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Today’s teaser comes from Dear Dodie: the Life of Dodie Smith by Valerie Grove.
‘Just listen to the glorious silence,’ said Alec. ‘We are always happiest,’ wrote Dodie, to be on our own.’ (page 175)
It is 1947 and Dodie and her husband Alec are living in America. She has nearly finished writing I Capture the Castle and Dodie’s friend Phyllis who had been staying, distracting Dodie from her writing, has just left.
For more teasers see here.
I’ve never heard of Dodie Smith. I love reading about that time period.
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I love glorious silence too!
I’ve got a blog tour going. And the author is answering questions. On did I mention I was giving away an autographed copy of the book.
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I often feel the same way as Dodie felt. I love the quietness of my home – especially after having visitors. 🙂 I enjoyed your teaser.
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I love silence too–my youngest son–a real people person — feels bad if he knows I will be home alone! lol! Nice teaser–
*smiles*
Kim
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What a fun teaser – thanks for the information on the book – that always helps!
🙂 My teaser is from Finding Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn –
http://wendisbookcorner.blogspot.com/2008/10/teaser-tuesday-finding-father-christmas.html
Take care ~ Wendi
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I adored I Capture the Castle – I’m definitely going to pick up Dear Dodie.
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Interesting teaser. Sounds like Dodie might have had some issues, or was she really content on her own? Maybe I should read to find out 🙂
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Silence may indeed be golden but laughter is life affirming, I like an equal share of both! Thanks for the teaser. 🙂
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I’ve been curious about I Capture the Castle (I’ve heard good things about it), and this sounds good too!
My teaser is here:
http://shereadsandreads.blogspot.com/2008/10/teaser-tuesdays_28.html
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