"I opened the beveled-glass door under the sign announcing Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company in ornate bronze. A new sign with a new name. Fine. I felt new too."Who's this "new" person? That's what this first paragraph makes me want to know. She — I assume it's Clara because of the title of the book — looks around the showroom as she enters and notices:
"It was the oil lamps that bothered me. Their blown-glass shades sat above squat, bulbous bases too earthbound to be elegant. Mr. Tiffany was capable of more grace than that."So now I wonder if she knows him or merely knows ABOUT him. This book is off to a good start, in my opinion.
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What a charming opening, and I love the writing style - I would keep reading!
ReplyDeleteThis book received good reviews when it was published. As a lover of historical fiction, it sounds like my kind of read.
ReplyDeleteMy Friday post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2013/09/friday-focus-friday-56-book-beginnings_27.html
What a great cover and the beginning matches. Here is my
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I LOVE the cover and the beginning is quite intriguing...very catchy.
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Elizabeth
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My Book Beginnings
Whenever I think of Tiffany glass I think of Antiques Road Show since I've seen so much Tiffany glass on it! This sounds like a lovely book
ReplyDeleteI've always enjoyed Susan Vreelands books and just finished reading "Clara and Mr. Tiffany". I didn't think it was her best but was interested in the topic.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I didn't live in those days