Good morning, and welcome to Teaser Tuesdays, hosted by Miz B, at Should Be Reading.
This event spotlights excerpts in our current reads.
Here’s how it works:
- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL 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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Today I’d like to share a portion of a book by one of my favorite authors. Mary Gordon’s Final Payments is the story of what happens to a woman, Isabel Moore, suddenly freed from obligation after eleven years of caring for her helpless, bedridden father.
For her first tentative steps into a world now strange to her, she (Isabel) turns to two childhood friends—gentle, supportive Eleanor, who has an apartment in the city, and tough, strong-minded Liz, married, with two children and a farm.
Teaser: I was momentarily stung by Liz’s peremptory jealousy of Eleanor, which was, by now, instinctive. But I realized that she was right; it would be all too easy for me, having learned no style of my own, to ape the wardrobe Eleanor had created for herself over the last five years. p. 42
I’m now eager to plunge into this one. Soon.
What did you find today? What excerpts would you like to share? I hope you’ll stop by.
Sounds really intriguing!
Here’s mine:
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Thanks, Amy…Glad you could stop by.
Have a great week.
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Heey
Thanks for stepping by!! This book sounds really good!! Tell us how it is after you finished it!!
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Thanks for stopping by, Universe…I realized after I picked it up that it’s from the seventies! (Published in 1978). A blast from the past.
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Wow, this looks intense. Thanks for visiting my page!
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Glad you could visit, Alayne…always happy to see what you’re reading. Have a great week.
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The synopsis sounds interesting.
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Yes, I thought so, too, Cheryl. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week.
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I’ve had this one on my TBR list for decades now. I’m thinking this might be the year I finally get it read. Thanks for the teaser!
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That’s funny, Joy…I’ve had it for awhile, too. Not decades, though. LOL
Hope you do enjoy it, and thanks for stopping by.
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This does sound intrigueing.
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Thanks for stopping by, Rebecca. Enjoy your reading.
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Thanks for stopping by! I love the cover of that book. I really should read more books with female characters. Heres my tt: http://mywordlyobsessions.wordpress.com
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Yes, I do, too, Zee. And I love the book you excerpted today: White Oleander is a favorite of mine.
Glad you could stop by.
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Intriguing teaser. Makes me wonder about these three women.
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I agree, Alice Audrey…I guess we have to realize that the connections are definitely unusual.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Great teaser! I have not heard of neither this author nor this book, but am very intrigued by them now!!
Here is mine:
http://www.cafeofdreamsbookreviews.com/2011/01/teaser-tuesday.html
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Thanks for stopping by, April…I so enjoy wandering the blogosphere and finding books I haven’t read or even heard about….
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Sounds like an interesting read.
Reading Lark’s Teaser Tuesday
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Thanks for stopping by, Andrea…hope you have a great week.
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Sounds really good! I’ll have to check this one out.
Nice teaser,
Natalie :0)
The Book Inn
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Thanks for stopping by, Natalie…have a great week!
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here’s mine http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/01/teaser-tuesday-high-spirits-tale-of.html
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Thanks for stopping by, Mary Ann…have a great week.
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The set up sounds interesting!
Thanks for visiting my teaser.
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Glad you could stop by, Marg…have a great week!
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It sounds interesting, if you write a review of it, let me know which blog it is on. Please. I get lost when someone has so many blogs. hehe
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Oh, so sorry about that, GiGi Ann! LOL
What I do is provide links to my reviews on my Sunday and Monday posts. That way you can find it!
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Sounds interesting! Thanks for stopping by Books and Cooks today!
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Glad you could stop by here, too, Lisa…love this meme! Have a great week.
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There’s a trio of strong names — Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of England, and Isabella from Spain.
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Ah, I didn’t think of that! Thanks for stopping by, smellin coffee. Have a great week.
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Happy Teaser Tuesday!
My teaser is here
Please check out and comment on my interview with a wonderful nonprofit ‘Mom to Madre‘ that helps spread literacy to families and helps mothers adjust to differences in their lives when going from one language to another! Thank you!
Sincerely,
Emma Michaels
http://EmmaMichaels.Blogspot.com
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Thanks for sharing, Emma…hope you have a great week, and thanks for stopping by.
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This book sounds very interesting & emotional!
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Yes, it is certainly turning out to be just that. Thanks for stopping by, Social Frog.
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That has to be hard all those years spent taking care of a parent then suddenly free , not sure how I would be if that was the case .
My Teaser Tuesday
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Oh, I agree, Donna…I’m thinking there might be a burst of craziness to follow such a confining period…or maybe even a time of total seclusion. I know I wouldn’t want to have to find out!
Thanks for stopping by.
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What kind of wardrobe is she talking about?
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Ah, Novroz, poor Isabel has been cut off from the world (and fashion trends) while caring for her father. Now she’s trying to get back into it all, and fit in….
Thanks for stopping by.
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that’s a really interisting way of saying she is not trendy anymore 😉
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Yes, that sums it up, doesn’t it, Novroz?
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Sounds like an emotional read. Nice teaser.
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Yes, so far it is, Carol…thanks for stopping by.
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