Kittling: Books

  First Line from Prologue:  Île de la Cité, Paris 2019. The fire peels Notre Dame like an illuminated manuscript soaked in water, its layer...

  First Line: Archie was dead, to begin with . Gwen Bainbridge's beau, Salvatore "Sally" Danielli, has taken a job at the BBC ...

  First Line: " I've just had the most wonderful idea!" said Gwen .   Gwen Bainbridge, one of the owners of the Right Sort Mar...

  First Line: He sat on the edge of the narrow bed, reaching for the black wool socks he had stuffed into his shoes .   Most of the people w...

  First Line: The black Wolseley roared down Welbeck Street and came screeching to a halt behind the two patrol cars double-parked at Number...

  First Lines: August 1, 1946. It is said that the first naval conflict of what was then called the Great War took place far removed from th...

First Lines: " Men find me intimidating," boomed Miss Hardiman. "That's the problem. " Partners Miss Iris Sparks and...

First Line: Tillie climbed the stairs from the Bond Street Station out to Davies Street, blinking in the afternoon light . London is sl...