Quizzical Monday
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It’s time for another “Quizzical Monday”! Today it is a book beginning question.
Question:
The following is the beginning of which book? It is the first chapter and NOT the preface.
The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.
Leave a comment with your answer. Then, to see whether you got it right, click on "Show" below. As usual, there is nothing to be won, this is just for fun!











I didn’t know this one, although I have read the book, but I didn’t really like it…
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Ally, really, you didn’t like it? Are you a fan of Oscar Wilde in general?
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I enjoyed his plays but the novel and the short stories not so much…
No idea. Virginia Woolf? Nah, Alexander McCall Smith of course.
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Wow, for a moment, a fleeting moment, that author flashed through my mind. Hmm. Next time I’ll get your Monday right!
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Don’t give up! You were right the other day, weren’t you?