Teaser Tuesdays asks you to choose sentences at random from your current read. Identify the author and title for readers.
Title: The Dressmaker: A Novel by Kate Alcott
Publisher: Doubleday, February 21, 2012
Book description: Just in time for the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic ship comes a novel of romance and history, about a spirited young woman who survives the disaster only to find herself embroiled in the media frenzy after the tragedy.
Tess, an aspiring seamstress, thinks she's had a lucky break when she is hired by famous designer Lady Duff Gordon to be a personal maid on the Titanic's doomed voyage. On board, Tess catches the eye of two men, one a roughly-hewn but kind sailor and the other an enigmatic Chicago millionaire. But on the fourth night, disaster strikes...
Title: The Dressmaker: A Novel by Kate Alcott
Publisher: Doubleday, February 21, 2012
Tess opened the bag and gasped as Lucile's moonstone earrings - sparkling with light even in this dense, windowless space - tumbled into her hand. "I can't take these," she stammered.
(ch. 3 - quote from an uncorrected proof; the final copy may differ.)
Book description: Just in time for the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic ship comes a novel of romance and history, about a spirited young woman who survives the disaster only to find herself embroiled in the media frenzy after the tragedy.
Tess, an aspiring seamstress, thinks she's had a lucky break when she is hired by famous designer Lady Duff Gordon to be a personal maid on the Titanic's doomed voyage. On board, Tess catches the eye of two men, one a roughly-hewn but kind sailor and the other an enigmatic Chicago millionaire. But on the fourth night, disaster strikes...
My daughter is so into the the story of the Titanic, and would probably love to read this one! I am going to see if I can add it to her Christmas stocking this year ( and then smuggle it away to read it for myself :) )
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser today!
I won this on LibraryThing Early Reviewers. From the quote it looks like it'll be a good read!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is time for the centennial, isn't it? Hadn't thought about that. This sounds like an interesting book, although the story of the Titanic always makes me very jittery - maybe that's why I've never gone on a cruise! Good teaser, though.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever read any Titanic books. This one sounds like it might be good, based on the synopsis and that quote.
ReplyDeleteOh, this sounds like a good one! Hope you're enjoying it.
ReplyDeletewhat a gift! Thanks so much for stopping by today.
ReplyDeleteAwesome teaser! I'm going to add it to my TBR pile in a minute:)
ReplyDeleteHere's mine:
http://www.bookmarkyourthoughts.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-december-6th.html
I have the eBook of this one, and that teaser makes me quite curious. Hope u enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very interesting book that I'd want to read, very cool description.
ReplyDeleteThis one is on my list of books I want to read!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for this one!
ReplyDeleteI have this on my ereader to read soon! Hopefully anyway.
ReplyDeleteLove that teaser...loving the cover to this one!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an unexpected gift!
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