I haven’t had a chance to do these extras on the blog for quite a while. I’m hoping to find time to do these more often now again. Hosted by Reading is My SuperPower here.
Today I am featuring The Ocean in Winter by Elizabeth de Veer.
And the first line is
Sunday, March 2, 2014 Riley
I am hurtling through Massachusetts at a rate of speed I cannot understand; the wind blows my cheeks, but it does not feel cold.
About The Book
The lives of the three Emery sisters were changed forever when Alex, eleven at the time, found their mother drowned in the bathtub of their home. After their mother’s suicide, the girls’ father shut down emotionally, leaving Alex responsible for caring for Colleen, then eight, and little Riley, just four. Now the girls are grown and navigating different directions. Alex, a nurse, has been traveling in India and grieving her struggle to have a child; Colleen is the devoted mother of preteens in denial that her marriage is ending; and Riley has been leading what her sisters imagine to be the dream life of a successful model in New York City. Decades may have passed, but the unresolved trauma of their mother’s death still looms over them creating distance between the sisters.
Then on a March night, a storm rages near the coast of northeastern Massachusetts. Alex sits alone in an old farmhouse she inherited from a stranger. The lights are out because of the storm; then, an unexpected knock at the door. When Alex opens it, her beautiful younger sister stands before her. Riley has long been estranged from their family, prompting Colleen to hire the private investigator from whom they’d been awaiting news. Comforted by her unexpected presence, Alex holds back her nagging questions: How had Riley found her? Wouldn’t the dirt roads have been impassable in the storm? Why did Riley insist on disappearing back into the night?
After her mysterious visitation, Alex and Colleen are determined to reconcile with Riley and to face their painful past, but the closer they come to finding their missing sister, the more they fear they’ll only be left with Riley’s secrets. An unforgettable story about grief, love, and what it means to be haunted, The Ocean in Winter marks the debut of a remarkable new voice in fiction.
Would you read this book?
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9 replies on “First Line Friday”
The plot makes it sound like the author was trying to click all the boxes…pretty complex.
Yes, sounds like there’s definitely a lot going on in it. Hopefully its as good as it sounds.
I’d be interested in reading this one, but it does seem quite dark and sad. Hope you’re enjoying it!
Yes, I haven’t read it yet, but I do tend to agree with you. I will give it a read though as it sounds intriguing.
Wow that’s an intriguing mystery and a tragic childhood. It seems like a really good book. Thank you for the description.
For me, the first line in the book next to me is “I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics”. The book is Beyond Weird, Beyond Weird, Why everything you thought you knew about quantum physics is…different, by Philip Ball.
I do agree, I think it sounds very intriguing as well. I’ve had it on my tbr list for a few years now. Will I get to it soon? Not sure but I hope so. Sounds like a book a college professor would read. Hope you’re enjoying it.
Yes the book I am reading is a bit heavy but very interesting. Incidentally, I did turn down a job as a college professor at Penn State University. I decided to continue my career as an electrical/software engineer instead. However, it was a hard decision that I am still not sure about. Maybe I would have been a good college professor?
Wow, it sounds intense! I hope you enjoy it. Have a great weekend!!
I haven’t had a chance to read it yet but it does sound pretty intriguing. Thank you, I hope your weekend is wonderful too.