Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Teaser Tuesday: The Arrow Chest

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 "teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! Share the title & author, too, so that others can add the book to their TBR Lists!

This week my teaser comes from The Arrow Chest by Robert Parry, a haunting Victorian tale of sacrificial love between an artist and his muse, with both symbolic and literal shades of the tumultuous life of Anne Boleyn. I'm participating in a blog tour this week, so be sure to stop by on Thursday for my interview with the author and a giveaway!

The Arrow Chest

I've chosen two teasers today, the first of which I particularly liked for its use of language and imagery to spooky effect! From page 93:

Yes, it could be just that kind of night,a night on which ships could go down; or upon which the watery graves of generations of mariners might open and eject their contents and their scattered, rattling bones upon the shore.

And another from page 117, which provides a glimpse of the paranoid and frenetic atmosphere that engulfs the main characters:

Painting a portrait seems the least that is on either of their minds, he realises - but then suddenly he is aware, and she is too, that there are voices in the corridor outside, perhaps others out there curious over the prolonged silence here within - and who knows whether anyone might be watching them even now! - peeping through doors ajar or even through keyholes from adjoining rooms.




14 comments:

  1. This sounds interesting and I do like the teasers. I hope you enjoy it. I have two teasers this week. My YA teaser is from A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull and my adult teaser is from The Other Side anthology. Happy reading!

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  2. Very interesting teasers. Thanks for visiting me today.

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  3. The artist and his muse are an intriguing pair. My teaser: The Anthologist: A Novel

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  4. Sounds like a spooky read. Hope you are enjoying it.
    Sally.
    http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/02/teaser-tuesday-7.html

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  5. Fabulous teaser! The author really has a beautiful writing style that just flows.

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  6. I like the first one.

    http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2011/02/teaser-tuesday_21.html

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  7. Thanks for visiting and for sharing this teaser. It sounds really good, has atmosphere! Never heard of this novel before but I like the Victorian era!

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  8. Interesting teasers. The first one is a bit creepy although the second one it seems like they're worried about being spied on.

    Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting on this week's teaser!

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  9. Great teasers! Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  10. Ohhhh I really loved the second one... the voyeur in me wants to know what happens next!

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  11. Ohhh, this sounds so great! Love the teasers!

    Here is mine:

    http://www.cafeofdreamsbookreviews.com/2011/02/teaser-tuesday_22.html

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  12. Great teasers! The book sounds so interesting.

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  13. Sacrificial love? You have my attention!
    Great teaser! Although I don't usually read books from this genre, I'm checking it now.

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