“Don’t think, don’t hope” was the mantra Sarah used to muster the few aspects of her life that had not already disintegrated.
or
I had many alternative lives I could have lived but this is the one I ended up with.
A turning points, sliding doors type novel that explores the “what ifs”, had different life decisions been made at the time by key protagonists.
These are both pithy opening lines that immediately grip the reader. I'm in some doubt about whether one can 'muster aspects'...one can muster forces, reserves, courage, strength etc but perhaps not aspects. This is a very picky comment though, and generally its a very likeable beginning.
ReplyDeleteI like the second sentence. It does not give anything away whereas the first one gives an inkling of an unhappy existence
ReplyDeleteHmm - the second sentence was actually my first off the top of my head one. I then went on to play with perspective/starting point from which to write. I had issues re using muster in the alternative so agree re comment.
ReplyDeleteI think the second sentence suits the style of the novel perfectly.
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