Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays: Lingering in the Garden

Well, this week I'm finishing up The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. Started it last month, but had to put it aside to read a couple of ARCs. I really expected to be done with it last night, but real life intervened – so tonight, for sure. The reason for all the delay doesn't have anything to do with the quality of the book – I'm really enjoying it. Just a very slow reader, as I think I've mentioned before.

This snippet comes from around the middle of the book (page 306 of the paperback edition), when Cassandra (one of the main characters in a book full of "main characters") is just about to discover the forgotten garden of the title (no spoiler here – you know pretty much from the beginning that she'll go looking for it). As usual, I've found it impossible to limit myself to two lines – sorry, but I just couldn't decide where to cut.
She made her way along the hedge, trailing her fingers lightly over jagged ivy leaves. . . . Midway along she noticed a gap in the brambles, a small gap but enough to see that the light shone through, that there was something solid behind it. Careful not to be pricked by the thorns, Cassandra reached a hand in and leaned closer as the hedge devoured her arm, all the way to her shoulder. Her fingers scraped against something hard and cold.
And you're just gonna have to read the book to find out what that cold, hard something is.


How about you? Got a great teaser from a book you're reading right now? Want to play along? Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by mizB at Should Be Reading. If you'd like to read more teasers, or take part yourself, just head on over to her blog.

25 comments:

  1. Isa tis a mystery novel? Nice tease. My Tuesday Teaser has a Book Giveaway: Teaser and Book Give-Away

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  2. Great teaser! Really like the cover too.

    HERE is my teaser for this week.

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  3. A true teaser. What is it that is hard and cold? Maybe a body?

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  4. Lovely descriptions. So vivid and chilling! Great Teaser! My Teaser for Captivate is here.

    Happy reading. :)

    xx,
    E.J.
    From the Shadows

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  5. I think I remember this one from a Cover Attractions post ... love the teaser!

    My Teaser is here.

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  6. I am keen on this one now... that teaser lured me right in.

    http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/06/teaser.html

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  7. Beautiful teaser, Joy - I'm glad you didn't shorten it!
    My post: Mum's The Word

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  8. I'm thinking a wall or statue. Good teaser.

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  9. I definitely want to know more! This week my teaser comes from a Georgette Heyer novel.

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  10. I was automatically reminded of The Secret Garden. Great teaser!!!

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  11. That is fantastic! But did the hedge really "devour" her arm? Because I don't want to read about a horror garden. You never know -- it may be the latest "genre fiction." :)

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  12. Great teaser! Stop by and check out my teaser at The Wormhole.

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  13. Oh, no fair, I want to know what is cold and hard!

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  14. Mmmmm... great teaser. I think Ill have to read that...

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  15. I have this book on my TBR list. Great teaser!

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  16. That's a great tease! I think I'll add this to my TBR list!

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  17. Great teaser! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  18. What a lovely teaser. Thank you for sharing!

    Life seems to be interrupting my reading time all over the place.

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  19. Great tease! Very descriptive.

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  20. This went straight to my TBR list. :) The cover is simply gorgeous.

    Greetings,
    Tiina

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