First Lines

"When he was thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.  When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury..."
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

It has been more than 20 years since I first read Harper Lee's classic novel, and I just picked it up last week to revisit it for our store reading group.  I had forgotten why I loved it the first time, and just reading the first couple of lines just warmed  me with Lee's use of words.  They make me curious about how he broke his arm, and immediately draw me into the story.  Yes, I'm very happy to be reading this again.

Pamela