Monday, February 9, 2009

5 Lucky Winners !! THE ITALIAN LOVER by Robert Hellenga


Hachette Publishing Group has kindly offered to give away five copies of The Italian Lover to my readers. This contest is open to residents of the US and Canada, no PO Boxes.
The plot summary from Hachette:
An exhilarating novel of romance, art, and food in Florence, featuring the beloved Margot Harrington, who graced Robert Hellenga’s The Sixteen Pleasures. Margot Harrington’s memoir about her discovery in Florence of a priceless masterwork of Renaissance erotica - and the misguided love affair it inspired - is now, 25 years later, being made into a movie. Margot, with the help of her lover, Woody, writes a script that she thinks will validate her life. Of course their script is not used, but never mind - happy endings are the best endings for movies, as Margot eventually comes to see. At the former convent in Florence where “The Sixteen Pleasures” - now called “The Italian Lover,” - is being filmed, Margot enters into a drama she never imagined, where her ideas of home, love, art, and aging collide with the imperatives of commerce and the unknowability of other cultures and other people.
How to enter:
1. Leave a comment on this post. You must include a way to contact you (email or website address in your comment or available in your profile). If I can’t find a way to contact you I will draw another winner. (1 entry)

2. Blog about this giveaway. Leave a separate comment with a link to your post. (1 entry)

3. Become a follower. (1 entry)

I will be using random.org to pick the winners from the comments. The deadline for entry is midnight, February 16th. I will draw and post the winners names on February 17th.

21 comments:

  1. Please enter me!

    shereadsandreads(at)gmail(dot)com

    Thanks!

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  2. What fun! I will try to blog about this after my writing time is up today :)

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  3. I'd love to read this book. Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
    geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com

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  4. I'm a follower!

    geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com

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  5. A novel about romance AND food. Sign me up!

    hawkes(at)citlink.net

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  7. I'm interested!

    jump_up_thrice(at)hotmail(dot)com

    I'm also a follower.

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  8. I blogged about this @ http://ponderingthelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/02/and-another.html

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  9. I am so excited that I found your site...I am new to all this blogging stuff and yours is one of the first bloggs I have done...I work at a public library in the childrens division...I am interested in entering your contest for the Italian Lover book and will be following your blogs because you are reading some interesting books... some I have already read: all the Anita Blake and Merry books by Laurell K Hamilton (loved them) and the Twilight series (loved them as well)you may reach me at drworks@embarqmail.com

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  10. No need to enter me, my friend. I'm just dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I've got this posted at Win a Book for you!

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  11. I would love to win :)

    crystal72206@yahoo.com

    THANKS!!

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  12. Food and Romance I'm in love, thanks for the contest.
    annmariebro(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  13. Count me in. Thanks!
    tiffanyak1986(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  14. I blogged this at http://olympianlady.livejournal.com/1977.html

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  15. Hi, I'd love to win. I'm also a follower. Please enter me:

    Sararush (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  16. please sign me up

    tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

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  17. Would love to read this book -please count me in!
    Thanks,
    megalon22(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  18. Would love to entered :) I've been reading great reviews about this book...

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  19. I would love to read this book! Please count me in the drawing! ~ :) Thanks!

    sounders68 [at] gmail.com

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