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Oct 19

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Floating in the Neversink by Andrea Simon: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on October 22, 2019
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Floating in the Neversink by Andrea SimonFloating in the Neversink by Andrea Simon


Thanks to Rachel Tarlow Gul of Over The River Public Relations, I am giving away one print copy of ‘Floating in the Neversink’ by Andrea Simon.

Description Floating in the Neversink by Andrea Simon


In the summer of 1955, nine-year-old Amanda Gerber tearfully leaves her best friend, Francine, and their adventurous life on her block in Brooklyn’s Flatbush. She joins her cantankerous family on the long, hot drive to her grandmother’s home in the Catskill Mountains among the city’s Jews who flock to countless hotels and bungalow colonies in the heyday of the Borscht Belt. In the idyllic mountains, Amanda becomes ensconced in the tumult of her extended family and their friends, often seeking solace in the woods with her beloved cousin Laura.

Through the following summers, interspersed with the heightened drama of her emotionally charged city life, Amanda faces severe tests to her survival mechanisms, including the pain of loss, abuse, and betrayal, while family secrets threaten to disrupt her life even further. A novel-in-stories, Floating in the Neversink is a testament to the power of survival, friendship, and love.

Praise Floating in the Neversink by Andrea Simon


“Her keen observations are those of a Jewish teen coming of age…. This novel too has its dark edges, as Simon explores complexities of friendship and family.” —The New York Jewish Week

“I laughed and cried at these vivid stories of a girl’s Catskills summers and Brooklyn school days as she ages from nine to 15 from 1955-1961. Floating in the Neversink is a joy to read.” –Stephanie Cowell, author Claude and Camille and Marrying Mozart, an American Book Award winner

“I appreciate that the author discusses such problems as mental illness, emotional and physical abuse, loyalty and betrayals, the importance of family, love, and hope.” –Linda’s Book Obsession

About Andrea SimonFloating in the Neversink by Andrea Simon


Andrea Simon is a writer and photographer based in New York City. For the past several years, she has devoted her efforts to fiction and literary nonfiction, including her published memoir/history, Bashert: A Granddaughter’s Holocaust Quest, now in paperback, and her award-winning historical novel, Esfir Is Alive.

Andrea has published numerous stories and essays and has received prestigious literary honors. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the City College of New York where she has taught writing.

Website: https://www.andreasimon.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonandrea19

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Giveaway Floating in the Neversink by Andrea Simon


This giveaway is for both ‘Floating In the Neversink’ and ‘ Esfir Is Alive’.  This giveaway is open the U.S. only and ends on November 8, 2019 midnight pacific time.  Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.

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Oct 19

4

Pieces of Me by Natalie Hart: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on October 4, 2019
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Pieces of Me by Natalie HartPieces of Me by Natalie Hart


Thanks to Laura Di Giovine of Legend Press, I am giving away one print copy of ‘Pieces of Me’ by Natalie Hart.

Description Pieces of Me by Natalie Hart


For fans of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Anatomy of a Soldier, Girl at War and Yellow Birds.

Emma did not go to war looking for love, but Adam is unlike any other.

Under the secret shadow of trauma, Emma decides to leave Iraq and joins Adam to settle in Colorado. But isolation and fear find her, once again, when Adam is re-deployed. Torn between a deep fear for Adam’s safety and a desire to be back there herself, Emma copes by throwing herself into a new role mentoring an Iraqi refugee family.

But when Adam comes home, he brings the conflict back with him. Emma had considered the possibility that her husband might not come home from war. She had not considered that he might return a stranger.

Praise Pieces of Me by Natalie Hart


Prima Magazine Best Books of the Year

The Reading Agency Top Debuts of 2018

“An astounding debut, Pieces of Me is a beautiful book written with emotion and compassion and will stay with me for a long time. It’s characters and story tugged at my heart with every turning page.”-Nina Pottell, Books Editor, Prima Magazine

“Heart-wrenching and heart-warming in equal measure, Pieces of Me is an incredibly moving tale of love and conflict. A compelling and accomplished debut, Natalie writes with the skill and confidence of a writer who’s been published for years. I couldn’t put it down”-Harper’s Bazaar

About Natalie HartPieces of Me by Natalie Hart


Natalie Hart is a writer, strategic communications consultant and qualitative researcher. Her first novel Pieces of Me is being published by Legend Press on October 1, 2019. It was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award.

Natalie specializes in conflict and post-conflict environments. She has worked extensively across the Middle East and North Africa, including three years in Iraq. Natalie has a BA in Combined Middle Eastern Studies (Arabic and Spanish) from the University of Cambridge and an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University.

Website: https://www.nataliehartauthor.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NatalieGHart

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Giveaway Pieces of Me by Natalie Hart


This giveaway is open to Canada and the U.S. only and ends on October 18, 2019 midnight pacific time.  Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.

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Sep 19

3

Sea of Japan by Keita Nagano: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on September 3, 2019
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Sea of Japan by Keita NaganoSea of Japan by Keita Nagano


Thanks to Brittany Graham of PR by the Book, I am giving away one print copy of ‘Sea of Japan’ by Keita Nagano.

Description Sea of Japan by Keita Nagano


After fleeing a disastrous teaching job (and a bad gambling habit) in Boston, Lindsey starts teaching English in Hime, a small fishing town in Japan. One morning, while trying to snap the perfect ocean sunrise photo for her mother, she slips off a rock at the edge of Toyama Bay, hits her head, and plunges into the sea—and in doing so, sets off an unexpected chain of events.

When Lindsey comes to in the hospital, she learns that she owes her life to a young man named Ichiro—a local fisherman who also happens to be the older brother of one of her students. She begins to spend time with her lifesaver, and in the ensuing months, she becomes increasingly enmeshed in her new life: when she is not busy teaching, she splits her time between an apprenticeship with the local master sushi chef and going out fishing with Ichiro. As she and Ichiro grow closer, however, she also learns that not all is well in Hime, and she is drawn into a war to stop the town next door from overfishing their shared bay. Soon, she, Ichiro, and her pastrami-obsessed best friend, Judy—the New Yorker, who talked Lindsey into coming to Japan in the first place—are spending all their free time working together to rescue the town. But when their efforts backfire, Hime gets closer to falling apart—putting Lindsey’s friends, her budding relationship with Ichiro, and her career in jeopardy. To save Hime, Lindsey realizes, she’ll have to become a true American fisherwoman and fight for her new home with everything she has.

About Keita NaganoSea of Japan by Keita Nagano


Keita Nagano is an award-winning Japanese author who has lived almost equally in Nevada and Tokyo—more than twenty years in each place—and reflects the difference of the two cultures in his novels. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Keio University in Japan, as well as an MBA in global business and Ph.D. in management from Walden University in Minnesota.

The pursuit of the authentic American experience is his hobby: he has been to all fifty states, all thirty major league ballparks, and the top sixty big cities in America. He has published seventeen business nonfiction and eight fiction books in Japan. In 2013, he received a Nikkei (Japanese Wall Street Journal) Award for Contemporary Novel for his missing-child thriller, Kamikakushi. He is also an official weekly columnist for Forbes Japan. Nagano lives in Henderson, Nevada, with his wife and Welsh corgi, and their teenage daughter is currently studying in Tennessee.

Website: https://www.keitanagano.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeitaNagano
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorkeita/

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Giveaway Sea of Japan by Keita Nagano


This giveaway is open the U.S. only and ends on September 20, 2019 midnight pacific time.  Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.

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