Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Teaser Tuesdays: Coup de Grâce


This week my teaser lines come from Marguerite Yourcenar's short novel Coup de Grâce, first published in 1939.  In this snippet, the book's narrator and central character Erik von Lhomond is remembering his relationship with the sister of his best friend.
Between Sophie and me an intimacy swiftly sprang up like that between victim and executioner. The cruelty was not of my making; only the circumstances were to blame.... (p.33)

http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/teaser-tuesdays-jan-7/

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.

And please feel free to leave me a link to your Teaser Tuesday post in your comment here.
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10 comments:

  1. Love Africa Book ClubJanuary 7, 2014 at 4:57 AM

    This is intriguing. Here's mine
    http://www.lovebitesandsilk.co.uk/2014/01/teasertuesday-taming-johnny-by.html

    Happy Tuesday,
    Kay

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  2. Linda @ (un)Conventional BookwormsJanuary 7, 2014 at 5:14 AM

    Oh, this is very mysterious! Thanks for sharing :)

    Here's my Tuesday Teaser.

    Happy reading :)

    Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews

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  3. Beth FJanuary 7, 2014 at 5:59 AM

    Oh that really is intriguing.

    I'm playing today (w/ a giveaway) here.

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  4. Kathy MartinJanuary 7, 2014 at 9:27 AM

    What an interesting teaser. This week my teasers are from Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill and Grave Dance by Kalayna Price. Happy reading!

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  5. Laurel-Rain SnowJanuary 7, 2014 at 10:11 AM

    Oh, love the sound of that one...and that is an amazing cover. Here's MY TUESDAY POST

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  6. HeatherJanuary 7, 2014 at 1:33 PM

    Have never heard of this one, sounds intriguing! My teaser: The Hound of the Baskervilles

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    Sounds very interesting, good teaser.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2014/01/teaser-tuesday.html

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  8. ElizabethJanuary 7, 2014 at 2:57 PM

    Oh my..."between victim and executioner" sounds a bit frightening for intimacy.

    THANKS for a great teaser.

    I don't have a teaser, but stop by my blog if you like for a giveaway of Jubilee's Journey. The book is wonderful.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    Giveaway of Jubilee’s Journey

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  9. fredamansJanuary 7, 2014 at 4:55 PM

    Very intriguing and slightly scary!

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  10. T.F. WalshJanuary 8, 2014 at 3:48 AM

    Really nice teaser. Here's my teaser: http://www.tfwalsh.com/writing/teaser-tuesday-marionette/

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