First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros
is a weekly meme hosted by Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea every Tuesday. To
participate share the opening paragraph or two of a book you've decided to read
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"Emilie felt the pressure on her hand relax and looked down at her mother. As she watched, it seemed that, Valerie's soul departed her body, the pain that had contorted her features was disappearing too, enabling Emilie to look past the emaciated face and remember the beauty her mother had once possessed. "She hast left us," murmured Phillipe, the doctor, pointlessly. "Yes." Behind her, she heard the doctors muttering a prayer, but had no thought to join him in it. Instead, she stared down in morbid wonder at the sack of slowly graying flesh which was all that remained of the presence that had dominated her life for thirty years. Emilie instinctively wanted to prod her mother awake, because the transition from life to death - given the force of nature Valerie de la Martinieres had been - was too much for her senses to accept."
The Lavender Garden by Lucinda Riley
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
21 comments:
Not only do I like the excerpt I also love the cover!
Hum. I'd have to read more before I made up my mind. I too love the cover.
oh yes, I would keep reading. Think I'd like this one --enjoy Nise.
Sounds very good, love the cover too. Enjoy.
I've had my eye on this one....looking forward to your thoughts. Lovely cover!
Oh, this does sound like a very emotional read...great beginning. And I love the cover.
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Great teaser. Love the title and cover!!
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Intriguing opening! My teaser comes from a Dorothy Sayers mystery.
Beautiful description. I'll add this book to my TBR list.
My Teaser is from ORPHAN TRAIN.
The one book I have read by her I enjoyed
I'd want to read more before deciding to commit to this one. Love the cover though...
Oh, this sounds good. And yes, that cover is certainly attractive.
Sounds good. I never read anything by this author before.
Wow, it starts out on the sad side. I'd have to keep reading at that point.
Great cover, great title, and emotional beginning. Interesting to speculate on whether the story will be flashbacks or if the death of the mother is that start of the daughter's story.
That definitely got my attention! Sounds like an interesting read and such a pretty cover too. Great teaser!
sad . . . I might read a bit more.
That opening grabbed my attention and I would like to know more.
Sounds sad.
I hope to read this one at some point. I love the cover too. It's very eye catching.
YES!!! I am so looking forward to reading this one!
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