Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by A Daily Rhythm.
Today’s featured book is one I’ve had on Pippa for a while. This will be my first time reading this author, Marian Keyes, and Watermelon sounds like a book that I will enjoy.
Intro: (Prologue)
February the fifteenth is a very special day for me. It is the day I gave birth to my first child. It is also the day my husband left me. As he was present at the birth I can only assume the two events weren’t entirely unrelated.
I knew I should have followed my instincts.
I subscribed to the classical or, you might say, the traditional role fathers play in the birth of their children. Which goes as follows.
Lock them in a corridor outside the delivery room. Allow them admittance at no time. Give them forty cigarettes and a lighter. Instruct them to pace to the end of the corridor. When they reach this happy position, instruct them to turn around and return to whence they came.
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Teaser: I felt at a great disadvantage. That I wasn’t doing myself justice.
To put it simply, I was not looking my best. As I say, a humiliating kind of a business. (p. 2).
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Blurb: Claire has everything she ever wanted: a husband she adores, a great apartment, a good job. Then, on the day she gives birth to their first baby, James informs her that he’s leaving her. Claire is left with a newborn daughter, a broken heart, and a postpartum body that she can hardly bear to look at.
She decides to go home to Dublin. And there, sheltered by the love of a quirky family, she gets better. So much so, in fact, that when James slithers back into her life, he’s in for a bit of a surprise.
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What do you think? Would you keep reading? I am definitely curious about how events will unfold.
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This sounds like a good story. I like the heroine’s voice.
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Thanks, Suzie, I am eager to read it.
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This sounds like a really funny yet insightful read! I really want to know what happens to Claire, so I might have to put it on my TBR pile, relatively near the top 😉 Thanks for sharing 🙂 I hope you have a great weekend!
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Thanks for stopping by, Juli; the title grabbed me, along with that cover, and I’m curious about the author.
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I’m on the fence about it. I am interested to hear why he left her and what happened with the birth that she thinks might be related. But otherwise I don’t really like reading “realistic” fiction about sad things like breakups and the like.
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Okay…thanks, Nikki, and yes, it does sound pretty realistic and sad. Glad you could stop by.
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I like the blurb and the style but think it might tug at the heart strings a bit too much and I never do well with those type of books.
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To each her own, Emma, and thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your book!
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That intro made me smile; I’d read more. Kinds reminds me of the voice of my narrator today in Invisible Ellen.
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Oh, that’s interesting, Diane…I’ve read Invisible Ellen. Now I am eager to read more, too. Thanks for stopping by…and for hosting.
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Here’s a book I probably would have passed up but the intro and the teaser sound good. I’ll add this to my list.
My teaser (w/ a giveaway) is at Beth Fish Reads
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I think I saw excerpts on someone’s blog before I downloaded this one. And I’m curious about the author. Thanks for visiting, Candace.
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I’m not sure about this one. Will let your review help me decide 😉
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That works for me, JoAnn….thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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Her husband sounds like a total loser, ugh. She sounds strong though!
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I agree, Diana Leigh…and I do enjoy stories about strong women. Thanks for stopping by.
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Nice choice! I’ve got Keyes’s newest book (which I bought in Dublin before it was available here) in my summer reading pile. Hope you enjoy this one. If you do, she’s written quite a few other stand-alones.
My Tuesday post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2015/07/first-chapter-first-paragraph-111.html
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Oh, I’m curious about the newest book….I haven’t yet read this author, but I’m eager to move along with this one. Thanks for stopping by, Catherine.
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I’m not crazy about this one either. Enjoyed the Intro. Didn’t care for the Teaser.
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Okay…no worries, Hattie. Enjoy your pick, and thanks for stopping by.
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I haven’t read this author but I know she’s prolific. I’ll watch for your review.
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Yes, once this one was on my radar, I started seeing her titles everywhere…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Mary.
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Amazingly, I have read this one. A few years ago, in fact. It is not one of my favorites. I’ll be anxious to hear what you think when you finish.
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Oh, too bad, Judy…I haven’t yet read this author, so I was eager to read this one. Hope to read it this week, but I’m so distracted by my son and DIL coming to visit!
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I’ve read several of Marian Keyes’ books and have enjoyed them all, including Watermelon. Hope you enjoy the book!
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Oh, that’s good to know, Monica….thanks for stopping by.
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I’m assuming by the use of the word “slither” in the blurb, she doesn’t take him back. I sure hope not, anyway. I do like the opening. I feel bad for the narrator. What a time for a husband to leave!
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Definitely! I am ready to “hate” on him…thanks for stopping by, Wendy.
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Sounds entertaining. I hope he gets what he deserves. Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Me, too, Kathy….hopefully that will happen.
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I read this when it was first published. Did you know the original hardcover was scratch and sniff? Fun!
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Oh, wow, what fun, Elizabeth….thanks for stopping by, and I would love to have “smelled” that cover!
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I’m very curious! First I thought it was something she said during delivery, but it doesn’t look that it’s that. Maybe he wanted a boy?
My TT this week is from The Night Circus: http://wp.me/pZnGI-o1
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Or perhaps he is just a bastard…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Dagny.
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“she gets better. So much so, in fact, that when James slithers back into her life, he’s in for a bit of a surprise.”
I love that, now I want to read it!
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Yes, the image of him slithering…and her turning him away makes me smile. Thanks for stopping by, Vicki.
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Watermelon was one of the first I read by Marian Keyes. I adore her writing and her humor. My teaser is here: http://bit.ly/1fkO4Ft
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I am loving it already, although I haven’t been able to read much this week due to family visiting. Thanks for stopping by, Tanya.
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This sounds really good would love to read it.
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Thanks for stopping by, Mary Ann….enjoy!
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Not only was my husband in the room for the births of both our children, he filmed them and turned the results in to class as homework.
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That is the way it should be, Alice Audrey. Thanks for stopping by!
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When the title and the cover come together and make me laugh, I know I need to read the book:)
My TT – http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/07/07/teaser-tuesdays-121-morrigans-shadow/
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I like when that happens, too, Laura. Thanks for stopping by.
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I enjoyed this book as well as the other Walsh family books. Hope you like it too.
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I am so behind on these books, but looking forward to them. Thanks for visiting, Nise.
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Really like the cover!
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So do I, Sonia…thanks for visiting.
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It sounds like a good book. Thanks for stopping by Girl Who Reads
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I am glad you could visit, Donna, and I’m looking forward to discovering the good things in the book.
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I’m not sure this one is for me, but I wonder when it’s set. It sounds like the 1950’s based on the intro, but the cover leads me to believe it’s present day?
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Oh, good question, Sarah…I haven’t read enough to know. Thanks for stopping by.
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Sounds interesting, I may have to pick this one up myself.
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I hope you enjoy it, Sharon, and thanks for visiting.
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I know that I read this a long time ago and loved it. I did not love her latest though…
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Oh, this will be my first book by this author…and I’m not getting much reading done this week, with family stuff…LOL. Thanks for visiting, Patty.
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That title/cover combo makes me laugh!
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Yes, I was caught up in the cover and title, too, Kathy.
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Watermelon sounds like a bittersweet story, Laurel-Rain! I hope you’ll enjoy it 🙂
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Oh, me too, Lexxie, and thanks for visiting.
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I’m one of the few people that has never read this author
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This is my first experience with the author, and I am slowly warming up to the writing style and the characters. Some of my “slow warming” has more to do with my personal drama, with my houseguests…so time will tell. Thanks for visiting, Karen.
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