, with such a large-figured papering on the walls as in rooms have; such a carpet, such furniture, such ornaments on the mantlepiece, such prints–including a portrait of George the Third and another of the Prince of Wales, and a representation of the death of Wolfe.” I honestly don’t know how I made it this far into my life without reading it! Hope you have a wonderful weekend with plenty of quality reading time! 🙂
Thanks Becca – it will be great to hear what you think of it!
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I’m sharing the first line from Between Two Shores by Jocelyn Green. It’s so amazing!!! I’m currently on chapter 22, so I’ll leave the first line from there.
“The river had grown narrow and felt even smaller since Bright Star and Joseph had arrived with Gaspard Fontaine.”
Hope you have a great weekend. Happy reading! 😀❤📚
I’m sharing from Excellent Women by Barbara Pym on my blog today, but I haven’t started reading it yet, so here is a not-so-randomly chosen line from the first page:
“I suppose an unmarried woman just over third, who lives alone and has no apparent ties, must expect to find herself involved or interested in other people’s business, and if she is also a clergyman’s daughter then one might really say that there is no hope for her.”
Have a great weekend and happy reading!
Thanks for the share Iola! It really is strange seeing your first line out of the usual confines of your first page!
I think you’ll have to get used to seeing random quotes, not just the first line. I’ve now finished the novel, and there are a lot of quotable lines in there. Great writing!