Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays:  The Story of a New Name

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading. Here are the rules: grab whatever you're reading, open to a random page, select no more than two sentence (NO SPOILERS), share the title and author, and GO!
And...for your reading pleasure...today's teaser!
"When they came home, exhausted, her husband made a scene and Lila did her best to provoke his fury.  She shouted that if he wanted someone who obeyed, and that's all, he was out of luck; she was not his mother or his sister, she would always make life difficult for him" --page 116
          -----The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

Happy reading!

Comments

  1. VonnieJuly 8, 2014 at 8:47 AM

    She sounds like a very strong woman. I like her.

    My TT

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    1. MelJuly 8, 2014 at 11:00 AM

      Lila is a character who you like and dislike at different points throughout both books (this is the second in the trilogy). She's definitely a firecracker. Thanks for stopping by, Vonnie!

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  2. Sandra NachlingerJuly 8, 2014 at 11:12 AM

    Sounds like a woman who won't put up with any cr*p out of anyone! I'll bet that makes for an interesting character.
    My Teaser is from RYELEE’S COWBOY.

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    1. MelJuly 8, 2014 at 3:52 PM

      Yes...and no. She is definitely interesting though! Thanks for visiting, Sandra :)

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  3. Cleopatra Loves BooksJuly 8, 2014 at 1:13 PM

    I think I'd rather be her than married to her ;-) Great teaser here is mine for this week http://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/teaser-tuesday-july-8/

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    1. MelJuly 8, 2014 at 3:51 PM

      I agree, Cleo! She's definitely an interesting character. Thanks for stopping by!

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