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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Teaser Tuesday: Small Island



"A black man was running from four whites while several more black men chased them.  The ground tremored under their big boots."


--  Small Island by Andrea Levy.

I am back to reading Small Island, after having been distracted by Up in the Old Hotel for a couple of weeks. This one was slow for me to get into, but now that I am in, I don't want to leave. Great book!

This teaser is from a pivotal scene in which the hero, Gilbert Joseph, a British RAF volunteer from Jamaica stationed in England during WWII, finds himself in the middle of a Jim Crow-style standoff with American GIs in a movie theater, trying to watch Gone With the Wind.


Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by Should Be Reading, where you can find the official rules for this weekly event.


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13 comments:

  1. Kathy Martin7/20/10, 6:29 AM

    The teaser sound interesting. I am glad you are enjoying the book. Mine is from The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston. It is a much lighter story. Happy reading!

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  2. (Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea7/20/10, 7:32 AM

    I have been meaning to read this book. Hope u r liking it!

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  3. Marce7/20/10, 9:02 AM

    That sounds interesting indeed.

    Mine is here.

    http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/07/teaser-tuesday-angel-star-by-jennifer.html

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  4. Jennifer7/20/10, 10:21 AM

    Intense teaser. This looks like a book I may need to read. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/07/teaser-tuesdays-the-blind-contessas-new-machine.html

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  5. nfmgirl7/20/10, 10:44 AM

    Thanks for adding a new book to my Wish List! Sounds good!

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  6. CHRISTIE7/20/10, 10:49 AM

    Oh no! I hope they don’t catch him. I hadn’t heard of this book before. I might have to check it out.

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  7. Anonymous7/20/10, 12:02 PM

    Oh boy. Sounds like a total mess. Great teaser.

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  8. Lisa-Marie Jordan7/20/10, 12:47 PM

    Very interesting teaser! It sounds like a good book. Thanks so much for visiting!

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  9. Anonymous7/20/10, 1:45 PM

    Huh. What a great perspective for a World War II novel!

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  10. Julie J.7/20/10, 3:38 PM

    Why all the running? My teaser is posted here

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  11. Karen Russell7/20/10, 5:17 PM

    Wow, that's intense! Thanks for visiting my blog, too.

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  12. Eileen7/20/10, 5:56 PM

    Now that sounds interesting. I wonder why the black guys were chasing the white guys who were chasing another black guy?

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  13. jlshall7/21/10, 4:04 AM

    Sounds like a scary situation. But the book does sound interesting - I've heard good things about it. Great teaser!

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