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Posted by Teddyrose@1 on April 26, 2009
Posted in My 2009 Giveaways  | 7 Comments

Thanks to all of you who entered! I wish that I could send copies of these books to each of you! A special thanks to those of you who follow my blog or became followers! I hope you enjoy my blog!

Thanks to Anna of Hachette Books for making this giveaway possible!

The 5 winners of Do-Over are:

Chris no reply
Pam
MJ
Amanda Sue
Dawn M.
Miranda

Congratulations!
Please contact me within 3 days to claim your prize.

Thanks to Anna of Hachette Books for making this giveaway possible!

The 5 winners of Janten’s Gift are:

Annie
Loves3cats
Laine
Elisasbet
Auntrene

Congratulations!
Please contact me within 3 days to claim your prize.

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Signora da Vinci by Robin Maxwell

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on April 25, 2009
Posted in Books Read in 2009Historical FictionItalyRobin Maxwell  | 12 Comments

Stirring Portrait of Renascence Italy

Historical records tell us very little about Leonardo Da Vinci’s mother, Caterina. All that is really know is that she had Leonardo out of wedlock and that he was taken from her by his father’s family and raise by them.

Robin Maxwell tries to fill in the blanks and the remarkable work of historical fiction. Caterenia grew up in a small village with her father, Ernesto, an apothecary. Her mother died when Caterina was very young. Ernesto was a true believer in education and educated Caterina even though it was almost unheard of for a woman to have an education. He also taught her how to be an apothecary.

One day Caterenia was gathering plants for the apothecary when she happened to meet Piero, the son of the richest family in the village. After that they met regularly until he finally propose marriage. With the promise of marriage, they consummated their love for each other.

Piero went home to tell his family about his future wife and he was forbidden to see her again, let alone marry her. A couple months after that, Caterina realized she was pregnant. After she gives birth, is when the story really spices up!

Caterina was an intelligent, kind, caring mother who would do anything for her son, even at great personal risk to herself and her identity.

Robin Maxwell writes a very colourful story of Caterina and her relationship with her son. She captures the essence of the Italian Renascence with vivid prose and includes details of real people such as Leonardo da Vinci and Lorenzo de’Medici.

Maxwell did make one mistake, when Leonardo was almost 16 years old, Caterina was 21. She was 15 when she had him. The math does not add up at all. LOL!

Despite that, Maxwell wrote a stirring portrait of Renascence Italy and Leonardo da Vinci’s mother. Highly recommended!

4/5

Stay tuned, in mid-May I will be posting my interview with Robin Maxwell and a giveaway!

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Zombie Chicken Award

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on April 23, 2009
Posted in Awards  | 3 Comments

Desert rose of The Desert Rose Booklogue gave me this award. Thank you so much!

This is what this award is about..

“The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken – excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all...


This one has been going around for awhile and as many of you know, I am taking a lot of short cuts right now due to injuries. Therefore, I am risking the wrath of the zombie chickens. I don’t think I’m too much at rick though, since I am a vegan. LOL!

Many of you are extremely worthy of this award too!

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