pagesofjulia

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!

Would you look at this beautiful, complex cover? Very interesting – perhaps overwhelming, or perhaps thought-provoking, depending on your day! I found it a bit intimidating at first but after just a few pages, I feel that it fits the story. This book is a memoir of the author’s life in Africa, and his growth as a writer. My teaser is a good example of what I’ve found, and like, so far. From page 10 (of my pre-publication proof, so pending change before final publication):

…just when your marble is wheeling along, groovily swinging up the walls of your trough and back down again, challenging the edge, whistling and gum chewing and downhill biking and yo-yo bouncy and American – gravel pounded by rain outside your bedroom window becomes sausages frying, and sausages frying can shift and become squirming bloody intestines or an army of bristling mustachioed accordions chasing you, laughing like Idi Amin.

I am finding this a most interesting read.

Filed under: tuesday teasers | Tagged: memoir, nonfiction |