Yep, Michael has tagged me this time. You all know Michael but just in case you don't he's over at Avatar Lore. It seems I have to give you five sentences out of page 123 of a book - any book, I understand. So on the strength of that I'll give you five from Kitty by Deborah Challinor. You'll remember that Deb was one of the writers on my book tour. She writes NZ historical romance and you really get a flavor for what life was like in NZ in the 1800's.
"The girl was wearing a shiny dress the acid green of new leaves, the bodice cut very low and her white breasts spilling out, almost but not quite revealing her nipples. The dress was sleeveless and very tight about the hips, and only came down to the girl's calves. On her feet she wore red button boots with sharp little heels. There were fading bruises on her arms as well as dozens of brass bangles, and her long hair was pinned up with an enormous black silk rose with a peacock feather sticking out of it."
Now I have to admit - and I'll say this very quietly - I don't read much NZ fiction. But before the book tour I read some of Deb's stories and I really enjoyed them. She has about 7 or 8 under her belt by now and I can promise you SHE doesn't get her books placed at ankle level!
I don't think she's with Amazon USA but Amazon UK have some of her books.
So, I'm passing the tag on. As usual, I won't name anyone but if you want to pick it up, then give your readers 5 lines of page 123 of the book of your choice.
Happy scurrying through page 123 of all the books on your bookshelf, everyone!
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8 comments:
Nice post, Dawn! And that paragraph is quite ... um ... interesting. Thanks for playing.
Dawn - very interesting post!
Thank you for the concern you expressed about my computer troubles over in Cranky's comment section! I am slowly getting things back to 'normal' - well, except for my blood pressure!! I'm still angry that the repair person didn't explain to me that I would lose my software programs....
All my templates for the paperwork I do for hubby's business...all my little brochures and things for my bags....
I'd better stop thinking about it, I can feel my temperature rising again!!
Most interesting. I've been tagged by Michael already so I'll be playing in a few days.
Cool to use a writer that you know.
Michael - It was a description of a "lady of the night". Evidently we had a lot of them back in the early days.
But hey, no social security in those days. Girl's got to earn a living somehow!
Bag Lady - I do feel for you. I know my computer is on its way out. I'm saving everything I can but you still lose so much.
Leah - Looking forward to your choice. I "Stumbled" your abundance page. I'm still getting the hang of it so hopefully I did it right.
My goodness, peacock feathers, low cut bodices, and overflowing white breasts! Woke me right up from my midmorning slump.
Dawn, interesting selection there. I liked it.
Crabby - Overflowing white breasts can do that!
Reb - If you like historical books with plenty of life in them, you'd enjoy Deborah Challinor.
Dawn,
What a great choice!
Terrie
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