This weeks snippet is from the first book in the Ruth Chernock Series, Regarding Ruth. It is Sunday morning and Ruth's family has returned home after the weekly church service. Ruth is alone in the kitchen of the family home.
Ruth stood beside the
sizable kitchen table slicing fresh bread when she heard her father’s deep
voice at the front of the house. As she
looked up his frame filled the doorway.
Hannibal Johnes, only a few inches shorter than Josiah, followed him
into the house. Ruth watched Hannibal,
studying his sharply masculine face, an older version of his attractive
son. She smiled at his husky voice with
the delightful southern tone as he spoke.
“Ruth, where has your
brain strayed to now?” Josiah called to her.
“Father my attention is
on the knife and bread,” she replied.
“Again, your head has
strayed. Our guest requires
victuals. Hannibal, forgive my child,
she is disposed to mental wanderings,” Josiah told him and the two fathers
laughed heartily.
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I want to hit both men! lol.I hope she gets her own back.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. Seems like she would want to 'mental wander' because of their insensitive remarks. Interesting scene.
ReplyDeleteYou've definitely captured the paternalistic pride but arrogance here.
ReplyDeletemmm, fresh bread. I can almost smell it. Great snippet
ReplyDeleteGreat snippet loved the discriptions. Congrats at having your stuff at the Bull Moose store. Loved that place when I lived in Maine.
ReplyDeleteI was transported back in time. Love the picture of the kitchen. :-)
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