Every Tuesday Vicki at I’d Rather Be At the Beach hosts First Chapter, First Paragraph, Tuesday Intros, where we share the first paragraph or two of a book we are reading or thinking about reading soon.
Mine comes from Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith.
The train tore along with an angry, irregular rhythm. It was having to stop at smaller and more frequent stations, where it would wait impatiently for a moment, then attack the prairie again. But progress was imperceptible. The prairie only undulated, like a vast, pink-tan blanket being casually shaken. The faster the train went, the more bouyant and taunting the undulations.
Guy took his eyes from the window and hitched himself back against the seat.
Miriam would delay the divorce at best, he thought. She might not even want a divorce, only money. Would there really ever be a divorce from her?
Love the cover of this; and the word picture created in that first paragraph!
Here’s my Teaser/Intro: http://justasecondblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/teaser-tuesdayfirst-chapter-first_20.html
it is very descriptive. I especially like the more “taunting the undulations.”
Wow, I’ve heard a lot about this book…and then I read another book by Highsmith (Carol, The Price of Salt), so now I’m eager to read this one. So many other books have mimicked the idea behind this book. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
I’m kind of sad that it took me this long to get around to reading it. But I kind of expected to enjoy it more.
The title and cover grabbed me. I like the description in the opening, too. Sounds like I need to look for books by this author.
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Sandy @ Writing With a Texas Twang
I think this is her first and her most well-known. I’m planning on watching the Hitchcock movie after i finish it.
I’d definitely keep reading.
I did. I should finish it by the weekend.