Welcome to Teaser Tuesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading. This is an event that features bookish excerpts.
To join in, just go to the link….
Here’s how it works:
- 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.
Today I’m sharing from a book that I’ve been waiting for…a story that features a time in the past and its haunting search for hope amid the debris of an American tragedy: The Train of Small Mercies, by David Rowell.
About:
In New York, a young black porter struggles through his first day on the job-a staggering assignment aboard Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral train. In Pennsylvania, a woman creates a tangle of lies to sneak away from her disapproving husband and pay her respects to the slain senator, dragging her child with her. In Maryland, a wounded young soldier awaits a newspaper interview that his parents hope will restore his damaged self-esteem. And in Washington, an Irish nanny in town to interview with the Kennedy family must reconcile the lost opportunity and the chance to start her life anew.
In this stunning debut, David Rowell depicts disparate lives united by an extraordinary commemoration, irrevocably changed as Kennedy’s funeral train makes its solemn journey from New York to Washington.
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Teaser: Delores looked at the wet red paint on her posterboard. It read: “Our prayers are with you, Ethel,” but now her choice of red filled her with regret. It was blood red. p. 40
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I’m eager to immerse myself in this poignant story. What are you excerpting today? I hope you’ll stop by and share….
Haven’t heard of this one but sounds good!
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I’m really excited about it…thanks for stopping by, Jennifer, and enjoy your reads.
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Blood red? Sounds bad…
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Yes, definitely…thanks for stopping by, Beth, and have a great week!
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Sounds interesting!
Here’s my TT: http://ttoria.blogspot.com
TToria
xo
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Thanks, Viktoria…glad you could stop by. Have a good week….
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I’m sure Ethel would care that the poster was red.
Here’s ours: http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2011/12/tuesday-teasers.html
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Yes, it would be a shocking reminder. Thanks for stopping by, Karen and Gerard. Enjoy your week.
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OMG..yes, yes, yes –great teaser of a book on my wishlist!
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I hope you enjoy it, too, Diane…thanks for stopping by! Have a great week….
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Interesting teaser! I wanna check it out!!!
Here is my Teaser Tuesday: A Fair to Remember by Stacey Joy Netzel post!
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Thanks for visiting, gautami…hope you have a great week!
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Sounds like a fascinating set of stories waiting to be told! Have you heard of Stephen King/s new Kennedy-centered novel? I’m on my library’s waiting list to read it.
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I think so, too, smellincoffee. They had me at “train” and RFK. Have a great week, and thanks for visiting.
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Yes…I have 11/22/63 on my stacks! I’m a big Kennedy fan, so I’m looking forward to it.
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profound yet ironic. Sounds like a great read. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week.
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Glad you could visit, too, Cheryl. Enjoy your week!
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Great teaser! Thanks for visiting mine. I’ve heard great things about this book–hope you’re enjoying it!
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I can’t even remember where I first saw this one, Jenny Q., but I’m an obsessive reader of Kennedy books and stories…I even have a few more memoirs on my stacks. Thanks for stopping by.
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Sounds like a very emotional read!
Hope you are enjoying it. Thanks for stopping by mine. 🙂
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Definitely, Amanda…thanks for stopping by, and have a good week.
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Yeah…blood red…probably not a good choice!! Thanks for visiting My Teaser!
♥ Melissa @ Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf
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I agree, Melissa…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week!
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This book looks very good! I’ll definitely have to check it out! Great teaser! 🙂
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Yes, I think I’m going to love it, Palm Trees….hope you have a great week, and thanks for stopping by.
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Sounds like a fascinating read! Great teaser.
Thanks for stopping by Project to be Read 🙂
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Thanks, Claire…glad you could stop by. Enjoy your week!
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Oooh blood red, sounds foreboding! Great teaser!
Thanks for stopping by!
Kelly
Radiant Shadows
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Thanks for stopping by, Kelly…I agree that the blood red does not bode well. Enjoy your week.
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This sounds like a moving book. I hope it lives up to the billing. Interesting characters to bring together. Here’s Mine
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Oh, so do I, Paulita…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your reads.
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This book is sitting on my shelf – I need to get to it. Enjoy!
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I’ve had it for a little while, too, Kaye…and now I’m very excited about it. Thanks for visiting…and have a great week.
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I’ve seen this one advertised, but haven’t heard anything about it. Enjoy, and thanks for visiting!
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I have a feeling I will enjoy it, Heather. Glad you could stop by, and have a great week.
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great teaser thanks for stopping by
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Glad you like it, Satin Sue. Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your week.
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I am sure after reading your review it will go in my wish list! ;o)
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It should be up later in the week, Nise…hope you have a great week, and thanks for visiting.
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This sounds really good, great teaser.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday_13.html
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Thanks, Mary Ann…hope you have a great week!
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Sounds eerie… wonder why she didn’t like the red now…
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A reminder of the shooting (since it’s the story around the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy) ….thanks for stopping by, T. F.
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Definitely puzzling, you got my attention on this one. Thanks for visiting my blog earlier today.
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Glad you could visit, Janet Ruth…hope you have a great week.
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Ooh. I am wondering what happened in Ethel’s life. Good teaser.
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Thanks for stopping by, Steph…glad to have piqued your curiosity.
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This sounds really good!
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I think so, too, Yvonne…thanks for stopping by.
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Blood red? Sounds interesting! Thanks for stopping by my TT post this week.
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Glad you could stop by, Marcie…enjoy your week!
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What a sad sounding teaser! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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Yes, I think so, too, Bookish Babes…glad you stopped by. Enjoy your week.
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That sounds quite sad. I hope you enjoy it though! Once in awhile I decide to read a book that’s moving and I’m usually glad I did, but I have to be in the right mood.
Thanks for stopping by my blog:)
April @ My Shelf Confessions
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Yes, there is the ever-present backdrop of the funeral train of RFK, but the stories of the individuals who are “following” it are poignant and uplifting, too. Thanks for stopping by, April.
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