It’s time for another First Lines Friday! Hosted by Wandering Words!!
What if, instead of judging a book by its cover or its author, we judged the book by its opening lines?
Here is how it works:
– Pick a book and open to the first page.
– Copy the first few lines without revealing which book it is.
– Reveal the book!
So… do these first lines entice you?
Apart from life, a strong constitution and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla. In Xhosa, Rolihlahla literally means ‘pulling the branch of a tee’, but its colloquial meaning more accurately would be ‘troublemaker’.
Scroll down to reveal the book!
At around 750 this is a big book, and that is the main reason I’ve not read this one yet! It was gifted to me by the amazing Kari at Kar-ing for Books and I can’t wait to read this and learn so so much. Mandela’s autobiography is one which many have read, and is one of only two books I’ve ever lied about reading (for English at A Level, leave me alone alright it was a tough year) so that is definitely something I want to rectify!
I had a flick through it to get these first lines, which sound so interesting already, and the book is broken down into much more manageable chunks so this already feels much more readable than I first thought. I might have to pick this up soon!
Abi of Pellinor 