This has to be absolutely one of my favourite opening lines...possibly one of my favourite books in the genre...mind-you there's Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mocking Bird and Sophies Choice that I love too. Probably this is a coming-of-age drama that I can relate to more because the main protagonist is female.......This is also another inducement to do some ironing before I go to work when the dappled sun is trying to seduce me into the garden...
Oh and I found the bag here when looking for nice literary related gifts...I think it's quite cool...
