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Teaser Tuesdays


Teaser Tuesday asks you to:

--Grab your current read

--Let the book open to a random page

--Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12

--You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from—that way people can have some great recommendations if hey like the teaser you’re given!

“Doubtless King Henry was also spared a considerable expense once they were gone from his court, and that was some relief to him, for he had difficulties of his own with his council and magnates over his expenditure, and to be able to point to one economy was was at least a step in conciliating them. So in all it suited everyone, although I am sure the lady Senena felt pain by then in any upheaval in her life, and suffered doubts and depressions of which no one else knew, unless it might be Bishop Richard of Bangor, who accompanied the royal party on their journey, making one of his rare visits to his see.”

--From The Brothers of Gwynedd, by Edith Pargeter

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Clare said…
This teaser's a bit dense, but interesting- who are all these folks and who on earth left that Serena was so moved? I hope you enjoy this.

Here's my teaser. :)
April 20, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Emma Michaels said…
Great teaser! I loved it! Hope you will like mine too. It is from Love is Hell, the collection of short stories with a teaser for each one!

http://emmamichaels.blogspot.com/2010/04/teaser-tuesday.html
April 20, 2010 at 6:29 PM
Passages to the Past said…
Oooohhh I can't wait to start this one for the Sourcebooks Summer Reading Club, which will be soon!

I hope you're enjoying it! It's a great teaser!
April 20, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Marg said…
I need to start this one soon. I don't want to leave myself too short of time!

<a href="http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2010/04/teaser-tuesday-endless-forest-by-sara.html>My teaser </a>this week is from The Endless Forest by Sara Donati
April 20, 2010 at 11:16 PM
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