Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is hosted by Should be Reading:

  • Grab your current read.
  • Let the book fall open to a random page.
  • Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
  • You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
  • Please avoid spoilers!


The book that my teaser comes from today is one which I am reading for the Art History Reading Challenge, Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach (page 143). I am cheating today and posting a couple more sentences than I am meant to, but I think it makes more sense this way.

Just bags of onions, that is what they look like. For them, Jan has paid as much as he makes, with luck, in a year's work. How homely they look. Yet they are more valuable than jewels, than paintings, than gold. Stored within those bulbs, fattened by sunshine and rain, is his future.

16 comments:

  1. Ooh, I'm curious about this book! I was reading something about the whole tulipomania thing just the other day. It sounds like a fascinating period to read about.

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  2. Most interesting. Weren't tulips used almost as currency? Imagine pinning all your hopes on a flower!

    here is mine

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  3. Wow...this is a great teaser for the book! I'm hooked already and I want to find out more! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Sounds like an intriguing book. Nice teasers!

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  5. oh this sounds good. I have to check this book out.

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  6. I like the title. Looking forward to reading what you think of the book.

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  7. What an intriguing teaser. The cover art is beautiful and I look forward to reading a review!
    *smiles*
    Kim

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  8. that is a really interesting teaser

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  9. That's a fascinating teaser. I'll have to check out the book.

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  10. What are your thoughts on this book? So far, is it capturing your attention? Based on your teaser I am very curious to know if it's a good read.

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  11. Teresa of Avila: The Book of My Life

    "Of course, it may be that I am erroneously measuring others against myself. Others may find that the truth of perfect faith is enough to inspire them to do perfect things, whereas I am such a poor wretch the I need much more. In fact, I need everything."

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  12. What an interesting teaser, and I know a few people who have a lot invested in their gardens. . . and bulbs!

    Here's my Teaser! ~ Wendi

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  13. Sounds intriguing Marg. Now I'm curious about the surrounding story.

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  14. Are you enjoying this one? I have this on my TBR pile, as well as her most recent. It happens to be on the top, so I look at it every day! :)

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