Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea posts the first paragraph of her current read. Anyone can join in. Go to Diane's website for the image and share the first paragraph of the current book you are reading.
Just this morning I picked up this book and decided to read it now that my teaching break has begun.
The Other Life by Ellen Meister has a teaser line on the cover "What if you could return to the road not taken?"
Here's the beginning of Chapter 1:
Quinn Braverman had two secrets she kept from her husband. One was the real reason she chose him over Eugene, her neurotic, self-loathing, semi-famous ex-boyfriend, was to prove her mother wrong. She could have a relationship with a normal, stable man.
The other was that Quinn knew another life existed in which she had made the other choice. The two lives ran in parallel lines, like highways on opposite sides of a mountain. There, on the other side, the Quinn who had stayed with Eugene was speeding through her high-drama, emotionally exhausting, childless urban life. Here, the Quinn who had married Lewis lived in the suburbs of Long Island, drove a Volvo, and was pregnant with her second child.
What do you think? Would you keep reading?
Also this week is Teaser Tuesdays.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
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!
Here's my teaser from page 172:
Quinn took her husband's hand from her shoulders and wrapped them around her. I promise to never do it again, she thought, and tried to imagine her guilt as vapor that dissipated into the atmosphere.
13 comments:
This one is good because the title which is a big pull for me in selecting a book matches the summary....
I don't think I have an "what if - other life" question in the back of my brain but this sounds interesting.
Oh, I love the sound of this one! Thanks for sharing.
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Not sure if I'd keep reading, but it sounds like a good choice for break - enjoy!
This sounds like a book that I would like!
Here's my TT post: http://kreativekristie.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesdays.html
Interesting teaser.
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I'd keep reading. I love the idea of What if? in a novel. We all fanasize about such things and it's interesting to see it developed in a book.
I'd read it--it sounds very interesting. http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com/2011/12/first-chapter-first-paragraph-tuesday_13.html
This does sound intriguing and I would keep reading.
I've got this one on my stacks.
This reminds me of the movie Sliding Doors where you watched the characters live out two alternate, but parallel choices. I would certainly keep reading.
I want to read this one and yes, I would keep reading!
Yes, I do like the sound of this one. I want more:)
I sure would continue reading. It sounds really interesting.
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