Teaser Tuesdays

I like the idea of sharing a few teasing sentences from the book I'm currently reading so have joined in this meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

I am several chapters from finishing 'The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters and still I have no idea quite how this excellent novel is going to end...in the meantime I will leave you with this teaser...

From page 75...

"I never let myself into the park and closed the gates behind me, then made my way along the overgrown drive, without a small adventurous thrill. Arriving at that crumbling red house, I'd have the sense, every time, that ordinary life had fractionally tilted, and that I had slipped into some odder, rarer realm."

I find the manner in which Sarah Waters writes really enjoyable to read and it fits the setting and time period of the story very well.

Hopefully I will find a few minutes to polish off those final chapters this afternoon!

Next up in my library book box is this, which I know nothing about, the blurb just sounded good!

"Without streetlamps, the road is black at their feet. But Kate can see well enough; the silver in the girl's hair is its own light, and Kate follows her easily. As Kate approaches her, the wind picks up around them and the smell of rotting leaves intensifies. Unafraid, Kate reaches out to touch the girl, but her fingers touch nothing, and Kate is alone in the clearing..."

Long buried secrets and lies rise again as murder shatters a small town...