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The Friday 56 is hosted by Anne @ My Head is Full of Books while Freda @ Freda’s Voice is on hiatus.
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FIRST LINE FRIDAY
where each week we share the first line of our current read(s)
The American experiment was over, they said.
THE FRIDAY 56
where each week we share a snippet from page 56 or 56%
The position she put me in with this revelation was so exquisitely uncomfortable that I felt like a trapped animal, wondering if I could gnaw my own arm off to escape
In the end, I made an inelegant excute to use the powder room—and locked myself in there until I knew Eleanor had snuffed the lights.
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and richly dramatic novel about American heroine Frances Perkins, who pulled the nation out of the Great Depression.
Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference.
When she’s not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell’s Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and activists, including the millionaire socialite Mary Harriman Rumsey, the flirtatious budding author Sinclair Lewis, and the brilliant but troubled reformer Paul Wilson, with whom she falls deeply in love.
But when Frances meets a young lawyer named Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a tea dance, sparks fly in all the wrong directions. She thinks he’s a rich, arrogant dilettante who gets by on a handsome face and a famous name. He thinks she’s a priggish bluestocking and insufferable do-gooder. Neither knows it yet, but over the next twenty years, they will form a historic partnership that will carry them both to the White House.
Frances is destined to rise in a political world dominated by men, facing down the Great Depression as FDR’s most trusted lieutenant—even as she struggles to balance the demands of a public career with marriage and motherhood. And when vicious political attacks mount and personal tragedies threaten to derail her ambitions, she must decide what she’s willing to do—and what she’s willing to sacrifice—to save a nation.
What do you think of the snippets I featured today?
Have you read this book? Do you want to?
This sounds so good, I can’t wait to read your review. Based on the snippet, yes I would read this😁
So far it’s really good! My review will come March 12 for the blog tour but I’ll post it earlier on Goodreads 😀
Such an interesting time in American history!
I thought I would know nothing about it but I’ve heard about some events already in the book. I guess I’m not so dumb after all 😂
i haven’t read from this author before, but it sounds like this book will cover some interesting history.
hallie @ hallie reads
She’s one of my favorite historical fiction authors. Always excellent!
I like the cover! I hope you enjoy this one! Have a great weekend!
Have a great weekend too 🙂
This looks like a good story. Have a great weekend!
So far I’m really enjoying it!
Haha! How many times I’ve wanted to lock myself in the restroom to escape! That’s a great excerpt. I have been curious about this one and really want to read it. I hope you love it! Have a great weekend!
SO let me get this straight. Is this book based on an actual historical person? I love historical fiction that is based on reality.
Yes it is! It’s based on the first woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet.
Happy Friday!
I’m currently reading The Holiday Stand-In by Kortney Keisel. It’s really cute so far!
“I’ve never been in this position where doing the right thing feels wrong.”
I hope you have a great weekend full of fun reading. 🙂📚
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
It sounds very interesting. I will have to add it to my Goodreads Want To Read List!
Have a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2024/01/26/friday-56-the-antique-hunters-guide-to-murder-c-l-miller/
It’s really good so far!
Hope you’re enjoying this one! I’ve heard only rave reviews about Stephanie Dray so far.