Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind Opening sentence: “In eighteenth-century France there…
Category: Fiction
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Opening sentence: “A squat grey building of only thirty-four…
Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah Opening sentence: “Michael Gathercole stared at the closed door in…
Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern Opening sentence: “Are you sure you should be driving?” I picked…
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Tom Hazard is 439 years old. Yep, 439.…
The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill I was drawn to this book for two…
The Cows (Don’t follow the herd) by Dawn O’Porter Opening sentence: ‘Cow: A fully grown…
The Dark Circle by Linda Grant Opening sentence: “London.” I found the jovial orange, abstract…
The Power by Naomi Alderman I heard about this book through Instagram. I have a…
