Oct 4, 2011

Teaser: Following Atticus by Tom Ryan


I'm often asked, "Do you have a favorite mountain?"
"Any mountain where Atticus and I can be alone on top," I say. (ch. 25)

Title: Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship
Author: Tom Ryan
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: William Morrow (September 20, 2011)
Genre: memoir

Product description: Tom Ryan and miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch are an unlikely pair of mountaineers, but after a close friend dies of cancer, the two pay tribute to her by attempting to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four-thousand-foot peaks twice in one winter while raising money for charity. In a rare test of endurance, Tom and Atticus set out on an adventure of a lifetime that takes them across hundreds of miles and deep into an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland. (from book cover)

Teaser Tuesdays asks you to choose sentences at random from your current read. Identify the author and title for readers.

19 comments:

  1. Your teaser makes me anxious to hear more. This sounds like a really amazing book.

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  2. Awwww. What a sweet teaser!

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  3. I agree. That is a cute teaser and the dog is adorable. Here's Mine

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  4. Very sweet teaser ... liked the premise too.

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  5. awww...that's sweet! Love the cover!

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  6. This one does sound like a good one! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Lovely teaser! Sounds like a good read -- except for the mountain-climbing part of it! (I'm not fond of heights.)

    My TT from Cabinet of Curiosities by Preston and Child

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  8. Cute teaser. Sounds like a wonderful book.

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  9. Aw, that's a sweet teaser! I like it. I hope you enjoy the book.

    My teaser is from the wonderful and mysterious novel The Night Circus.

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  10. That's a great teaser... and I love the cover!

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  11. We have a guy here in Montana that did much the same things for much the same reason - only in his case his wife died in a canoeing accident.

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  12. I love all books with dogs. I also love reading about outdoor adventures!
    Here's Mine

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  13. This sounds like such a cute book! The dog on the cover helps too. Great teaser.

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  14. Aww, I like that teaser. I've seen this book around. I'm curious what your final thoughts on it will be.

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  15. Wow. This books sounds so interesting. I can't wait for your review. I love books that have dogs.
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  16. I love love that little dog in the cover.

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  17. I like the story behind the teaser. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  18. These little cute lines say so much about the book.
    I love adventure books. I've read quite a few books with the story of love between man and dog. And I would love to read another one.

    My Teaser

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  19. I thought this a beautiful story of a middle aged, over weight man, and how a little dog inadvertently comes into his life. The relationship that developed transforms him completely. A happy story and not sappy at all. A dog is an amazing creature.

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