Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
• 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
My Teaser this week is from The Arsonist by Sue Miller
Blurb
Troubled by the feeling that she belongs nowhere after working in East Africa for 15 years, Frankie Rowley has come home-home to the small New Hampshire town of Pomeroy and the farmhouse where her family has always summered. On her first night back, a house up the road burns to the ground. Is it an accident, or arson? Over the weeks that follow, as Frankie comes to recognize her father’s slow failing and her mother’s desperation, another house burns, and then another, always the homes of summer people. These frightening events, and the deep social fault lines that open in the town as a result, are observed and reported on by Bud Jacobs, a former political journalist, who has bought the local paper and moved to Pomeroy in an attempt to find a kind of home himself. As this compelling book unfolds, as Bud and Frankie begin an unexpected, passionate affair, arson upends a trusting small community where people have never before bothered to lock their doors; and Frankie and Bud bring wholly different perspectives to the questions of who truly owns the land, who belongs in the town, and how, or even whether, newcomers can make a real home there. Goodreads
My Teaser
Her mother looked from her to her father and back, and Frankie felt the sense she had sometimes had as an adolescent, the sense of having laid some claim to him that her mother didn’t like-or, at any rate, would try not to acknowledge.
Now she said brightly, “Well! Here you are, you two!”
Another success for you, Cleo. I couldn’t resist to add this book to my TBR list.
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brilliant, I’m finding it quite hard to adjust to the pace of this one after my last couple of reads but I’m getting into the flow now.
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On the other hand, a change of pace can be very refreshing. Some books are easier to buy in than others. Books with several threads can be straining. I am always glad when these loose threads are finally combined.
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Very true and I do like to mix things up a little and I do love Sue Miller’s writing.
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Cleo – This one sounds like a powerful look at the dynamics in a small town. I’ll be interested in your full-on review of it.
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At the moment it is the family dynamics but I think you’re right and small towns often have complex dynamics.
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I have this one on my TBR list! I loved her previous books.
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I haven’t read any for a few years and the richness to her writing is beautiful.
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Even the title of this book sounds intriguing
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🙂
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Interesting teaser for sure. Here is my TT http://cynthiastacey.com/2014/07/22/teaser-tuesday-july-22/
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Thank you for leaving your link.
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Sounds good, Cleo!
Mine is from the old Beauty and the Beast series. http://wp.me/pZnGI-9M
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Thank you for leaving your link 🙂
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I loved this book! And this author is one of my favorites from way back. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
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It took me a little while to adjust to the pace as I’ve been reading fast-paced books but her writing is beautiful so I quickly eased myself into it.
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Hmm…the quote is great, but I think you might have to work hard to sell the plot to me! I look forward to your review… 😉
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It is very different to my last couple of reads that’s for sure 🙂
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I’ve enjoyed other books by this author, so I’m sure I’d like this one too. I love the way she describes the “look” from the mother in your Teaser.
My Teaser is from KEEPING FAITH.
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I’m enjoying it, what I’d call a ‘rich’ read in that the details just keep coming. Thanks for sharing your link.
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hmmm…definitely sounds like an interesting read! thanks for sharing!
Trish – my teaser
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This one seems an entertainment and heart pounding book we should read, I feel:)
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It is quite a slow building tale at the moment but really well written.
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Very interesting teaser.
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The subject matter is a touchy subject to some. I wonder if it’s an emotional read?
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The more I hear about this one, the more I’m intrigued. Mine: Mr. Monk Gets on Board
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I just read this one last week and enjoyed it as I do all Ms. Miller’s books. They are not fast-moving, but the stories they tell are worthwhile. By the way, I just started Under Your Skin and I see you have it on your sidebar 🙂
Rita_h @ My Home of Books
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I really enjoyed Under Your Skin, I hope you do too. I’m still reading The Arsonist, it isn’t a book you can read fast but I am enjoying it.
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Definitely a layered teaser there! Thanks for sharing.
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Sounds like an interesting book, thanks for sharing!
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” ‘You must excise my little sister,’ she said with a brittle laugh. ‘She has rather an unhealthy fascination with death.’ “
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That says so much in very few words, I like it!
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