Since I haven't done a giveaway lately, I thought it would be fun to kick off the week with an old favorite giveaway item: an Amazon e-gift card for $20. I figure that will buy you a new book or some new tea!
Here's how you can win: 1) Tell me the name of the last book you read and enjoyed (I'd rather hear about good books than bad ones!). 2) Be sure to include a way for me to get in touch with you if you're the winner.
You may enter the giveaway now through 7 a.m. EST on Friday, June 7, by commenting here or on the Tea With Friends page on Facebook (US only please.) Good luck!
The Ballad of Tom Dooley by Sharyn McCrumb. It’s fiction, but is incredibly well researched. It tells the TRUE story behind the folk song about Tom Dula (Dooley). debmesimer@gmail.com
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DeleteThe Berlin Letters, by Katherine Reay. A father is separated for years from his daughter by the wall that separates east and West Berlin. The story follows them both through the years, what was happening “behind the wall”, and her harrowing journey to reach and free him. I’ve never thought much about what went on then, so this was eye opening and absorbing. gischatusfamilydotnet
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DeleteI just finished reading The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi. It was a fun, easy read that was perfect for summer. marianna@musicbymarianna.com
ReplyDeleteI've started on an "English cozy" series by author Katie Gayle (a combination of the two authors' first names). It's called An English Garden Murder, is set in the Cotswolds, and yes, there are scenes where tea is involved. Julia Bird, the main character is middled-aged, starting her life afresh after thirty-plus years of marriage ending in divorce. She sets about renewing her back field, planning to put in a kitchen garden. But while pulling down a decrepit shed, a body is found buried beneath . . .
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed "Light on Snow " by Anita Shreve....easy read
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I too have just finished a Karie Gayle book, A Village Fete Murder. These are cozy with defined characters that are pretty real. I am always in for an English mystery. I particularly enjoy the atmosphere of a small village. Also, John Osman’s Thursday Murder Club was enjoyable.
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DeleteFor me, “Love Without Limits” by Diane Greenwood Muir. I love all the books in this series (there are 40-some and more coming) and this one was one of the best.
ReplyDeleteI just finished a book this morning that I really enjoyed. Three Skeins of Caledon Blue by Elizabeth Duvivier. Not sure it is on Amazon yet as it just came out. www.elizabethduvivier.com I met her several years ago at the book launch of her first book and feel in love with her. She has a good heart and a creative soul.
ReplyDeleteJust finished Night Of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg. Listened to the audiobook, found it really comforting. Now if only she published a baking book for all of Lucille's recipes ☺️
ReplyDeleteDon't enter me since I've won giveaways in the past. If you are looking for a good read, I highly recommend The Gasper's Cove Mysteries by Barbara Emodi. I think there are 4 books out so far with a few more to come.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Becky Lynch The Man, Not Your Average Average Girl. A fascinating read about a not so average girl becomes a WWE superstar.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Close To Death by Anthony Horowitz. I have read all his books and enjoyed every one. What I like most about his mystery thrillers are his smooth writing, skillful plots, and the clues he gives you. He wrote Magpie Murders, that was made into a miniseries.
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ReplyDeleteYikes, my tupos are real bad. Also, junesotherwork @ gmail
ReplyDeleteI’m almost finished with Table For Two by Amor Towles. If you liked his previous books, “Rules of Civility” or “A Gentleman from Moscow,” be sure to check this one out too. I’m loving it!
ReplyDelete999 The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz by Heather Dune Macadam. loraliewmartin at Gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI fell in love with "Dear Mrs. Bird" by AJ Pearce, a novel set in London during World War II about a young woman who desperately wants to be a war correspondent and inadvertently becomes a secret advice columnist instead. It is just charming...and touching...and funny. This is the first book of three in the series, and each is a winner in my book!
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