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This week's quotes come from a newly purchased book  The Chalk Man  by C.J. Tudor. I saw a lot of posters on this book in the underground while in London last week. It seemed like a thrilling read so could not resist it when I saw it at Heathrow airport. Book Beginnings on Friday hosted by Rose City Reader Prologue "The girl's head rested on a small pile of orange-and-brown  leaves." 2016   "Start at the beginning. The problem was, none of us ever agreed on the exact beginning. Was it when Fat Gav got the bucket of chalks for his birthday? Was it when we started drawing the chalk figures or when they started to appear on their own? Was it the terrible accident? Or when they found the first body?"  The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice "I jumped from the bench and got on my bike. I likd Mr Halloran, but he was definitely weird. Better to be a fool than an angel. Weird, and just a little bit scary." My review of the bo...

I have been to London which is always inspiring. I will tell you what I did there in another post. This one is about a book I saw advertised on big posters in the underground,  The Chalk Man  by C.J. Tudor. It sounded thrilling, but since I already have a lot of unread books I was hesitant. However, arriving at the airport I found an offer for two books for 1 1/2 of the price so could not resist. The other book I bought is  Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. I read a review recently by Laurel-Rain at Curl Up and Read  which intrigued me to want to read it. But first to the 'Chalk Man'. "'Never assume,' my dad once told me. 'To assume makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me".'" When I stared at him blankly, he went on, 'See this chair? You believe it will still be here, where it is now, in the morning?' 'Yes' 'Then you assume.' 'I suppose.' Dad picked up the chair and stoo...