Welcome to another Tuesday Potpourri, in which we celebrate bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea; to Teaser Tuesdays hosted by Should Be Reading.
Today I’m spotlighting an ARC from Amazon Vine: The Death of Bees, by Lisa O’Donnell.
Intro: (Prologue)
Eugene Doyle, Born 19 June 1972. Died 17 December 2010, aged thirty-eight.
Isabel Ann Macdonald. Born 24 May 1974. Died 18 December 2010, aged thirty-six.
Today is Christmas Eve. Today is my birthday. Today I am fifteen. Today I buried my parents in the backyard.
Neither of them were beloved.
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Teaser: Nelly smiles at me, a knowing look in her eye. We will never tell this stranger where Izzy is. We are keeping our secret and we are keeping it from everyone. p. 113
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Blurb: Hazlehurst housing estate, Glasgow, Christmas Eve 2010. Fifteen-year-old Marnie and her little sister Nelly have just finished burying their parents in the back garden. Only Marnie and Nelly know how they got there. Lennie, the old guy next door, has taken a sudden interest in his two young neighbours and is keeping a close eye on them. He soon realises that the girls are all alone, and need his help — or does he need theirs?
As the year ends and another begins, the sisters’ friends, their neighbours, and the authorities — not to mention the local drug dealer, who’s been sniffing around for their father — gradually start to ask questions. And as one lie leads to another, darker secrets about Marnie’s family come to light, making things even more complicated.
Written with fierce sympathy and beautiful precision, The Death of Bees is an enchanting and grimly comic tale of three lost souls who, unable to answer for themselves, can answer only for each other.
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What do you think? Ghoulish? Strange? I know I’m definitely curious….
I have this, too!
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Doesn’t it sound kind of creepy-good? Thanks for visiting, Patty.
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Creepy, creepy.
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Oh, I agree, Beth….hope it will be “creepy-good!” Thanks for visiting.
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This sounds really good and I love the synopsis, it’s quite unusual! Thanks for stopping by and your kind words!
Juli @ Universe in Words
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Thanks for returning the visit, Juli…and I’m quite curious about this book. Enjoy your pick!
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Wow, this indeed does sound creepy! 🙂
And I spot Prague and Old Town Square as background! 🙂
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Ah…that does sound super-creepy….thanks for visiting, Petra, and enjoy your read.
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Ah, you’re referring to the background on my blog…lol
Yes, my photographer son lived in Prague for more than a decade.
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It sounds good and CREEPY!!!!
Love your side panels? Are they new or didn’t I notice before. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
My teaser is from THE GIRL ON THE CLIFF by Lucinda Riley.
My teaser is below:
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaser-tuesday-1162012.html
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Thanks, Elizabeth…and as for the side panels, I’ve had them awhile. I love them, too, as my eldest son (photographer) captured them in Europe where he lives. I’m not sure if they’re in Prague (where he used to live) or Berlin, where he lives now..
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Europe is so quaint….love it. Too cold there for me, though, well the places I visited.
Spain was hot, though. Scotland was FREEZING no matter when we were there.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
http://silversolara.blogspot.com
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I have not yet gone to Europe, which is especially sad, since my eldest son has lived there since the mid-nineties…sigh.
But he has visited here a few times.
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I love that intro and would read on….enjoy. Thanks for participating and BTW…your header is so nice:)
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Thanks, Diane…I love when visitors notice these details. And I’m eager to read this book (and yours was so awesome, too!).
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Wow this definietly sounds interesting and super creepy. Sounds like there is so much behind this story I might have to check it out. Thanks for stopping by today.
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You’re welcome, Cathy, and thanks for returning the visit. I suspect that this book will be creepy and good.
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This one does sound interesting but more than a little grim. I hope you enjoy it. My teasers are from Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier and A Royal Pain by Megan Mulry. Happy reading!
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I think I’m hoping that the comic part in the “grimly comic tale” description helps…lol
Thanks for visiting, Kathy…enjoy your picks.
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It sounds like a fun read, it reminded me of “Arsenic and Old Lace” I loved that movie with Cary Grant. I need to read the book, I’ve never read that book.
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Oh, I haven’t seen that movie, but I want to! Thanks for visiting, Gigi Ann.
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Woah! that sounds really good in a super creepy kind of way!
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I think so, too, Sharon…it satisfies my love of secrets, also. Thanks for visiting…..
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i really like the cover of this book! it would pull me in!
Trish – My Teaser
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I agree, Trish…thanks for visiting, and now I’m off to check out yours….
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Looks like my kind of read! I like creepy!
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I do like creepy if it’s not too grim….this one looks like it will satisfy me…thanks for visiting, Freda.
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Oooh I love a good secret!!
Thanks for visiting my teaser!
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Me, too, Jessica…and thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your read!
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The blurb hooked me on this one.
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It got me, too, Alice Audrey…and so far, the story is very fascinating. Thanks for visiting.
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Kind of a creepy intro, but it does sound intriguing. My teaser: Haven by Kay Hooper
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Yes, there’s a lot to the story, aside from the creepy opener. Thanks for stopping by, Heather.
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I want to read this one! The intro hooked me. Look forward to your review. Love your fall header.
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Thanks, Nise…I love fall, so every chance I get to showcase autumn things, I do. Glad you liked the intro…that blurb hooked me, too, when considering whether or not to accept this one for review.
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Interesting teaser! 🙂
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Thanks, Stephanie…glad you could stop by and check it out!
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Yikes! Are those girls evil, or just innocents caught up in some trouble? Here’s Mine
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I suspect the latter, Paulita…it’s turning into a very intriguing story. Thanks for visiting!
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Boy or boy does that sound like a interesting and different story. Thanks for visiting.
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Thanks for stopping by, Jo, and I’m really enjoying the story.
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I want to know more about their secret. Since we usually seem to enjoy similar stories, I’ll look for this book — even though it isn’t my usual thing! Thanks for posting the synopsis too.
My Teaser is from SLIGHTLY CRACKED.
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I think I was hooked when I realized that there was probably some child abuse going on….and, of course, the idea of parents buried in the backyard.
Thanks for visiting, Sandra, and I hope you like it.
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Wow – I want to read this, love the teasers.
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Thanks, Mardel…glad you liked it…enjoy your reads.
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That is quite an intriguing prologue! Thanks for stopping by.
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I thought so, too, Beth. Glad you could stop by.
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Terrific teaser! I have to read this now! Thanks for posting it. Hope you enjoy!
My teaser 🙂
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Thanks, Susan….and I just finished the book. I have added it to my reading room at Curl up and Read, where I’m hosting a Shelf-Clearing event….check it out: http://curlupandread.wordpress.com/
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Intense teaser! Thanks for visiting ours! http://refractedlightreviews.com/?p=11342
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I totally agree, Heather…thanks for stopping by!
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I’m not sure about this one. I hate when kids are in peril. Here’s Mine
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Yes, that is the downside of this story….thanks for stopping by, Paulita.
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