Among the most felicitous things that happen to me in my never-ending quest for reading material is picking up at random a book by an author I'd never read before and discovering something new to love.
Such a thing happened when I picked up my first Sujata Massey book, "The Flower Master
." Others my age or younger learn to love Japan and its people and culture through manga and anime; I got my course in Japan Appreciation 101 from Sujata Massey and her wonderful, quirky, gutsy Japanese-American heroine, Rei Shimura.The weird thing is, Sujata herself is not Japanese; she traces her ancestry, I believe, to India. However, she did spend several years in Japan, and it is obvious in her Rei Shimura books how much she's grown to appreciate the country and its culture. I love Rei Shimura. Maybe it's because we are both fledglings who flew the nest to test how far our wings could carry us; I only wish I had a life (and love life!) as interesting as hers. Well, we can't have everything. LOL.
Anyway, this week's teaser is from The Bride's Kimono by Sujata Massey.
"Why has a young unmarried lady not worn her obi tied in a fancy bow? Miss Shimura has chosen the sober obi style of a wife. It is not possible to be married and single at once-- at least not in Japan."
-p.155, "The Bride's Kimono" by Sujata Massey
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!
Interesting teaser. I'd love to read more.
Mine is here.
Interesting teaser. I'll keep an eye out for the book. My teaser is from Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattillo.
Fabulous teaser, I want to know more. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/03/teaser-tuesdays-waking-up-in-land-of.html
Great teaser, I am wondering about the marital status now?
Interesting teaser! Here's mine: http://my-book-obsession.blogspot.com/2010/03/teaser-tuesdays-9.html
I first heard of this author a number of years ago, and meant to read her then!
Thanks for the reminder.
My teaser is here
Sounds like an interesting read, thanks for sharing.
here is mine - a Scandanavian author http://livemorenow.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/teaser-tuesday-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/
I've not heard of this author before. Great teaser!
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I love reads that take place in Japan! Great teaser!
My teaser: We the Children
ooh, love it! Makes me want to read this book. Here's my teaser . Have a great week and happy reading.
Great teaser! Looks like a good book. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
Interesting teaser. Enjoy your book! Here's Mine
Not familiar with the author, but interesting teaser!
Here are our teasers for this week!
♥Isalys
How very interesting! There is a lot of symbolism in their garments - I bet this is an interesting book.
My teaser is here.