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Giveaway: 5 Copies of The Italian Lover by Robert Hellenga
January 30th, 2009
Hi everyone, I’ve got 5 copies (paperback) of The Italian Lover by Robert Hellenga up for grabs courtesy of Valerie at Hachette Books. I’ve not read it yet myself but it sure sounds good. Here’s a bit about it:
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.
The rules to enter are simple:
- Leave me a comment. Please ensure you leave me an email address also so I can contact you if you are one of the winners.
This giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents. No PO boxes please. I will draw for a winner on Saturday, February 14. Good luck everyone.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (43)
OOOh this does sound good – count me in please.
Thanks,
♥ Nely
Oh! i need to read this one
sounds really good. Thank-you for the give aways.
Hi Dar! This book sounds very interesting. Please include me in your giveaway – I’m always keeping a lookout for great new books, and this sounds like it would be a good one for one of my book clubs.
Wendi
wbarker (at) hotmail.com
I’m adding a link to your giveaway on my blog!
Count me in too please! I really enjoyed The Sixteen Pleasures, so I’d love to read the follow-up!
shereadsandreads(at)gmail(dot)com
Definitely put my name down for this one. I always say that I love to read a book, be entertained and learn something at the same time…hmmm. Wonder what I would learn in this one?????
rnawrot at cfl dot rr dot com
I’d love this one!
this does sound very good!
http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/
this sounds great, count me in!
From the description it sounds really good. Please enter me!
jgbeads AT gmail DOT com
Sounds like a good read to me! I would love to enter the giveaway.
jesslizt (((at))) yahoo **dot** com
Hi Dar, no need to enter me in the drawing. I sent Valerie an e to host a giveaway myself. I just wanted to drop by to thank you for reading my review of Firefly Lane. I really think you will enjoy this one, just a caveat, get out the kleenex box as Hannah does a fabulous job of bringing out the characters emotions.
I’ve posted this on Win A Book. Don’t enter me in the contest.
Sounds like a really good book.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
I would love to read this book!
Please enter me, and thank you for the contest. katterley at gmail dot com
Please enter me! milou2ster(at)gmail.com
I’m game!!
me, me, me pick me!
mypalamyATgmailDOTcom
I would love a chance to be entered.
Valorie
morbidromantic@gmail.com
I’d love to read this!
meah56ATgmailDOTcom
This sounds good. Please enter me and thank you for the chance!
geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com
Me too please!
Thanks.
wanda_waiting(at)hotmail(dot)com
You too? Please enter my name. The more the merrier!
Jennygirl73 AT gmail DOT com
I’d like to be entered please. Thank you!
unforgetable_dreamer_always AT hotmail DOT com
I’m all about these Italy and historical fiction, but this has a great twist it seems and I would love to be counted for the contest.
posted it in my sidebar for you as usual.
This one sounds really good! I posted about it in my Give Aways post in my sidebar.
LOL, I think I commented here more than once, Dar. I know you’ll figure that out : )
I have been wanting to read this book since I heard about it. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks.
Thanks for a chance to win! My e-mail addy is in my profile!
I’d like to win this one!
This sounds wonderful! I would love an entry! Thank you!
JodiMof3 at hotmail dot com
Please enter me Dar…this sounds like such a good book!
joannelong74@gmail.com
Looks like a great read – please count me in the drawing! ~
Thanks!
Hi Dar,
I like everyone else want’s a copy of this book!
Thanks so much
Darby
darbyscloset at yahoo dot com
Please enter me in
raltme@gmail.com Thanks!
I would love this book. Recently spent 3 weeks on vacation in Italy!
Barb
Barbroshronts@hotmail.com
wow this one sounds so interesting! i would love to be entered!!
nicolemarielum(at)gmail.com
this sounds really good.
loki304@tds.net
This one sounds great. Thanks for the chance to win.
Thanks for the contest. Please enter me…Thanks!
Sararush (at) hotmail (dot) com
thank you for a great contest!! I would love to be entered. My email addy is stoland at ameritech dot net!
I have my own Italian(American) lover, and would love this book! Thanks for the contest.
ost.uni@hotmail.com
Thanks so much for the opportunity to win a copy of this book!!