Last week, I revealed you had correctly identified six of the ten quotes I gave you from some of my favorite books.
With some additional clues (some more clever than others, I admit), raidergirl3, Jenn, Rudi, and Grey Kitten correctly identified three more:
1. “My father had a face that could stop a clock.†— The Eyre Affair
3. “The year began with lunch.†— A Year in Provence
9. “It was a dark and stormy night.†— A Wrinkle in Time
The only quote no one could identify:
7. “I have been afraid of putting air in a tire ever since I saw a tractor tire blow up and throw Newt Hardbine’s father over the top of the Standard Oil sign.â€
My additional clue: When driving across the country to Tucson, you want to be very careful about picking up reptiles at rest stops. It just might change your life. [I later asked in the comments if capitalizing reptiles would have helped anyone guess, but the resulting silence suggests that no, that wouldn’t have been useful.]
The answer? The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver.
Admittedly, the opening line of the story does not have much to do with the rest of the book, but I was hopeful that the reptiles bit of the clue might trigger your recollection of Turtle, who enters the tale during a rest stop in Oklahoma.
Thanks for playing along, everyone!