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Giveaway: EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU by Celeste Ng

July 8, 2015July 1, 2015by The Lit Bitch5 Comments

“Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Now available in paperback from Penguin, EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU has been an instant bestseller, appearing on the New York Times bestseller list for five weeks and counting.Thanks to the publisher, this week’s bitchin’ giveaway is for: a new paperback copy of EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU by Celeste Ng.

Giveaway runs 7/8/15 to 7/14/15

Winners will be announced 7/15/15.

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Special Feature: EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU by Celeste Ng

July 8, 2015July 1, 2015by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment

Here at The Lit Bitch we are celebrating the paperback release of Celeste Ng’s best selling novel EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU!

Celeste Ng is a rising star in the literary world. Her debut novel, EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, published last year to widespread acclaim among critics and readers, was named a New York Times Book Review Notable Book and Amazon’s #1 Best Book of 2014, and is an Alex Award winner.

Now available in paperback from Penguin, EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU has been an instant bestseller, appearing on the New York Times bestseller list for five weeks and counting.

The extraordinary reception to the book has underscored Ng’s beautiful writing and her precise, haunting story of the Lees, a mixed-race family living in 1970s Ohio and the tragedy that may be their undoing or their salvation. When Lydia, the favorite middle child, is found drowned in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together tumbles into chaos, forcing them to confront the long-kept secrets that have been slowly pulling them apart.

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Review: The Saffron Crocus by Alison McMahan

May 28, 2015May 15, 2015by The Lit Bitch2 Comments

In 1643 Venice, singing teacher Margherita introduces the young Isabella to the world of opera.

Isabella has wanted to sing in Monteverdi’s Choir but it’s only for boys.

But opera opens up all kinds of new doors for Isabella instead…..all thanks to Margherita.

Just when things are going well for Isabella, she finds Margherita murdered.

Isabella sets out to discover why…..but soon secrets start surfacing about Margherita’s past and her handsome son, Rafaele, might be the murderer’s next target.

Isabella and Rafaele team up and try to solve the murder before it’s too late! But when an attempt is made on Rafaele’s life, she suddenly finds himself arrested for a crime he didn’t commit.

Isabella must solve the mystery before Rafaele is wrongfully executed!

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Review: Alaina Claiborne (British Agent #1) by M.K. McClintock

May 27, 2015May 18, 2015by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment

As a young girl, Alaina Claiborne witnesses a the murder of her parents…..an event that she doesn’t fully understand.

At ten years old, Alaina remains in her parents estate with her guardians, her aunt Charlotte and her uncle Sebastiaan.

As she grows older, she only minutely remembers the murders and she only finds comfort when riding her horses.

One afternoon she is out for a ride, she stops at her favorite spot on the lake by her property.

There she runs into her new neighbor, Tristan Sheffield. She is frustrated that this man has intruded on her favorite spot but yet she is oddly intrigued by him.

He is handsome to be sure, and arrogant but friendly enough. Suddenly he starts turning up at at her house and spending a great deal of time with her. What Alaina doesn’t know is her life is in serious danger.

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