The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it..
Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence or 
so of the book you are reading along with you initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
Please include the title of the book and the author’s name.
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I have tried to come up with a way to make things simpler for myself when it comes to choosing my next novel to share. This is what I have come up with.
I am starting with the first author on *this* bookshelf and…
now I am moving on to Galilee by Clive Barker
As you can see from my bookshelf, I have numerous books by Clive Barker and revel in his fantastic adventures into the unusual. I try not to add more books to my shelves, so I keep updated on his current releases through my wonderful library, for the most part.
MY FRIDAY 56
“There’s nowhere for us to go,” Kekmet told the young man.
“My father saw the city of Samarkand,” Zelim replied. “He told me it was like a dream.”
“That’s exactly what it was,” the man working alongside Kekmet said. “If your father saw Samrakand it was in his sleep. Or when he’d had too much wine…”
(page 56 of a hardcover)
MY BOOK BEGINNINGS
At the insistence of my stepmother Cesaria Barbarossa the house in which I presently sit was built so that it faces southeast. The architect-who was no lesser man than the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson-protested her desire repeatedly and eloquently. I have the letters in which he did so here one my desk. But she would not be moved on the subject. The house was to look back towards her homeland, towards Africa, and he, as her employee, was to do as he was instructed.
SYNOPSIS
Rich and powerful, the Geary dynasty has reigned over American society for decades. But it is a family with dark, terrible secrets. For the Gearys are a family at war. And their adversaries are the Barbarossas, a clan whose timeless origins lie in myth, whose mystical influence is felt in the intense, sensual exchanges of flesh and soul. Now, their battle is about to escalate…When Galilee, prodigal prince of the Barbarossa clan, meets Rachel, young bride of the Gearys’ own scion Mitchell, they fall in love, consumed by a passion that unleashes long-simmering hatreds. Old insanities arise, old adulteries are uncovered, and a seemingly invincible family will begin to wither, exposing its unholy roots…
I love covers!
I have shown two different covers, which do you like best?
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Hmm…I thought I knew all of his books. This one snuck past me!
Feel free to borrow it.
I see that you will be reading Clive Barker for a while. I’ve never tried that author. My 56 comes from Primal Force by D. D. Ayres. Happy reading!
Sounds like a great saga.
It is. I love Clive Barker and will read anything he puts out.
I’ve never seen that top cover for this book before.
I hadn’t either until I was looking for a cover on Amazon. I like the hardback cover I have better. Glad you mentioned that because book covers are very important to me.
Not read this author, but always wanted to check him out. 🙂
Stormi
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I loved your Sharcano! Thanks for stopping in and adding another great horror story to my reading list.
I’ve never read this author, but I do enjoy books about dynasties. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
This is an epic dynasty. 🙂
I haven’t read anything by Clive Barker before, but this one definitely seems like something I would read.
Thanks and happy to add to your reading list.
The 56 and BB don’t give the intensity of the book its due. Are you sharing your bookshelf pic just so we see your Fun Pop? HAHA
How did you guess?
Oh no, another Clive Barker. Every time I see his name I think of Pinhead.
LOL Guess that’s a good thing.
Hi Sherry,
At first I couldn’t think why I hadn’t ever read any of Clive Barker’s books, however on checking out his work on Fantasticfiction, I realised that he writes predominantly in the genre of fantasy, which I have to admit is one of my two least favourite genres, the other being science fiction.
I do however like the opening lines you shared. They seem to show a great sense of pride and purpose.
As for the cover art, it has to be the first one you share, which is totally captivating.
I hope that this is another Clive Barker epic you will enjoy and have a good weekend 🙂
Yvonne
Yeah, I classify his stuff as fantasy/horror, but this is not my top read for him. Thanks for stopping in and leaving the wonderful comment.
I have never heard of this author before. This sounds like an interesting read though. Here is my Friday 56
http://totallyaddictedtoreading.blogspot.com/2015/09/friday-5611.html
Glad you dropping in to check it out, Nadene. Happy reading.
Sounds like wonderful historical fiction. I’ve yet to read Barker’s books. I’d like to though.
Happy weekend!
Nice to see you Freda.
I’ve never read this author before, but it sounds good. I like the second cover best.
Thanks for the comment on the cover. I like to include more than one just to see which people like better.
This sounds like a fascinating Romeo and Juliet story. I’ve heard of this author but have never read any of his books. This sounds like a good place to start.
Sandy @ TEXAS TWANG
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Oh, Sandra, I am so glad. I like your comment. You described the gist of the story very well.