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First Line Friday: Roots of Wood and Stone by Amanda Wen

January 29, 2021 by Suzie Waltner 5 Comments

First Line Friday Autumn

 

Here’s the first line from Amanda Wen’s dual-time debut from Kregel Publications.

 

 

 

About the Book

This historic home holds the keys to their destiny . . . and their hearts

Abandoned at birth, her family roots a mystery, historical museum curator Sloane Kelley has dedicated her life to making sure others know theirs. When a donor drops off a dusty old satchel, she doesn’t expect much from the common artifact . . .until she finds real treasure inside: a nineteenth-century diary.Now she’s on the hunt to find out more.

Garrett Anderson just wanted to clean out his grandmother’s historic but tumbledown farmhouse before selling it to fund her medical care. With her advancing Alzheimer’s, he can’t afford to be sentimental about the family home. But his carefully ordered plan runs up against two formidable obstacles: Sloane, who’s fallen in love with both the diaries and the house, and his own heart, which is irresistibly drawn to Sloane.

A century and a half earlier, motherless Annabelle Collins embarks with her aunt and uncle on the adventure of a lifetime: settling the prairies of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The diaries she left behind paint a portrait of life, loss, and love–and a God who faithfully carries her through it all. Paging through the diaries together takes Sloane and Garrett on a journey they never could have planned, which will change them in ways they never imagined.

This warm, beautifully written split-time novel will resonate with readers looking for stories that reveal the beauty of God’s plan for our lives, and how our actions ripple for generations.

 

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Now it’s your turn! Grab the book nearest you and drop the first line in the comments. Then head over to Hoarding Books and discover what others are sharing this week!


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  1. Colletta says

    January 29, 2021 at 4:23 PM

    Love the first line! Very descriptive. I hope you can stop by:

    https://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2021/01/my-weekly-bookishness-1292021.html

    Colletta

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  2. Nicole Santana says

    January 29, 2021 at 4:47 PM

    Happy Friday!
    Over on my blog I’m sharing from Shadows of the White City by Jocelyn Green: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2021/01/29/first-line-friday-170-2/. It’s a great story! Currently, though, I’m reading Beauty Among Ruins by J’Nell Ciesielski, so I’ll share from there.
    “‘What are you doing?’ Lily’s fingers fumbled with the ends of the linen as she double knotted them and Matron Strom stomped to a halt next to her.”
    Hope you have a great weekend! ❤

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  3. Kelly-Ann Deffenbaugh says

    January 29, 2021 at 6:15 PM

    Happy Friday!!

    Over on my blog I am sharing the first line from The Hesitant Heiress by Dawn Crandall.
    “Miss Brigham, may I have a word with you?” Professor Silvious strolled down the aisle toward the stage of the Boston Conservatory of Music’s auditorium.

    https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2021/01/first-line-friday-hesitant-heiress.html

    Have a lovely weekend!

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  4. Becky Smith says

    January 29, 2021 at 6:38 PM

    Happy Friday! My first line is from “Collision Course” by Elizabeth Goddard:

    “He’d never looked certain death in the face until today.”

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  5. Paula Shreckhise says

    January 30, 2021 at 10:48 PM

    I do so want to read Amanda’s book!

    My first line is from The Vanishing at Loxby Manor by Abigail Wilson:
    I knew something was terribly wrong the moment I stepped foot back inside Loxby Manor- the pervasive restlessness of the servants, the strained silence of the front room.

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