Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Teaser Tuesday: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Teaser Tuesday is a fun meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. All you have to do is open your current read to a random page and provide two teaser sentences from that page. Be sure not to give away any spoilers and include the name of the book and author so others know what you are reading.


This week my teaser is from Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South:

Oh dear! how she could have loved him if he had but been different, with a difference which she felt, on reflection, to be one that went low -deep down.  Then she took it into her head that, after all, his lightness might be but assumed, to cover a bitterness of disappointment which would have been stamped on her own heart if she had loved and been rejected.  p.30



 
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  1. Jo @ Booklover Book ReviewsAugust 3, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    Very deep - the classics generally are.

    Thanks for stopping by Booklover Book Reviews.

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  2. UnknownAugust 3, 2010 at 4:56 PM

    I have no idea what she's trying to say. LOL.

    Mine's from Empress by Karen Miller.

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  3. Shelley MunroAugust 3, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    Um, I got a little lost too.

    Here’s My Teaser

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  4. MelAugust 3, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    Don't worry the whole book is like this with these endless sentences. It is taking a bit of getting through :)

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  5. Lynn GardnerAugust 3, 2010 at 6:01 PM

    This novel (and the 2004 film) left me with a deep, abiding affection for Elizabeth Gaskell. I think reading North & South induced almost as many swoons as Austen's Persuasion.

    My teaser is from Jen Lancaster’s funny Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist’s Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big; Or, Why Pie Is Not the Answer.

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  6. DarlynAugust 3, 2010 at 6:37 PM

    I've been reading Jane Austen in June and it really hard to understand at once but I really enjoy it.This one seems like a good one but with a deeper meaning.Here’s mine;

    http://darlynandbooks.blogspot.com/2010/08/teaser-tuesdays-stake-that.html

    Happy Tuesday!

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  7. EmmaAugust 3, 2010 at 7:27 PM

    A very interesting TT. Its great to see what everyone is reading this week.

    Dont you just love the classics?

    Here is mine for this week: http://emma-thebookworm.blogspot.com/2010/08/teaser-tuesday.html

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  8. Lillie (AliseOnLife)August 3, 2010 at 7:39 PM

    A classic; I love this book!

    This is my teaser.

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  9. MargAugust 3, 2010 at 8:39 PM

    Have you watched the BBC adaptation of this novel. So gorgeous, and John Thornton is so swoonworthy!

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  10. KayeAugust 3, 2010 at 8:41 PM

    Sounds like a deeply thoughtful novel. I hope you are enjoying it. Here's my teaser and giveaway .

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  11. VanessaAugust 3, 2010 at 8:42 PM

    That is a very verbose quote. Not that that's a bad thing.

    This week, my Teaser Tuesday is featuring my books chosen for Once Upon A Week!

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  12. Laurel-Rain SnowAugust 3, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    Wow, I had to read that a couple of times to really incorporate that message...very thoughtful.

    Here's mine:

    http://rainysnowday.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/teaser-tuesdays-18/

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  13. MichelleAugust 3, 2010 at 11:47 PM

    I've never heard of this book.
    It does sound good tho.

    My teaser is up here:
    http://newhorizonreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/love-finds-you-in-victory-heights.html

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  14. Jenna JLAugust 4, 2010 at 12:50 AM

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  15. Jenna JLAugust 4, 2010 at 12:51 AM

    Great choice and a great classic!

    My Teaser is here.

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  16. AlayneAugust 4, 2010 at 1:08 AM

    Sounds like a fabulous literary classic! Love the teaser. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  17. LoriAugust 4, 2010 at 1:35 AM

    I hope that you are enjoying your book.Here's my Tuesday Teaser

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  18. Tales of WhimsyAugust 4, 2010 at 1:51 AM

    Ahhh poor girl!

    Here is my Teaser Tuesday :)

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  19. AprilAugust 4, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    Great teaser!!

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  20. AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 9:42 AM

    Yet still she seems to be rejecting him.

    My teaser is here.

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  21. Carrie at In the Hammock BlogAugust 4, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    awesome teaser! i love it!

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  22. Carrie at In the Hammock BlogAugust 5, 2010 at 1:31 AM

    Thanks for stopping by and following my blog :) I'm your newest follower!!

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  23. AnonymousAugust 8, 2010 at 10:32 PM

    Classic book and nice teaser. sorry for being late to visit back :)

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