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Teaser Tuesday: The Birth of Venus ~ Sarah Dunant

January 12, 2010

teaser-tuesday

  • 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!)


“When he heard what had happened in the city, he sent to find out which way the stone had fallen, and when they told him he closed his eyes and said, “It was coming this way, I shall die tonight.” and so he did.

The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant p. 50

7 Comments leave one →
  1. January 12, 2010 11:09 am

    Nice teaser, I want to read this book. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.

  2. January 12, 2010 11:58 am

    I have been wanting to read this book and I am bumping it up on my long, long list. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/01/teaser-tuesdays-corrigans-pool.html

  3. January 12, 2010 3:14 pm

    Wow! That really piqued my curiosity. This is an author I have been wanting to delve into.

    Mine is here.

  4. January 12, 2010 3:55 pm

    Oh my gosh, that is a fantastic teaser! So matter-of-fact, yet absolutely stunning. You sure know how to pick ’em. That really makes me want to read the book!

    Meanwhile, my own teaser is over at Bookishgal,

  5. justbookreading permalink
    January 12, 2010 6:11 pm

    Good teaser!

  6. January 12, 2010 10:06 pm

    Oooh. Intriguing tease. Mine is here.

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