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Special Feature: Belle Cora Prize Pack Giveaway/Contest

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In honor of the release of Belle Cora, I am happy to share this contest with you all! If you are on Pinterest you should check out this bitchin’ giveaway put on by Doubleday Publishing!

Belle Cora is a story about an extraordinary woman who conquers obstacles and hardships….her life is both glamorous and tragic. So if you want to win a copy of this stunning novel, then simply pin a photo of your favorite woman and give a little background about their lives.

You could win one of ten prize packs which include a copy of Belle Cora, a Buxom lipstick, and a Butter London nail polish.

More info can be found here. Make sure you use the hashtags #BelleCora and #PinItToWinIt

The contest runs from 1/6/14 to 1/17/14

You can also check out an interactive map on Google featuring the various towns and locations from the book as well! For more info on the map click here!

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Review: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

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Hetty and Sarah have grown up very differently. Hetty (“Handful”) was given to Sarah on her eleventh birthday as a slave.

Sarah is from a wealthy family in pre Civil War South Carolina….one of the ‘first families’ in fact.

Though she tries to free Hetty, her parents remind her that she is expected to own salves and she must simply make the best of things.

So the two girls who are similar in age grow up together.

The story of these two girls is told in two separate narratives. We learn a little about each of the girls families and upbringing as the story goes along.

Sarah and Hetty grow close and share secrets and learn from each other as any other young girls would. Continue reading “Review: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd” →

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Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

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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

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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.

(how to enter)

On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway.  Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter an email in the comments your entry will be void. Winners will be notified by email the day after the giveaway closes and have five days to respond, it not another winner will be chosen. 

(GIVEAWAY OPEN TO US ONLY AND NO PO BOX)

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

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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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