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Dhow House by Jean McNeil: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on April 13, 2017
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Dhow House by Jean McNeilDhow House by Jean McNeil

Thanks to Kirstie Turco of ECW Press, I am giving away one print copy of The Dhow House by Jean McNeil.

Description of Dhow House by Jean McNeil

A lushly imagined novel of passion and terrorism that asks When do we ever really know ourselves? 

When Rebecca Laurelson is forced to leave her post as a trauma surgeon in an east African field hospital, she arrives at her aunt’s house on the Indian Ocean and is taken into the heart of a family she has never met before. It’s a world of all-night beach parties and constant cocktail receptions, and within its languorous embrace her attraction for her much younger cousin grows.

But the gilded lives of her aunt Julia’s family and their fellow white Africans on the coast are under threat — Islamist terror attacks are on the rise and Rebecca knows more about this violence than she is prepared to reveal. Will she be able to save her newfound family from the violence that encroaches on their seductive lives? Or, amidst growing unrest, will the true reason for her hasty exit from her posting be unmasked? Rebecca finds herself torn between the family she hardly knows and a past she dares not divulge. 

Praise for Dhow House by Jean McNeil

“Jean McNeil’s latest is a completely absorbing, eminently readable ― to the point of being almost unputdownable ― complex, cleverly crafted work, principally about loyalty: what we owe to our country, our relatives, those we love and those who simply cross our path. You won’t read many better novels this year.” ― Daily Mail

“With dreamlike prose and an intriguing protagonist, fiction- and travel-writer McNeil (Ice Diaries, 2016) builds momentum to her novel’s surprising final chapters . . . McNeil’s storytelling will pull [readers] in and captivate them to the end.” ― Booklist

“Like the landscape she depicts, McNeil’s prose combines poetic grace with shadows of menace: behind every flowering bush or luxurious shrub there may be an exotic bird or a poisonous snake ― or an armed marauder. The effect is both gripping and unsettling.” ― Quill & Quire

About Jean McNeilDhow House by Jean McNeil

Jean McNeil has written ten books, including five novels. She has twice been the winner of the PRISM International competition, and her work has been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Journey Prize, the National Magazine awards, and the Pushcart Prize. She is co-director of the Masters in Prose Fiction at the University of East Anglia.

Originally from Nova Scotia, she has lived and travelled extensively in southern and east Africa and lives in London, England.

Giveaway of Dhow House by Jean McNeil

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Apr 17

12

To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on April 12, 2017
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caitlin@caitlinhamiltonmarketing.comTo the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman

Thanks to Caitlin Hamilton Marketing & Publicity, I am giving away one print copy of To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman.

Description of To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman

Andrew Carnegie funded fifty-nine public libraries in Kansas in the early 20th century―but it was frontier women who organized waffle suppers, minstrel shows, and women’s baseball games to buy books to fill them. Now, a century later, Angelina returns to her father’s hometown of New Hope to complete her dissertation on the Carnegie libraries, just as Traci and Gayle arrive in town―Traci as an artist-in-residence at the renovated Carnegie Arts Center and Gayle as a refugee whose neighboring town, Prairie Hill, has just been destroyed by a tornado. 

The discovery of an old journal inspires the women to create a library and arts center as the first act of rebuilding Prairie Hill after the tornado. As they work together to raise money for the center, Traci reveals her enormous heart, Angelina discovers that problem-solving is more valuable than her PhD, and Gayle demonstrates that courage is not about waiting out a storm but building a future. Full of Kansas history―from pioneer homesteaders to Carrie Nation to orphan trains―To the Stars through Difficulties is a contemporary story of women changing their world, and finding their own voices, powers, and self-esteem in the process.

Praise for To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman

“…this warmhearted first novel celebrates the value of community (and libraries!); the inspirational story of women past and present is a must-buy for Kansas libraries and recommended for general adult readers.”—Library Journal

 “… this charming debut will appeal to women’s-fiction fans of gentle reads.”—Booklist

“…an uplifting story about the strength of collectivity, especially the collective power of women.”—Centered on Books

“The details sprinkled throughout the novel about the Carnegie Libraries are fascinating ….The ending reveals a surprise twist that I didn’t see coming. I highly recommend this novel …”—StoryCircle Book Reviews

About Romalyn Tilghmancaitlin@caitlinhamiltonmarketing.com

Romalyn Tilghman is a freelance writer and consultant in arts management. She earned BA and MS degrees from the University of Kansas and has studied writing through UCLA’s Writers Program. To the Stars through Difficulties is her first novel, inspired by her work as Executive Director of the Association of Community Arts Councils of Kansas, and then as Regional Representative for the National Endowment for the Arts.

Since then, she has consulted with private foundations, government agencies, and performing arts groups, and served on national boards and panels. She lives in Southern California. Find her online on her website or FaceBook.

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Giveaway of To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman

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Apr 17

11

Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on April 11, 2017
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Night the Lights Went Out by Karen WhiteNight the Lights Went Out by Karen White

Thanks to Lauren Burnstein of Berkley, I am giving away one print copy of Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White.

Description of Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street series comes a stunning new novel about a young single mother who discovers that the nature of friendship is never what it seems…. 

Recently divorced, Merilee Talbot Dunlap moves with her two children to the Atlanta suburb of Sweet Apple, Georgia. It’s not her first time starting over, but her efforts at a new beginning aren’t helped by an anonymous local blog that dishes about the scandalous events that caused her marriage to fail. 

Merilee finds some measure of peace in the cottage she is renting from town matriarch Sugar Prescott. Though stubborn and irascible, Sugar sees something of herself in Merilee–something that allows her to open up about her own colorful past. 

Sugar’s stories give Merilee a different perspective on the town and its wealthy school moms in their tennis whites and shiny SUVs, and even on her new friendship with Heather Blackford. Merilee is charmed by the glamorous young mother’s seemingly perfect life and finds herself drawn into Heather’s world. 

In a town like Sweet Apple, where sins and secrets are as likely to be found behind the walls of gated mansions as in the dark woods surrounding Merilee’s house, appearance is everything. But just how dangerous that deception can be will shock all three women….

Praise for Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White

“An atmospheric and entertaining look at the friends who keep your secrets—and the friends who keep you guessing until it’s too late.”—Kirkus Reviews

“If Big Little Lies met To Kill A Mockingbird and had a compulsively readable love child, that book would be The Night the Lights Went Out. I couldn’t stop reading!”—Lauren Willig, New York Times bestselling author 

About Karen WhiteNight the Lights Went Out by Karen White

Karen White is the New York Times bestselling author of ‘The Sound of Glass’, ‘A Long Time Gone’, and ‘The Time Between’, among other novels.

Giveaway of Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White

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