Friday 7 July 2017

Friday Books - Difficult Women

Yay yay it's Friday.

 BookBeginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader, and The Friday 56 - hosted by Freda’s Voice both host sites for Friday link ups, where we discover more books, and make friends. 

Both involve sharing excerpts from a current book - the beginning and - you guessed it - page 56.

 Let's start with page 56 today.
Difficult Women by Roxanne Gray is "a collection of stories of rare force and beauty, of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection.

The women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. ....From a girls’ fight club to a wealthy subdivision in Florida where neighbors conform, compete, and spy on each other, Gay delivers a wry, beautiful, haunting vision of modern America reminiscent of Merritt Tierce, Jamie Quatro, and Miranda July."




I cheated a little - that second sentence is on the first page, but not the very beginning, but I couldn't resist it.

What are you reading? I'd love to know. 
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14 comments:

  1. sherry fundin7 July 2017 at 13:46

    That's okay. It is a good one.
    sherry @ fundinmental Friday Memes

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  2. Jo-Ann7 July 2017 at 16:26

    Those lines are sooo good! Enjoy your weekend :)

    Jo-Ann at Inspiration Pie

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  3. Laurel-Rain Snow7 July 2017 at 16:45

    I loved that euphemism...LOL.

    Thanks for sharing; I've been eyeing this book.

    Here's mine: “THE BOOKSHOP ON THE CORNER”

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  4. fredamans7 July 2017 at 17:01

    I like your beginning, (not a beginning). :-) Sounds like a solid read! Happy weekend!

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  5. Kathy Martin7 July 2017 at 17:40

    Sounds interesting. I am not a big fan of short stories though. Mine this week is from Murder in Mayfair by D. M. Quincy - a historical mystery. Happy reading!

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  6. Anne@HeadFullofBooks7 July 2017 at 19:17

    I am becoming a bigger fan of short stories, especially collections on a theme. This one sounds good. I like the first quote, too. My Friday Quotes

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  7. Yvonne7 July 2017 at 20:37

    This sounds really good. I'm going to add it to my wishlist. Have a great weekend!

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  8. Elizabeth7 July 2017 at 21:08

    Love the title.

    Most of us are difficult. :)

    Have a great weekend, and thanks for coming by my blog.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Book Beginnings

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  9. Ashley Sapp7 July 2017 at 21:40

    Very interesting! Happy reading! :)

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  10. Unknown8 July 2017 at 00:57

    I've seen films that showed collections of individuals lives. This would be a good one.

    My Friday 56 from Fifteen Inches Tall And Bullet Proof

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  11. Literary Feline8 July 2017 at 01:49

    I have a copy of this one in my TBR pile, and your excerpts make me want to pick it up and read it sooner than later. I haven't read anything by Roxane Gay before. Thank you for sharing, Bev! Have a great weekend.

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  12. Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense8 July 2017 at 04:36

    I am ashamed to say that I have not read any Roxane Gay. I must change this soon and I really like the writing in this 56. Happy weekend!

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  13. The Candid Cover8 July 2017 at 06:22

    I love the synopsis for this one and the quotes you chose have me hooked! Thanks so much for sharing it. I Hope that you enjoy it. :)

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  14. Margot8 July 2017 at 17:12

    I like that bit of humor in the opening lines. The book is off to a good start. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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