25. Good Story Openings Pt. 1
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Here's a look at some books with my favourite opening lines. Books Mentioned: Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembaThe Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola ShoneyinKintu by Jennifer Nansubuga MakumbiThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHis Only Wife by Peace Adzo MedieSilver Sparrow by Tayari JonesTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBreast and Eggs by Mieko KawakamiAgainst the Loveless World by Susan AbulhawaBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonSmall Worlds by Caleb Azumah NelsonVagabonds by Eloghosa by OsundeYou Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
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