Once again I’m linking up again with Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea who hosts a post every Tuesday for people to share the first chapter / paragraph of the book they are reading, or thinking of reading soon. In really enjoy these tasters when I read them on other blogs so wanted to join in.
This week, I’m reading The Stranger by Saskia Sarginson, which I got a review copy of last week and needs reviewing by next week (it’s due out 23rd March if memory serves). I have only read one other book by Sarginson, Without You but I really enjoyed it so am looking forward to this one. Here’s what it’s about…
W
e all have our secrets. Eleanor Rathmell has kept one her whole life. But when her husband dies and a stranger arrives at her door, her safe life in the idyllic English village she’s chosen as her home begins to topple.
Everyone is suspicious of this stranger, except for Eleanor. But her trust in him will put her life in danger, because nothing is as it seems; not her dead husband, the man who claims to love her, or the inscrutable outsider to whom she’s opened her home and her heart.
And here’s how it starts…
Prologue
You were born just before Christmas. After all that hate, there you were. Being you. Staking your claim. I thought I’d see him inside you. But there was no trace of his features in your small face. You were a stranger to me, a terrifying wonder. We cried all the time. You howling in earnest, and me seeping water silently without really knowing why. It was while you slept that I dared to marvel at you: your spiky lashes wet with tears, the way your toes curled in the palm of my hand, and the smell of your flaky scalp under the surprise of your thick, dark hair. As I pressed my lips to your neck, I felt the tug of my womb contracting, a pain that connected us, a reminder that you were still a part of me.
What do you think – I have to say I like it but do you, and would you keep reading?
Emma
One Readers Thoughts 
Yes, I like it and would keep going. Will look forward to hearing what you think when you are finished!
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I hope it’s as good as the intro!
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This intro leaves me with some many questions?? I’d definitely read more.
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Me too. I so had to keep reading.
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You have definitely piqued my curiosity with this one! Thanks for sharing…and here’s mine: “THE FUTURES”
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It caught my interest to. I am not sure what to expect. Exciting!
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Sounds like an interesting one so I hope you enjoy it!
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I hope I do too…I have high hopes.
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That certainly grabs my interest — I’d keep reading for sure. Here’s the link to my intro/teaser for today: http://wp.me/p4DMf0-1vT
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It did me too. I wanted to keep reading straight away.
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I do like it and luckily for me I have a copy of this one too – I was a huge fan of The Other You by this author but I’m really not quite sure what to expect from the premise of this one.
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No, it does sound a bit different doesn’t it but the intro gave me high hopes.
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That opening is so touching. I’d like to read more.
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I thought so too. I was touched.
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I want to know more and would keep reading.
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So far, it is shaping up nicely I have to say.
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This is a new-to-me author, and I’m interested in finding out more.
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I would definitely recommend checking her out. Each book is different.
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I love the premise of this one, and I haven’t seen this book before. I’m not sure about the short sentences (that usually is a turn-off for me), but my curiosity over-rules, so I would want to read more.
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I was interested as it seemed different from the last book of her’s I’d read. I don’t mind short sentences…maybe because of writing grants for a living where we are taught no sentence should be more than 15 words.
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[…] my latest read, Tuesday Intro: The Stranger by Saskia Sarginson, which is now finished and with a review to follow (fingers crossed to getting it written today). I […]
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[…] I had read by Sarginson (Without You) but because the opening, which I used for last week’s Tuesday intro, completely drew me in. I found it beautifully, though simply written and it painted a picture in […]
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Its a great book and I gave it a little review if you want a bit more info
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