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Old 15-05-2012, 11:42   #99
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Re: Bookworms:What are the best first lines you've read?

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Originally Posted by Michael1954 View Post
"Lying in bed, I abandoned the facts again and was back in Ambrosia."

The opening sentence of Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse, an excellent book which was filmed with Tom Courtenay playing the title role.
Enjoyed the film -never read the book, one to look out for perhaps.

My mum has recently been converted to using the Kindle and keeps telling me I should invest in one! At the moment I'm reading through a lot of DHLawrence and other things for research. When i'm having a moment off I'm reading the companion book to Downton Abbey which is surprisingly interesting and useful!
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