{The Friday 56} - Delayed Rays of a Star by Amanda Lee Koe

Rules

Grab any book.
Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
Find any sentence (or more). Just don't spoil it.
Post it.
 Add your post URL in the Linky at www.fredasvoice.com.

Reaching the front a long queue marked "Congolese Mature Female," Anna May was given the opportunity to shake the hand of a reclining nude—dark skin oiled to a shine, eyes drugged down to half mast, breasts small with nipples as long as rubber bands—but instead she burst into tears.

page 56, "Delayed Rays of a Star" by Amanda Lee Koe

My Thoughts

Due to the possibility of getting winter weather that can cause internet or power outages, I'm writing this post a few days ahead of time. For this week's Friday 56, I'm featuring an unusual (and unique) sentence from Delayed Rays of a Star by Amanda Lee Koe, a book that I recently purchased for $1.25 at a local Dollar Tree. It's a historical fiction story about American-German silent film star Marlene Dietrich, Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong, and German photographer and film director Leni Riefenstahl. The three women had a chance encounter at a Berlin soiree in 1928 when photographer Alfred Esienstadet took a photo of them. As of this writing, I haven't started reading it yet, but more than likely, it'll be my next read.