Each Tuesday, Vicki, from I’d Rather Be At The Beach hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros where readers post the opening paragraph (sometime two) of a book they are reading or that they plan to read.
W.W. Norton and Company - 2019
1.
Mama's Last Hug
An Ape Matriarch's Farewell
"One month before Mama turned fifty-nine and two months before Jan van Hooff's eightieth birthday, these two elderly hominids had an emotional reunion. Mama, emaciated and near death, was among the world's oldest zoo chimpanzees. Jan with his white hair standing out against a bright red rain jacket, is the biology professor who supervised my dissertation long ago. The two of them had known each other for over forty years."
I love animals and this seemed right up my alley. Does it interest you?
I listened to this one and really, really liked it. So much to think about.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it; haven't started it yet but in a day or so I hope.
DeleteI'm not sure, sounds like a sad coming on.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure but hoping that is a small part.
DeleteI am, sorry to say, picky about animals in books. It could have potential.
ReplyDeleteGuessing this is more about animal emotions and attachment etc.
DeleteSounds like a special story, and one not to be read without tissues on hand.
ReplyDeleteYes, Catherine, I'm guessing tissues are a requirement.
DeleteSounds like such an interesting book.
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