Monday, May 10, 2010

Teaser Tuesday 100511

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!


Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson



Two large glasses of decant claret in the middle of the day were not part of the Major's usual schedule. He had to admit that they imparted a rosy air to a luncheon that would otherwise have been stilted.

pg. 192

This book was quite enjoyable, easy to read and kind of sweet. It was good to be reminded of somethings. This book was also recommended for those who enjoyed The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

19 comments:

Heather said...

There are times a couple of glasses of alcohol can definitely put a rosier sheen to things, LOL. Nice snippet!

Sink Trap

Marg said...

I just got given this book for Mothers Day (most precisely I put the book in my son's hands and said this is what I want).

Looking forward to reading it.

pussreboots said...

Interesting teaser. Mine is from Baby Proof.

JHS said...

Had never heard of any of the books you mentioned. Will have to check them out.

JHS
Colloquium

Jan von Harz said...

Thee are many an afternoon recently when a rosy air would be much appreciated. Great teaser. Enjoy!

Audrey said...

I find that pineapple juice with coconut rum works for me :) Not at lunch though - have to drive a school bus in the afternoon!
Great teaser!!
HERE is my teaser for this week!

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

Sometimes a rosy sheen in the middle of the day is...perfect!

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Lisa said...

Sounds like something I would read.

Here's mine.upgeo

Li said...

Interesting teaser! The cover is very eye-catching, I think I just might check it out =)

Alayne said...

I have this one at home. I've heard amazing reviews about it. Nice teaser. I have two teasers this week at The Crowded Leaf.

Tales of Whimsy said...

I like it and I adore the cover.

Here is my Teaser Tuesday :)

Alice Audrey said...

Sounds like luncheons are also not a usual part of his schedule.

kayerj said...

sounds very good--and I do love the cover art. Thanks for stopping by today.

Cecelia said...

HA! Great quote. I'd say two glasses of mid-day alcohol might make quite the difference! Nice teaser.

If you'd like, you can check out mine here.

Bleah Briann//Lovely said...

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Vanessa said...

Great teaser, and I love the book cover- so fun!

Here's my teaser!

Rebecca Chapman said...

I am curious about this book and hear mixed reviews. I am glad you thought it was sweet.

Emma Michaels said...

hmmmm... now I am hungry. Does the word luncheon ever have that effect on you? I read the most amazing book this week. I had used it for my Teaser Tuesday and loved it so much I decided to post my review today. Feel free to head over to my blog and check it out at http://EmmaMichaels.Blogspot.com and post your teaser in my comments!


Sincerely,
Emma Michaels

Hope said...

I loved this book!