Teaser Tuesday 10/23/12


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!

• 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 Tuesday is from: Papillon (P.S.)by Henri Charriere

Synopsis: Henri CharriÈre, called "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious prison, Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped . . . until Papillon. His flight to freedom remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.

"These people had made the "cavale" worth doing. Even though it was a failure, my escape was also a victory because of the way these extraordinary people had enriched my life. No, I didn't regret any part of it. "

Comments

  1. Sounds intriguing...I think there was a movie with this title (in the 1960s or 70s?).

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  2. There was with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman...just found out about it. I'm gonna check it out when I'm done.

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  3. Good teaser, captivating.

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  4. This book is good...thanks for the reminder.

    My teaser is below.


    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/10/teaser-tuesday-10232012.html

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  5. Interesting teaser. THanks for stopping by today!

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  6. I read this one a while back. It's really fascinating. Great teaser pick!!

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  7. Huh didn't see that coming. Definitely sounds inspirational.

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  8. This is a great teaser, book sounds very intriguing.
    Thanks for stopping by my TT. :)

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  9. Interesting teaser, wonder what people enriched her life.

    Thanks for stopping by our teaser at http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2012/10/tuesday-teasers-3-for-you_23.html

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  10. Very interesting. And I like the no regrets part! Thanks for stopping by my teaser at mrscaptkirk51.blogspot.com.

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