Cherry sat with them by the fire till it died away to nothing. She longed to go, to get home among the living, but the old man talked on of his family and their little one-room cottage with a ladder to the bedroom, where they all huddled together for warmth, of his friends that used to meet in the Tinners' Arms every evening. There were tales of wrecking and smuggling, and all the while the young man sat silent until there was a lull in the story. "Father," he said. "I think our little friend would like to go home now. Shall I take her up as I usually do?" (44)
Singing for Mrs. Pettigrew; Stories and Essays from a Writing Life by Michael Morpurgo
Why is it I can never just pick two sentences.. the whole quote works so well for me.
Enjoy!
7 comments:
Great teaser! Yes, it would have been difficult to find a place to cut that one. Haven't heard of this book, but it sounds interesting.
My teaser.
This one sounds so good. Thanks for the heads up and for visiting PPP.
Lovely teaser! Mine is here: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/06/teaser-tuesdays-making-of-duchess.html
What a lovely teaser.
Not my usual read, but the teaser is good! Might have to check out the book :)
HERE is my teaser for the first day of June!
This looks like an interesting book. Here is my teaser for this week.
I liked that teaser a lot; will be waiting for your review.
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