First Lines Friday

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. I encourage all of my fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

• Grab your current read(s).
• Share the first line(s).
• Include the title and author.

"There was a time in Africa the people could fly."

 
~ The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

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"Mister hit Josephine with the palm of his hand across her left cheek and it was then she knew she would run."

 
~ The House Girl by Tara Conklin