This is a weekly bloghop hosted by Freda’s Voice
RULES:
Grab a book, any book.
Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader. If you have to improvise, that is okay.
Find a snippet, short and sweet.
Post it
from page 56 of:
Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin
‘So what’s this all about?’ Chatham enquired.
‘It’s just a feeling I got, right back at the start of the original investigation. The feeling we were missing something, not seeing something.’
‘And it’s taken you until now to revisit that?’
‘I’ve been a bit busy. I’m not so busy these days.’
Chatham nodded his understanding. ‘When I retired, it took a while to change gears.’
‘How did you do it?’
‘The love of a good woman. Plus I got the doorman job, and I go to the gym.’ He gestured towards his plate. ‘That’s an occasional treat, and I can work it off this afternoon.’
‘I’ve got a dog I can walk.’ Rebus paused. ‘And a good woman.’
‘Spend more time with both of them then. Learn to let go.’
fredamans
Sounds like a good read!! Happy weekend!
HCNewton
Thanks, Freda! You, too!
Mike Finn
Great quote. I’ve recently retired and I know exactly what they’re talking about. It took me a year before I really believed that I could linger over lunch at a restaurant and not be late for a meeting.
HCNewton
Oh, I bet. Gotta be tough.