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142 Ostriches; April Davila
Kensington Books - 2020
One
Four days before the ostriches stopped laying eggs, Grandma Helen died in an accident that really wasn't an accident. It was a Sunday, when almost everyone was in church, when the only other trucks on Route 66 were bigger than hers, their immense grilles roaring toward her, then escaping one after another, until a tomato trailer out of Sacramento proved too enticing.
Isn't the cover beautiful? I'm hoping this one is a winner as the reviews have been pretty good.
Would you read more or pass?
What a gorgeous cover! Great opening lines, too. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteI wrote on my Potpourri blog today about new books...and added a little rant about how Goodreads adds their own designations to my book status: currently reading or read when I would have labeled them "want to read."
The title and the cover certainly caught my interest!
ReplyDeleteYes, that is a pretty cover and I'd read some more, it seems interesting.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's a wonderful cover! I love the colors and it sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteI do like the cover and I'm very intrigued by the opening. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteSounds unique! The cover is pretty, and I want to know what happened to Grandma Helen :( Were they her ostriches? I'll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds unusual in a good way! I'd read more.
ReplyDeleteThe cover is gorgeous and what a crazy beginning!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover art, but I'm not sure about the book. I'll wait to hear what you think. :)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like it will be a beautiful story.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds a good story.
ReplyDeleteThat's an intriguing opening. Here's hoping...
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