05 May 2009

Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:

  • Grab your current read.
  • Let the book fall open to a random page.
  • Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
  • You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from - that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!

One thing even the Black Death could not damage was Venetian self-esteem. On being awarded an annuity for his valorous services to the city during the pestilence, the municipal physician Francesco of Rome declared, "I would rather die here than live anywhere else."

From The Great Mortality by John Kelly, p. 95.

5 comments:

Alaine said...

That's a great teaser. Will watch out for your review!

Sunny said...

A very strong declaration. Great taeser!

Kaye said...

Sounds like a man of his convictions. Great teaser.

My teaser and contest info is here Have a great week and happy reading!

Anonymous said...

Great teaser - I'm definitely curious to know more about the book.

Becca said...

Fantastic teaser. Venice seems to have that effect on people. I look forward to finding out for myself one day. :-)

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