Reviewing old book reviews on my site, I came across this post from a dozen years ago about Getting Mother’s Body by Suzan-Lori Parks.
I had forgotten all about it.
It’s definitely one of the most captivating first pages of any novel I have ever read. Check it out here:
Your last paragraph says, “you will want to read it out loud to someone, so you can share it.” Well, you can have Suzan-Lori Parks read it out loud to
YOU. At least listen to the sample: https://www.audible.com/pd/Getting-Mothers-Body-Audiobook/B002V1OQ4C?qid=1563211380&sr=1-3&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=A3TMAEREBZH1KAGZ36Q1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_3