This week I'm reading a book for FranceBookTours. It's historical fiction titled Gastien The Cost of the Dream by Caddy Rowland.
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Here's the intro: from the Prologue, April, 1999:Gastien slouched at the table by the window appearing to stare at the painting in front of him. He wasn't really seeing it. Mon Dieu, his hip hurt! Everything hurt. The muscles in his arms and legs ached something fierce, and his hands trembled. It was getting extremely difficult now to recover in the mornings after a night of hard drinking. His stomach felt like molten hell, and his head! Oh, sweet Jesus, the pounding in his head! It was almost enough to make him consider giving up his beloved absinthe, but not quite.Also this week is Teaser Tuesdays. Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Open to a random page of your current read and share a teaser sentence from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your tease.
Here's a teaser from 29% on my Kindle:
"Forgive me, Father, but I don't believe in your God," Gastien stated. "I learned years ago he did not really exist. If you are hoping for a believer, I am going to have to disappoint you."I'll be posting a full review of the book on Jan. 15 so check back to see what I thought of the book.
11 comments:
THANKS for the teaser. I like the cover too.
Stay warm if you are in this deep freeze.
I don't have a teaser this week, but stop by my blog if you like for an international giveaway of Jubilee's Journey.
Elizabeth
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Looks lovely :)
http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2014/01/teaser-tuesdays.html
hmmm . . . the opening paragraph doesn't grab me. kelley—the road goes ever ever on
Great teaser!
I am curious about the time the novel is set in. French history is so intriguing through the ages.
The title and opening sound interesting. I would keep reading.
Sounds like a great story...now I want to know more about this character. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Hmmm...not sure, but I did flash back 3 years of high school French...LOL
Hope you enjoy this one and thanks for joining us.
Hope he gives it up!
Terrific book teaser, Paulita!
Congratulations, Paulita! You've won a book, as announced on my blog. Please stop by for details.
Suko, how exciting!
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