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I’m a Greek slave in republican Rome, secretary to Marcus Tullius Cicero. My master is consul and surrounded by enemies - not least of whom is that psychopath Catilina.
Lustrum by Robert Harris.
TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
- Grab your current read.
- Let the book fall open to a random page.
- Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
- You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from - that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
But the moment Hortensius resumed his speech, the racket of conversation started up again. By then he could have combined the tongue of Demosthenes with the wit of Plautus - it would not have made a difference.
From Lustrum by Robert Harris, p. 72.
Very funny, well written!
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Here is my teaser:
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How impolite! Sounds like an interesting read - Robert Harris is a really fine writer. Good teaser!
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Sounds like it would be an interesting read. Hope you continue to enjoy it :)
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Interesting teaser, paints a very strong image of the situation! I haven't read any Roman fiction, but I'm now thinking I really should give it a go. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one, if it's worth reading!
ReplyDeleteIt's been a while since I visited Rome in my reading!
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