Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Yep its that time again for ---- >>> Teaser Tuesday!!! (the crowd roars)

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 read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • 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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

My teaser comes from the book The Leisure Seeker: A Novel by Michael Zadoorian :

pg 2:
"You yourself might ask: Is this the best idea? Two down-on-their-luck geezers, one with more health problems than a third world country, the other so senile that he doesn't  even know what day it is-taking a cross-country road trip?"


I haven't started it yet but it does sound like an interesting story!


From the back of the book:  
In Michael Zadoorian's The Leisure Seeker the Robinas have shared a wonderful life for more than sixty years.  Now in their eighties, Ella suffers from cancer and John has Alzheimer's. Yearning for one last adventure, the self -proclaimed "down-on-their-luck geezers" kidnap themselves from the adult children and doctors who seem to run their lives and steal away from their home in suburban Detroit on a forbidden vacation of rediscovery.  With Ella as his vigilant copilot, John steers their '78 Leisure Seeker RV along the forgotten roads of Route 66 toward Disneyland in search of a past they're having a damned hard time remembering. Yet Ella is determined to prove that, when it comes to life, you can go back for seconds-even when everyone says you can't.


Sounds like an awesome read!


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16 comments:

Suko said...

Terrific teaser! It does sound like an awesome book! I had never heard of this author before--he must be Armenian.

CMash said...

Good teaser..wondering if this is on the idea of The Bucket List.
CMash

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

This sounds like a fabulous adventure! I'm adding it to my own bucket list.

Cecelia said...

Ha! This one sounds like the ultimate adventure (and reminds me of Secondhand Lions. Great teaser!

If you'd like, you can check out mine here.

Natalie W said...

Thanks Suko! Not sure if he's Armenian.
Hi Cmash, Laurel & Celi.a Thanks!

Sassy Brit @ Alternative-Read.com said...

Sounds like a good idea to me - a great lot of trouble could be ahead and we all like that in a book! :)

Thanks for visiting my blog - gosh you are quick. I haven't yet posted it on the Teaser Tuesday blog :))

Hugs

Alayne said...

Sounds like a cute read! My teaser is at The Crowded Leaf.

Carol Fleserieu-Miller said...

I have two elderly parents who live very close to me. I see them all the time. This quote reminds me of them. The two are aware of their limitations but have a great sense of humor about it.

Mine is at

http://52annualbookreveiws.blogspot.com

Jillian said...

Wow I love your blog!!!

so happy you follow mine I don;t know if I would have found yours otherwise!

Laurie T said...

That's a great teaser! The book sounds interesting.

Natalie W said...

Thanks Sassy, Alayne, Carol, Teenage Bride (sorry don't know your name) and Reader Girl!

Kathy Martin said...

On first glance, I would say that it is not a good idea. In fact, it sounds like a really bad idea. I hope you enjoy the book.

My Tuesday Teaser is Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson.

Julie P said...

I just bought this book. The story premise sounded so sweet!

Carin said...

One of my old coworkers did a trip with her husband before his dementia got too bad. I love that she had fond memories of that trip she could hold on to. That's a great teaser! Thanks for visiting my blog, A Little Bookish.

Alice said...

Interesting teaser, this one!

Jenny Q said...

That's a really cute teaser!