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Aug 16

5

Peregrine Island by Diane B. Saxton: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on August 5, 2016
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Peregrine Island by Diane B. SaxtonPeregrine Island by Diane B. Saxton


Thanks to Noelle Brown of Meryl Moss Media, I am giving away two print copies of Peregrine Island by Diane B. Saxton.

Description of Peregrine Island by Diane B. Saxton


The Peregrine family’s lives are turned upside down one summer when so-called “art experts” appear on the doorstep of their Connecticut island home to appraise a favorite heirloom painting. When incriminating papers, as well as other paintings, are discovered behind the artwork in question, the appraisal turns into a full-fledged investigation. Antagonism mounts between grandmother, mother, and child, who begin to suspect one another, as well as the shady newcomers in their midst, of foul play.

As the summer progresses and the Peregrines discover facts about their past in the course of the investigation, they learn that people―including them―are not always who they appear to be. But when they uncover the painting’s deepest secret, it gives them the gift of love that they have unconsciously been seeking all along.

Praise for Peregrine Island by Diane B. Saxton


“Vanity Fair and Huffington Post journalist Saxton keeps the reader guessing until the novel’s conclusion, which reveals the unexpected ways in which the two families are intertwined in the past as well as the present.”– BOOKLIST  Lindsay Harmon

“I was immediately captivated by the salt-drenched air and nuanced beauty of Peregrine Island. Inhabited by three generations of women―a spirited girl, a prodigal daughter, and a matriarch―haunted by a work of art, this story is reminiscent of the best of Daphne du Maurier. In lush prose, Diane B.Saxton reveals a family ripe with secrets on the cusp of discovering atempestuous past. A lovely novel!“
—Katharine Davis, author of Capturing Paris, A Slender Thread and East Hope

“As the layers of mystery and history surrounding an heirloom painting are peeled back, a riveting drama fraught with accusations of greed and distrust, and laced with ripe passion, unfolds. ‪Peregrine Island is told through the eyes of three generations of family members, silently bound by their unflinching gazes and ultimately tender insights on the meaning of love and family, reaching across time and space, stripped down to their essence on the raw, blustery shores of the Sound.”–Ann Volkwein, author of The Arthur Avenue Cookbook and Chinatown New York

 About Diane B. SaxtonPeregrine Island by Diane B. Saxton


DIANE B. SAXTON was a journalist with Vanity Fair UK, Holiday Magazine, and Greenwich Review, and covered everything from torture victims to psychics, animal rights activists, exotic travel, and movie producers. A new chapter opened up for her after interviewing Amnesty International US founder Hannah Grunwald.

Alarmed that the stories of incredible and influential lives such as Grunwald’s could be lost as the Greatest Generation passes, Saxton began capturing their histories and compiled them into a 1,000 page biographical collection, which became the inspiration for her next novel. She brings the same gift for storytelling with illuminating subtext to her debut novel, PEREGRINE ISLAND. Saxton divides her time between New York City and the Berkshires, where she lives with her husband, dogs and horses.

Giveaway Peregrine Island by Diane B. Saxton


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May 16

11

American Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on May 11, 2016
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American Tumbleweeds by Marta ElvaAmerican Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva


Thanks to Jean Huets of  Circling Rivers, I am giving away one print copy of American Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva.

Description of American Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva


Set along the border between El Paso, Texas, and Juárez, Mexico, American Tumbleweeds tells the bittersweet story of a Mexican-American family’s struggle to stay together as tradition collides with the social upheaval of 1960s America.

Inez’s family threatens to fly apart when her father gets arrested smuggling marijuana into the U.S. Inez finds refuge from the turmoil in the old ways cherished by her beloved Mexican grandmother. But life in El Paso is far more exciting, as the explosion of rock music and new personal freedom shatter traditions on both sides of the border.

American Tumbleweeds captures poignantly the growing pains of a young girl and of all immigrant families whose dual cultural identities lend them both strength and strife. From Amalia, the matriarchal grandmother, to Inez, woman-child of the 1960s, these “American tumbleweeds” portray every family: loving and clinging, wounding each other deeply while comforting each other in the soul-deep ways that only families can reach.

Praise for American Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva


“With AMERICAN TUMBLEWEEDS, Marta Elva pulls us into the minds of a half-dozen members of a border family in crisis, dramatizing the state of living ni aqui, ni alla—neither here nor there geographically and emotionally. A moving frst novel. — John Sayles, flm director, author, and MacArthur fellow Te aptly named AMERICAN TUMBLEWEEDS depicts the balancing act some bi-cultural families must undertake to live in America. Te characters indeed “tumble” back and forth over our southernmost border, forced to live in two worlds at once. Tis is an experience all Americans should know about.” – Sonia Manzano, author of Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx

“AMERICAN TUMBLEWEEDS is an engrossing, enlightening portrayal of life along the Mexican–American border in the late 1960s. Marta Elva’s sensitive insights draw a straight line to family and societal issues in today’s headlines.”- Annamaria Alferi, author of Strange God

About Marta ElvaAmerican Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva


Marta Elva was born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and raised in El Paso, Texas. Her career as a writer, producer, editor and camera operator in television and independent flm spans over three decades and includes several Emmy-nominated shows, notably PBS WNET New York’s “Setting the Stage.”

Marta has served as council member for the Writers Guild of America East. She and her husband raised a son and a daughter together and now live on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Giveaway of American Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva


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Apr 16

7

True Stories of the Smoky View by Jill McCroskey Coupe: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on April 7, 2016
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True Stories of the Smoky View by Jill McCroskey Coupe

True Stories of the Smoky View by Jill McCroskey Coupe


Thanks to Caitlin Hamilton Marketing & Publicity, I am giving away one print copy of True Stories of the Smoky View by Jill McCroskey Coupe.

Description of True Stories of the Smoky View by Jill McCroskey Coupe


After attending the funeral of her estranged friend Skip in Knoxville, Tennessee, Vrai (short for Vraiment), a forty-something art history librarian with sons of her own, rescues ten-year-old Jonathan, who has been abandoned with no shoes in the funeral home parking lot. The Blizzard of 1993 strands this unlikely duo at the Smoky View Motel, where, motivated in part by the unsolved murders of Jonathan’s parents, they begin to uncover the truth about Skip’s death.

With elements of mystery and intrigue, True Stories at the Smoky View is primarily a novel about relationships: the love Vrai feels for her husband and sons, all of whom have left home; her friendship with Skip, which she begins to see in a new light; and her deepening bond with Jonathan. For Vrai and Jonathan, this is a story of mutual rescue—one that results in new lives for them both.

Praise for True Stories of the Smoky View by Jill McCroskey Coupe


“…riveting….Coupe handles this complex tale of troubled romance, broken families, redeeming friendship, and inexplicable evil with intelligence, grace, and grit. This exhilarating debut novel brims with honesty, charm, heart, and good humor.”—John Dufresne, author of No Regrets, Coyote

 “Coupe’s wonderful first novel is above all testament to Eudora Welty’s observation that “all serious daring starts from within.” With an abundance of wit and accuracy of feeling, Coupe beautifully charts both the complexities of loyalty and the internal growth of Vrai Lynde, her central character, and she does so in clear, precise prose.”—Jane Brox, author Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light  

“Coupe has created a compelling narrative about a smart and feisty librarian named Vraiment, whose colleague, Skip, may or may not have been the victim of foul play….This is a thoroughly absorbing book that I found difficult to put down. The personalities Coupe conjured stayed with me long after I finished reading. The writing is beautiful: spare and funny. A most enjoyable read.”—Maureen Beck, former Director of Library Services, Stevenson University

About Jill McCroskey CoupeTrue Stories of the Smoky View by Jill McCroskey Coupe


Jill McCroskey Coupe’s first job was gathering (collating) in her father’s printing plant in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. A former librarian at Johns Hopkins University, she has an MFA in Fiction from North Carolina’s Warren Wilson College, in the heart of the Blue Ridge.

The Southern Appalachians always feel like home to her, but so does Baltimore, where she’s hard at work on her next novel. Visit her online at https://jillmcoupe.wordpress.com/ and at https://www.facebook.com/jillmccroskeycoupe.

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Giveaway of True Stories of the Smoky View by Jill McCroskey


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