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Congratulations to Lynn “Polilla” and Jackie Doran! You are our October Free Book winners. Lynn, please email me your choice – either WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett (mass market paperback, new) or A TAILOR-MADE BRIDE by Karen Witemeyer (trade paperback, new). Jackie, you will receive the other book. Blessings! Sue
May 2013 2nd Free Book!
Our second FREE BOOK this month is by one of my favorite authors, Geraldine Brooks. She has won a Pulitzer Prize for her work, and the only fair way to describe her prose is by calling it poetry. She writes for the general market, and the book we are giving away is her novel, PEOPLE…
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The men in my life don’t like vegetables. I do my best to get a green salad on the table at supper each night, but other than that – except for corn or peas – I have little success. My father-in-law once took me aside and gently said, “You don’t have to work so hard at…
June Book Winners
Congratulations to Anna and Dobie! You are our free book winners for the month of June 2010. Anna’s name was drawn first, so she has the choice of either CRUEL AS THE GRAVE, a mystery set in England in 1193, written by Sharon Kay Penman, or NEW YORK, an historical saga written by Edward Rutherfurd….
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I love to “discover” new authors. I’m currently reading two first novels by new-to-me authors. For our April book, our Reading Group chose Guardians of Hallowed Ground, Gettysburg by Thomas J. Ball. Guardians is an account of a time-travel journey made by a group of modern soldiers to the Civil War battle of Gettysburg. Tom’s research is impeccable and his…
Clumber Spaniel
The Clumber Spaniel is a relatively new breed, developed in the 1800s in England and France. Experts believe that the Clumber resulted from a mix of early spaniel types and the Basset Hound. It’s a strong, slow-moving breed with an excellent sense of smell. The adult Clumber usually weighs in at 55-85 pounds. They are…