Teaser Tuesday 51: The Pindar Diamond

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current book or recent read.
* Share a few “teaser” sentences from somewhere in the book.
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away. You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title and author so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!

READ: August 2010

When she did not reply he put his hand up as if to draw her shielding palm from her face, but she snatched her arm away and turned her back to him again.

"You were told not to touch anything, remember?" The words came out breathlessly, as if she had been running; as if it were an effort to get them out.

(pg 126; The Pindar Diamond)

Though this book is the sequel to The Aviary Gate, which I have not read, I think it stands well enough on its own. While I would have liked to know more of the backstory, I did not feel I was missing important details overall. It was a good story, and though the pacing was a bit slow during the first half of the book, it did pick up once the three different story threads started to come together. I even had to pause a few times near the end as I was overcome with emotion. Can't help but admire an author who can elicit that sort of response—it's not as easy to write as some might think. I both loved and hated the ending, which I cannot go into without spoiling it for others. Suffice it to say, I am glad there will be another book!


Book Blurb:
In a small town on the Italian coast, a mysterious woman washes ashore. She is crippled, mute, and clutches a bundle to her chest—a baby the townspeople insist is a real-life mermaid. It can only bring bad luck; they pay a troupe of acrobats to carry mother and child away.
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* Disclaimer: A copy of this book was won through the GoodReads FirstReads program.