Good morning, and welcome to Teaser Tuesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading. Today I’d like to spark some enthusiasm for my current read. But first, 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
Love Walked In, by Marisa De Los Santos, is a story of serendipitous moments and unexpected love.
Philadelphia cafe manager Cornelia Brown drifts effortlessly through her unattached life, unapologetic for idealizing romance and breathlessly recommending The Philadelphia Story—to the reader and everyone else. Eleven-year-old Clare is a child of divorce whose mother, a successful party planner, is quickly going to pieces. In alternating chapters of Cornelia’s first person and Clare’s free and direct third, poet de los Santos, making her novel debut, tells the story of their finding each other. That Cornelia, early on, immediately falls for Cary Grant doppelgänger Martin Grace is no surprise; his relation to Clare, revealed a third of the way in, isn’t really either. As she discovers maternal instincts she wasn’t sure she had, Cornelia works up the courage to face her own feelings for Clare with honesty. As Martin exits, Cornelia’s childhood friend Teo enters, but neither makes much impact, and Clare’s rather serious issues get reduced to Clare-did-this, Clare-thought-that episodes. The two main characters exist for one purpose: to enact a cross-generational, strong-but-vulnerable-and-loving, screenplay-ready femininity. Chick lit? You bet: with rights sold in at least eight countries, and, indeed, to Paramount—Sarah Jessica Parker will star and coproduce with Sideways’s Michael London. The book is fine, but for this property, it’s a case of waiting for Carrie to walk in. (Jan.)
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Teaser: It was an ordinary day—palpably ordinary, if that makes any sense, like it was asserting its smooth usualness. A Saturday, loud smoke already piling up and hovering like weather over me and the customers in Cafe Dora. pp. 1-2
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What delightful and tempting snippets did you find today? Don’t be shy….come on down and share!
We all have those, complitely ordinary looking days. 😉
Thanks for stopping by my blog. 🙂
Here is my *sizzling* Tuesday!
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Yes, sometimes I think the ordinary days are the most magical, in retrospect. Thanks for visiting, Niina.
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nice teaser! thanks for stopping by!
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Oh, you are so welcome…and thanks for visiting here. Glad you liked the teaser, Cat.
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This book sounds so cute! And it’s in appreciating the ordinary that we can spy the extraordinary!!
My Teaser
♥ Melissa @ Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf
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Oh, my sentiments exactly, Melissa! Thanks for sharing…and for stopping by.
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Great post! Thanks for visiting my blog! 🙂
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Glad you could stop by, Sheena. I love sharing snippets of books, don’t you?
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NIce! I’ve been wanting to read this.
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Thanks for visiting, Beth. I’ve had this one on my stacks for awhile…Now I’m wondering what took so long.
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Very nice teaser. I’m curious about that book now,
Thanks for stopping by my blog! 🙂
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Yes, I remembered that I had this one when I shared her newest book on WOW last week. Thanks for visiting, Carla.
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That’s a nice teaser. Makes me wonder if something is going to go wrong. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for stopping by The Bookish Babes!
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Oh, I know what you mean…when will the other shoe drop? Thanks for stopping by, Andrea.
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What a fun sounding book!
Also sometimes the ordinary days are pretty great and refreshing!
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I think so, too, Amanda…thanks for stopping by.
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Great teaser! I’ve never read one of her books and you have reminded me that I need to change that, so Thanks!
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I haven’t either, Lisa….I bought this one awhile ago, and now that I’m reading it, I wonder why I waited so long! Thanks for stopping by.
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A great teaser,I want to read more.
here’s mine:
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaser-tuesday_20.html
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Thanks, Nicole…glad you could stop by.
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What a picture those words evoke! Excellent!
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I think so, too, Jenny Q. Thanks for stopping by!
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Very good teaser pick this week… really enjoyed it. Thanks for visiting mine.
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Thanks, T.F. Glad you could stop by…have a great week.
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It is just that ‘ordinariness’ of the day that makes it seem ‘pregnant with possibilities’ – hahhaa, the feeling of either foreboding or anticipation. I also appreciate how you include a summary of the book to put the teaser in context somewhat, so nice. Thank you for sharing.
Here’s my TT:
http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/teaser-tuesday-2-graphic-novel-ya-love-and-poetry/
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Oh, thanks…I’m glad you liked the presentation, and I’m happy you could stop by to visit today, myragarcesbascal….
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Great teaser! So atmospheric. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Good description, Claire. Thanks for visiting my blog!
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Great teaser–sounds like a good book. Thanks for visiting yesterday!
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Glad you could pop in, Heather…I’m enjoying the book….
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