Outside the guarded entrance, reporters circled like a pack of wolves.
That first sentence of the Prologue is not much, but the last sentence of the Prologue on the next page is powerful and intriguing.
"It started with a picture."
Sold on a Monday ~ by Kristina McMorris, 2018, fiction
The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs, and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences are more devastating than he ever imagined. This novel was inspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation.
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3 comments:
Sounds like my kind of book. Is the photo on the front cover the actual photo taken? My Friday Quotes
This is going on my tbr. Thanks for sharing!
I don't know for sure, since I haven't read much of the book yet. But I rather doubt it, since I've read far enough to know that the reporter was drawn in by the eyes of "two boys ... pitching pebbles at a tin can. Ages six and eight at most, they wore no shoes or shirts" (p. 5).
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