First Line Friday...

 

"Grace is hot. There's the sun, like boiled breath, on the roof of her car, but it's more than that. This feeling that from nowhere she's been set on fire from the inside out. Between her breasts a line of sweat is tracking a slow, itchy S, and she wants to jam a hand under the neck of her shirt and wipe it away. It's gridlock, though, and she's hemmed in on all sides, and there's the man in the Audi, whose car window is level with hers. He's staring at her like she's the distraction he needs in this. Screw you, she thinks. Screw you, screw you, screw you...."

                                                        ... Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood

Lots of positive buzz about Fran Littlewood's debut novel, Amazing Grace Adams. Words like "touching", "funny",  "heartbreaking" surround this book. From the publisher: 

"Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled—the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she’s really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she finally has had enough. To the astonishment of everyone, Grace gets out of her car and simply walks away." 

I'm ready to take a walk with Grace. She seems so relatable with honest feelings, disappointments, frustrations. Thanks to the publisher, Henry Holt and Company, I have a review copy of Amazing Grace Adams waiting for me in my eReader and I can't wait to start reading it! Thank you! 

Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood was just released this week and is available at your favorite bookstore! Stay tuned for my review...

Pick Me! Pick Me! September Book Club Picks...

It's September, what are you reading? 

 Join Jenn and Reese with their book clubs this month... My favorite here is Reese because it seems my reading tastes are similar to her picks, but Jenn has some great picks too. And her pick this month is in my Kindle right now! 

Read with Jenna Book Club (also known as the TODAY Show Book Club)                        Picked: Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood.                                                    Read More about the book here!

Reese's Book Club (yes, that's actress and avid reader Reese Witherspoon)                    Picked: Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon.                                            Read More about it HERE!

And if you'd like to read what the September Indie Next pick is, which is picked from the nominations of Independent Booksellers across the country, it's The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff. Read More HERE.

P.S. Interested in joining an online book club and Jen & Reese aren't what you're looking for? Look for my post about all sorts of book clubs that meet online and discuss a monthly pick! Coming soon...