Saturday, October 15, 2011

Literary Giveaway Blog Hop


Hosted by Judith @ Leeswanne's Blog the Literary Giveaway Blog Hop runs from Oct 15 thru Oct 19.

 Over 50 blogs participating all offering one or more giveaways of books or bookish items. All books are literary (non)fiction or something close to that.



MY GIVEAWAY - International

One winner can choose one book from the three pictured below which will be sent from The Book Depository. I selected these books because the authors all have a connection with New Zealand........and they're all great reading,of course.


1. The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox.............."One summer evening in 1808, Sobran Jodeau stumbles through his family's vineyard in Burgundy, filled with wine and love sorrows. As Sobran sways in a drunken swoon, an angel appears out of nowhere to catch him.Once he gets over his shock, Sobran decides that Xas, the male angel, is his guardian sent to counsel him on everything from marriage to wine production. But Xas turns out to be far more mysterious than angelic. "

2. The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing...........New York, late 1840s, and in the wild, noisy, brash and beautiful circus of Silas P. Swift a shadowy, mesmeric woman entrances crowds because she can unlock the secrets of troubled minds. Above them all her daughter sweeps and soars: acrobat and tightrope-walker. People cannot take their eyes from the mysterious woman in the Big Top who can help so many others ? but she cannot unlock dark, literally unspeakable, memories of her own." My review.

3. Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins........Pushing forty and expecting their first child, Ann and Tom buy their first, semi-derelict house in Hackney. They believe this is their settled future, despite Tom's stalling career and their spiralling money troubles.  But Ann becomes convinced she's being shadowed by a local homeless man whose presence seems like a terrible omen." - Dark, sensuous and utterly compelling, "Novel About My Wife" is a taut, chilling novel about the need for escape and the perils of forgetting.

Open to all - to enter the Giveaway please leave a comment which includes:
  • your email
  • which book is your choice if you win
Entries will close 8am Thursday 20th (NZ time) - this will be UK 8pm Wednesday 19th. The winner will be chosen by random org. , contacted by email and will have 48 hrs to respond - no reply and I'll draw another winner.


Entries are now closed!


Thank you all for participating.






77 comments:

  1. Thank you for the giveaway and for opening it to worldwide entries.

    Please enter me for The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing.

    Carol T

    buddytho {at} gmail DOT com

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  2. The Circus of Ghosts sounds the best! But all those books are surely awesome, thanks for the giveaway!

    Lenna
    psyxx(at)centrum(dot)cz

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  3. Great giveaway. Novel about my wife by Emily Perkins sounds great!

    bookaddictkim (at) gmail (dot) com

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  4. Thanks for the giveaway !!!
    I would love to win Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins.

    sl(dot)love(dot)freedom(at)gmail(dot)com

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  5. i would choose the circus of ghosts
    thank you for this international giveaway

    isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com

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  6. I would love to win The Circus of Ghosts

    cynni _universe (at) hotmail (dot) com

    Thanks!

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  7. circus of ghosts
    jessicawedwards@gmail.com

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  8. Thanks for making it open to all.

    The Vintners Luck please. I like that period in time.

    mystica123athotmaildotcom

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  9. Wow, they all sound really good. I would really love to win Circus of Ghosts!

    swdarguschATyahooDOTcom

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  10. I haven't heard of any of these books and they all sound intriguing. Novel About My Wife is the one I would pick. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Shan
    goodbooksandacupoftea at live dot com

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  11. Some interesting choices, that I was unaware of thanks & please put me down for Vintners choice.

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  12. Circus of Ghosts sounds Fabulous and I would love to win it!
    Thank you for the give away:-)
    purplerob2atgmaildotcom

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  13. Vintner's luck has been on my wishlist for quite some time. Please enter me with that one. Thanks.

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  14. Hello, I would like to enter to win Novel about my wife. My email is cerievans1[at]gmail[dot]com. thanks!

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  15. I would love to read the Vinter's Luck.
    Thank you for the opportunity to win.
    bookloon at gmail dot com

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  16. After reading your review, I would love the chance to win a copy of The Circus of Ghosts. Many thanks for your generosity!

    Katie
    Katiebaxter{at}hotmailDOTcoDOTuk

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  17. Thanks for opening this worldwide Giveaway. If I win plesevsend me The Vintner's Luck

    jjhoutstra17@gmail.com

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  18. Thanks for the great giveaway:) I would like to win a copy of Novel About My Wife.

    Sarah

    sarah.setar@gmail.com

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  19. I'd love a chance at novel about my wife. Thanks!

    unforgetable_dreamer_always (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  20. I would like to read The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox.

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    your1chef at aol dot com

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  21. I would love to read The Circus of Ghosts, it sounds really good.

    Lindsey Aylward
    LindseyAylward@yahoo.com

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  22. The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox sounds great. i just love angel stories - especiall if they aren't just "good" ^^

    witchvela at web dot de

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  23. I'd love a chance to read The Circus of Ghosts, please.

    ikkinlala AT yahoo DOT ca

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  24. The Circus of Ghosts, please?

    Lindsey.Stefan@comcast.net

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  25. I would like to win Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins.

    Thanks for the chance to win :)

    bookdevoteereviews(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  26. Thanks for the giveaway. I would like to win Novel About My Wife.
    luckyjd2k@gmail.com

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  27. The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing sounds fantastic. Thanks for the giveaway.
    jennifer(@)fictitiousmusings(dot)com

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  28. I chose the Circus of Ghosts!
    nicolesender(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  29. Thanks for hosting the giveaway! I'd love the chance to read The Circus of Ghosts.

    lincalc at gmail dot com

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  30. This blog hop is such a wonderful idea :)

    I'd love to win The Circus of Ghosts; it sounds amazing and exactly like a story I'd enjoy immensely..!

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  31. thank you for the giveaway! I would like to win The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing.

    bymyself,g@gmail.com

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  32. How nice, books with a NZ connection. I don't come across them very often.

    I'd love to win Novel About My Wife. Sounds very interesting.

    Thanks for joining the blog hop.

    Leeswammes jh303015 at gmaildotcom

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  33. Thanks for the giveaway and for participating in this blog hop! I would LOVE to read "The Circus of Ghosts".

    BornajhawkATaolDOTcom

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  34. I'm quite intrigued with The Vintner's Luck. I'd love to read it!

    debnance at gmail dot com

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  35. I have to read The Circus of Ghosts, even if I don't win it here. It sounds amazing! I've been on a bit of circus kick lately, and this is a title that I hadn't heard of yet.

    And I love that I've learned something about some New Zealand authors.

    indiereaderhouston [at] gmail [dot] com

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  36. I would choose Novel About My Wife, sounds intriguing.

    mryward(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  37. Thanks for the giveaway
    I'd like to read Novel About My Wife
    blogmicia@yahoo.it

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  38. I would love to win "The Circus of Ghosts"

    methom@earthlink.net

    Thank you for the chance to win!

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  39. Thanks for the giveaway! I'd love to win The Circus of Ghosts... it sounds awesome! I just finished The Night Circus recently, so I'm in the mood for more circus books!

    I'm on the giveaway hop too, so I hope you'll stop by!
    http://twitter.com/#!/ElleLitJP/status/125703324593963008

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  40. Sounds like a great prize, thank you for the chance! edysicecreamlover18@gmailDOTcom Not sure yet about the book!

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  41. I would love to have The Circus of Ghost :)
    Thank you.

    My Mail: sweet_kame_chan(@)yahoo(.)com

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  42. Thank you so much for this!
    I would love to win The Circus Of Ghosts!

    tirabaralla{at}yahoo{dot}com

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  43. I would like to be entered for Novel About My Wife.
    Thanks for the great giveaway.

    mia at jacobsracing dot com

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  44. I would love to read THE CIRCUS OF GHOSTS thank you.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  45. Thanks for the giveaway. I'd choose Novel About A Wife - it sounds intriguing!

    Thanks
    Shelleyrae @ Book'd out

    bookd.out at gmail dot com

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  46. I'd love to win The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing!

    aikychien at yahoo dot com

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  47. Thanks for this amazing giveaway! I would love to win The Circus of Ghosts!

    susanw28 (at) mindspring (dot) com

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  48. I'm so glad I found out about your blog. It's great you're participating in the hop!

    I'd like to enter for Novel About My Wife. It sounds nice a spooky.

    nerfreader at gmail dot com

    Thanks! Chris

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  49. I'd like the Novel of my Wife. Thank you (:

    hellgirl_fran AT yahoo DOT com

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  50. Wow, that's a tough choice! I think I'd go with Novel About My Wife.

    I'm at thejoyofbooking at gmail dot com.

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  51. wow, love your titles and I would go for The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing, after reading the review!

    aliasgirl at libero dot it

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  52. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Book Choice: The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing.

    jmesparza821(at)gmail(dot)com

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  53. Please enter me in the draw, and thanks for the giveaway! I would love to win: The Vintner's Luck.

    darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com
    GFC Darlene

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  54. Thanks for the giveaway! I think The Circus of Ghosts looks fascinating.

    susanna DOT pyatt AT student DOT rcsnc DOT org

    New GFC follower - I've already found new books to read (I'm a fan of historical fiction) just from the first couple of posts I've glanced at!

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  55. I'd like to win Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins, please.

    Thank you very much for this giveaway!

    tin_pooh06[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  56. Thanks for the opportunity!

    I would love to win The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing.

    supersonic182@gmail.com

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  57. Thanks for the giveaway!
    I'd like to win Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins
    irbratb(@)gmail(.)com

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  58. Haven't read NZ literature so would love to win any of these books but The Circus of Ghosts seems the most intriguing.

    Thanks.

    neerrr(at)gmail(dot)com

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  59. Thanks for the giveaway!
    Please count me in for The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing.

    Janhvi
    justjanhvi at gmail dot com

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  60. I think The Circus of Ghosts would be my pick. Thanks for the chance to win.
    wendyhatton(at)yahoo.com.au

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  61. Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins sounds good

    tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

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  62. All three of these books really look good. I would have to pick The Circus of Ghosts.

    Thanks for the great books in this giveaway.

    Judy
    magnolias_1[at]msn[dot]com

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  63. The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing

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  64. desitheblonde@msn.com
    wow you have good choice i either go for one or 3 like the idea of ghost

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  65. It was very hard to decide between the three books but I have decide I would like The Circus of Ghosts if I win. Thank you :)
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

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  66. I would like to read The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox.

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    artgiote at gmail dot com

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  67. I would love to read "Circus of Ghosts"!
    smallstarshines@yahoo.com
    monica

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  68. Thank you for the opportunity. I would like to read Circus of Ghosts.

    pbhinterland@comcast.net

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  69. Thanks for having a great giveaway!
    If i were to win i think i'd chose The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox.
    i am also a blogger (new) focusing on three niches with one of them being books and reading. i posted my first book review just last night.
    anyways, thanks again and happy blogging!
    ~Jaclyn~
    www.jaclynsmusings.com
    jaclynsmusings*at*gmail*dot*com

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  70. I'd love to win The Circus of Ghosts.

    Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com

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  71. Please count me in for The Circus of Ghosts.

    quixoticdreamer(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  72. I would love to win The circus of ghosts!
    My e-mail is: boeklover@hotmail.be

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  73. I'd love to have The Circus of Ghosts.

    Thank you for the chance to win internationally! :)

    susanaudrey33 at gmail dot com

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  74. Thanks for the giveaway. These are all new titles for me but after careful consideration... Novel About My Wife would be my choice.

    undermyappletree at gmail dot com

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  75. Thank you for this awesome giveaway! :D I would love to read The Circus of Ghosts by Barbara Ewing.
    Fingers crossed! ><

    Giada M.

    fabgiada (at) gmail (dot) com

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  76. well since i was a magicians assistant in the circus and met my husband there i will choose the circus of ghosts.
    good luck to all!!

    terri_dion@hotmail.com

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