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Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

--Grab your current read

--Open to a random page

--share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

Be sure NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

--Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

“The discussion rambled on while the plates were changed and the entrees—buttered lobster and chaud-froid of pigeon—were served. With them came salads, served on a crescent dish that fitted to the side of the plate.”

--From The Outcast, by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

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Marg said…
My teaser this week was from a Cynthia Harrod-Eagles book as well, but in my case it was from one of the lesser known Kirov saga books.
March 15, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Teddy Rose said…
Being a vegan, that is one thing I cringe at when I read about all the feasting. Perhaps I could have had the salad. LOL!

Here's mine: http://teddyrose.blogspot.com/2011/03/teaser-tuesday_15.html
March 16, 2011 at 1:51 AM
Rebekah said…
"They all got so excited I expected the baby to pop right out. Three or four contractions later I grew suspicious. I asked for a mirror and watched as I pushed. "Shit, is that all? It's no bigger than a nickel," I snarled."
Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent
March 16, 2011 at 1:00 PM
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