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Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

January 6, 2014January 3, 2014by The Lit Bitch14 Comments

In the exotic vacation destination of Monte Carlo, we find a quiet and insecure woman on holiday. The young lady is a companion to a wealthy eccentric woman.

While in Monte Carlo the young lady meets a dark, mysterious widower named Maxium de Winter.

They fall in love and marry almost immediately. Maxium is a wealthy man who’s wife just passed away back in England.

The circumstances surrounding her death don’t sounds sinister in nature but they are horrific. Supposedly the first Mrs de Winter was killed in a boating accident.

Many years his junior, the new Mrs de Winter returns with Maxium to his country estate of Manderley on the British coast. She arrives to find the ghost of Rebecca haunts the estate….not literally but figuratively.

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Giveaway: The Longest Date: Life as a Wife by Cindy Chupack

January 4, 2014December 19, 2013by The Lit Bitch2 Comments

If you are looking for a little something to lighten your mood or perspective on marriage then check out your chance to win the latest book by award winning author Cindy Chupack!

Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of The Longest Date: Life as a Wife by Cindy Chupak for your enjoyment!

Giveaway runs 1/4/13 to 1/11/14

Winners will be announced 1/12/14.

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Interview: The Longest Date: Life as a Wife by Cindy Chupack

January 4, 2014December 19, 2013by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment

The best selling author of The Between Boyfriends Book and an award-winning writer for Sex and the City and Modern Family takes a hilarious and at times, a heartbreaking look at marriage in her latest novel, The Longest Date: Life as a Wife.

Chupack has spent much of her adult life writing about dating and relationships for several hit TV series and as a sex columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine. At the age of thirty-nine, she finally found The One—and a wealth of new material.

Marriage, Cindy discovered, was more of an adventure than she ever imagined, and in this collection of essays she deftly examines the comedy and cringe-worthy aspects of matrimony. Soulful yet self-deprecating,The Longest Date recounts her first marriage (he was gay) and the meeting of Husband No. 2, Ian.

After the courtship and ceremony, both Cindy and Ian realized that happily ever after takes some practice, and near constant negotiation over everyday matters like cooking, sex, holidays, monogamy, and houseguests. The Longest Date takes a serious turn when it comes to infertility.

As part of the upcoming release of this novel, I am honored to host not only a Q & A with Cindy Chupak but a giveaway that includes a paperback copy of The Longest Date for which I will post a seperate post for you to enter to win! For now, please join me in welcoming Cindy Chupak to The Lit Bitch!

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Review: Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova

January 3, 2014January 3, 2014by The Lit Bitch2 Comments

Sherlock Holmes blew Victorian England’s mind with his powers of deduction in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective novels!

Who hasn’t wanted to know how to be as observant as Sherlock Holmes? Well after reading Mastermind, you might have a few new tips and tricks to help you be more observant!

Sherlock Holmes has been and will continue to be one of literature’s most popular characters. His wit and intelligence being two of the driving forces behind that popularity. His abilities aren’t super human–meaning anyone of us could learn his trademark deductive skills.

So needless to say that’s why I picked up this book for review. Who wouldn’t want to know how to be as observant and intelligent as Holmes? I don’t review a lot of non-fiction on my blog but with this I made the exception.

I was hoping that this book was going to be pretty straight forward, lots of break down and research about Holmes’s deduction and observation process. And while there was that basic structure, it was a bit overwhelming at times.

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Top 13 books in 2013

January 1, 2014December 31, 2013by The Lit Bitch2 Comments

Many of you want to know….out of the 66 books that I read this year which ones were my faves?

So here are my top 13 books of 2013. They are in no particular order….all of them were wonderful, memorable reads for different reasons.

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