Welcome to another edition of Teaser Tuesdays, hosted by Miz B, at Should Be Reading.
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’m excerpting from Burnt Mountain, by Anne Rivers Siddons.
From one of our most acclaimed writers comes this dramatic tale of a well-born Southern woman whose life is forever changed by the betrayal of her mother and by the man she loves.
Growing up, the only place tomboy Thayer Wentworth felt at home was at her summer camp – Camp Sherwood Forest in the North Carolina Mountains. It was there that she came alive and where she met Nick Abrams, her first love…and first heartbreak.
Years later, Thayer marries Aengus, an Irish professor, and they move into her deceased grandmother’s house in Atlanta, only miles from Camp Edgewood on Burnt Mountain where her father died years ago in a car accident. There, Aengus and Thayer lead quiet and happy lives until Aengus is invited up to the camp to tell old Irish tales to the campers. As Aengus spends less time at home and becomes more distant, Thayer must confront dark secrets-about her mother, her first love, and, most devastating of all, her husband.
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Teaser: I looked over at him, and suddenly, unaccountably, my eyes filmed with tears and my chest and throat constricted, and I saw, not Aengus’s dark, sloe-eyed face but another one: tanned nose peeling, sun-bleached hair hanging over gray-green eyes, chipped front tooth, a slow smile that made my breath stop. Always. p. 7
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What are you spotlighting today? I hope you’ll pop in and share….
Wow…great teaser.
Here’s mine: http://50yearproject.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesdays-aug-9/
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Thanks for stopping by, TBM, and for “liking” this post. I am excited about reading this book.
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Nice teaser!
Thanks for stopping by The Bookish Babes blog.
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Thanks, Andrea…glad you could return the visit. Have a great week.
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intriguing….I want to know what happen next
Mine if about friendship http://t.co/SgqlwiQ
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I know what you mean, Novroz. It’s that kind of excerpt, isn’t it? Thanks for stopping by.
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I love so many of Anne Rivers Siddons books although it’s been a while since I read one. I’ll always remember my first “Colony” such a wonderful book and a great Maine setting. I hope this one is good, it sure sounds it.
Great teaser!
http://homeofaimala.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-winters-in-bloom.html“>Amy’s Tuesday Teaser!
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Yes, I can remember some of my first ones, too, Amy. She takes the reader right into the setting….Thanks for stopping by.
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I have never read one of Anne’s books, however, I do have her book “Off Season” on my bookshelf waiting to be read.
Nice teaser, Always.
Thanks for visiting my TT today.
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Oh, I think that was the last one of hers I read, Gigi Ann. Hope you love it. Thanks for stopping by.
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I love when the writer can write imagery so well you instantly see it and are in the moment. Great choice! I have Sweetwater Creek on my TBR (and bookshelf). Have you read it? If so how did you like it?
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I don’t think I’ve read that one, Cristina….thanks for stopping by and for your comments.
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Ah, very interesting. I’m not sure I’d read this one (I’m allergic to anything tragic), but that teaser is wonderful.
Thanks for visiting my blog today!
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Ah, yes, tragedy….it does have its moments, though, which I sometimes enjoy. Thanks for stopping by, Cecelia.
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Sounds like a very interesting book. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for stopping by my site.
Here’s my tease: http://diannehartsock.wordpress.com/my-blog/
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Thanks for visiting, Dianne. I am looking forward to reading more of this book.
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Sounds like a fond, sad memory.
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Yes, it does, doesn’t it? Thanks for stopping by, Alice Audrey.
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Great teaser, but rather sad.
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Yes, I agree, Carol. Thanks for stopping by.
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What a vivd description!
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Definitely! Thanks for stopping by, Valentina.
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Great teaser. Sounds like a good book!
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I think it will be, Heather. Thanks for stopping by.
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Sounds sad, recalling memories of long gone. Thank you for stopping by my place.
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Yes, I have that sense about it, too, Cheryl. Thanks for visiting today.
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Fantastic teaser and thank you for including a little summary. It looks like a book I might just have to look up!!
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You’re welcome, and thanks for stopping by, Violette….
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That’s a lover teaser. I just got this one up on the library shelves yesterday! I’ve never read her but she certainly has a following, and this is a lovely snippet you’ve selected. Thanks.
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Thanks for stopping by, Julia, and I hope you enjoy this author.
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What a wonderful teaser! It really is kind of breathtaking, isn’t it? Great choice!
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Yes, I think so, too, Kashicat. Thanks for stopping by.
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Very nice! I can’t believe I’ve never read this author. She is calling to me!
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It’s been awhile since I’ve read this author…I’m eager to plunge in. Thanks for stopping by, Karen.
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What a fantastic teaser! Just read my first Anne Rivers Siddons book last year, and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to getting this one.
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Thanks for visiting, Joy. I have enjoyed this author for several years.
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I really like the description.
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Me too, Sonia…thanks for stopping by.
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I don’t think my TBR pile will recover from the teasers this week! So many amazing books, so little time. Hope you will stop by and comment on my Clockwork Prince teaser on http://EmmaMichaels.Blogspot.com !
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Oh, I know what you mean, Emma! Thanks for stopping by.
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Ohh . . . sounds like a very tender moment, but will it be enough? I haven’t read any of this author.
Thanks for stopping bt!
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I have enjoyed this author for years…haven’t read anything of hers in awhile, though. Thanks for stopping by, Georgia Girls.
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I love Anne Rivers Siddons books but haven’t read this one. Great teaser!
Here’s Mine
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Me too, Vicki…thanks for stopping by!
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Great tease. I’ve not read this book.
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Thanks for stopping by, Nise.
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I haven’t read this author, but her books sound wonderful. Great teaser!
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Thanks for stopping by, Yvonne…give her a try sometime!
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I love the way it is written, you can almost see it! Wonderful teaser 🙂
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Yes, I love descriptions that do that for me. Thanks for stopping by, Priya.
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Hello! Thanks for visiting my blog!
Interesting teaser!
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You’re welcome, wuthering willow…and thanks for visiting me back!
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Hi Lauren, I just wanted to thank you for your kind words about my book which was featured The Bookish Babes Teaser Tuesday yesterday! =)
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You’re so welcome, Zia…and thanks for stopping by here.
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