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Indigo Fields Bookclub Competition
OK, so who would like to spend a day at a spa, spend the night there and have all meals included?For Free?
Yes, I though that might appeal to all the ladies out there;-)
Well, you can at Indigo Fields check out their website here
And I bet you are wondering why I have this on the book club blog? Well, see there is just a little bit more to it, this is a chance for you and your entire book club to win. Head over here: www.facebook.com/indigofields to fill in all the details and find out what you need to know and well, you never know but you do need to be in it to win it, as they say!
I have added all the info here, but you need to enter on the facebook page…
Well, here is your chance, all you need to do is enter this competition to stand a chance of winning your bookclub a day at Indigo Fields Spa with overnight stay and all meals included up to the value of R12 400!! The competition is open to anyone, you just need to pay your own travel expenses.
Let’s go Book Clubs! and please send us some of the photos of your book clubs too and let us know once you are up and in the competition so we can come and like you to help you win!!
Good luck!
What a wonderful way to celebrate your book club and especially before Christmas!
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WOW!
What a fantastic, overwhelming response to the literary give away blog hop!
I certainly entered many give aways so here’s hoping I win one…
but, there are many people who have entered to win either The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood or Have a little faith by Mitch Albom and I am sure that you are all itching to know who the winners are. Well,before we get there, I would just like to say thank you to everyone who visited The Book Club Blog, who took the time to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. I look forward to keeping in touch via books. And also a huge thank you to Judith for organising the whole shebang, it was an honour to be part of something so fabulously bookish, even down here at the tip of Africa!
So, with no further ado, the winner of THE PENELOPIAD is…
Rebecca from Rebecca Reads
And the winner of HAVE A LITTLE FAITH is…
Darlene from Darlene’s Book Nook
CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY READING! I would love it if you would let me know what you think once you have read them, always nice to know other reader’s opinions on a specific book.
I will have notified you of winning via email and if you could get back to me with postal addresses within the next 48hours, that would be hugely appreciated. Please also note that the books will be coming through international postings so may take a couple of weeks to arrive.
Once again, congrats! It was great to play along:-)
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Literary Giveaway Blog Hop
The blog hop, which is being hosted by Judith at Leeswarmes, is open from June 25th to June 29th and I have two books to be given away and both internationally! So, you get to choose your title and because there is nothing nicer that receiving a gift in the post, I am throwing in a book mark too.
There are many other book bloggers who are taking part in this blog hop so if you fancy your chances of winning yourself a book, take a blog hop around, you will find a list of the participating bloggers at the end of this post, you never know, you may just find yourself a fabulous new blog to read as well.
So, without any further ado, the first book I am giving away is… drum roll please…
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH – MITCH ALBOM
I recently read this book and it is a nugget of a book. In fact, any of Mitch Alboms books are little gold nuggets.
I particularly enjoyed this book as it is a true story, his first non fiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie and the story begins with and unusual request: an 82-year-old rabbi from Albom’s old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy.
This book is about a life’s purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man’s journey, but it is everyone’s story.
A beautiful poignant story which even the most hardened atheist would enjoy!
I also have a copy of… another drum roll please…
THE PENELOPIAD-MARGARET ATWOOD
I really enjoyed the retelling of the myth of Penelope and think that it should be one book that everyone should read, hence my reason for adding it to the literary giveaway blog hop.
“Now that all the others have run out of air, it’s my turn to do a little story-making.”
In Homer’s account in The Odyssey, Penelope – wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy – is portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife, her story a salutary lesson through the ages. Left alone for twenty years when Odysseus goes off to fight in the Trojan war after the abduction of Helen, Penelope manages, in the face of scandalous rumours, to maintain the kingdom of Ithaca, bring up her wayward son, and keep over a hundred suitors at bay, simultaneously. When Odysseus finally comes home after enduring hardships, overcoming monsters and sleeping with goddesses, he kills her suitors and – curiously – twelve of her maids.
In a splendid contemporary twist to the ancient story, Margaret Atwood has chosen to give the telling of it to Penelope and to her twelve hanged Maids, asking: ‘What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to?’. In Atwood’s dazzling, playful retelling, the story becomes as wise and compassionate as it is haunting, and as wildly entertaining as it is disturbing. With wit and verve, drawing on the storytelling and poetic talent for which she herself is renowned, she gives Penelope new life and reality – and sets out to provide an answer to an ancient mystery.
All you need to do to enter this give away is to
a) like us on Facebook
b) follow us on Twitter and tweet about this give away (let us know when you have tweeted about it)
c) tell me which book you would like to win and why in the comments section.
If you do all three that gives you three chances to win! Nothing like making it extra easy, now is there??
So, go on, tweet, facebook and blog hop to your hearts content, it is weekend after all!
And on the morning of the 30th I will notify the winners.
List with all the Participants:
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Another successful giveaway winner…
And here is the winning mystery:
My detective story goes back many many years. My best friend started dating my now husbands best friend. Her dad – a pastor – found out about him and grounded her and wouldnt let me see her for days! Me, being the fantastic detective that I am, shoved a cooler box of food into my car, got my now hubby and her boyfriend into the car and then we drove through to her house and started “investigating”. We parked up on this hill just outside her house, with the car lights off, just edged up enough to view the house. All the lights were off in the house, so her then boyfriend and I decided to sneak around the propery to see if she was ok. This included us jumping over the wall, trying to keep oogies (her tiny maltese poodle) quiet and then knocking on her bedroom window, very quietly.
She wasnt there. They went camping for the weekend!
Well done,Lauren, from Life or Something Like it! Please send me your details so I can get the book to you asap!
And keep your eyes open for our next give away which is international and is part of the LITERARY GIVEAWAY BLOG HOP. I am just one of sixty blogs which will be giving away a book between the 25th and 29th June. So head on over here and there next week and see if you can win a book!! Happy book blog hopping!
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The Manservant Mysteries Give Away!
So, a little birdy told me about a new South African author who resides in Pretoria and has just recently published his first book. Yep, you guessed it, its called The Manservant Mysteries and it is written by Lee Herrmann. I was lucky enough to receive a book sent to me kindly from his publisher and I have just finished reading it and now, I get to tell you all about it:-)
Inspector Beauregard Pilkington is a retired Scotland yard detective. He and his loyal manservant Marmaduke are invited for a weekend away at an old friend’s summer retreat and while there, is called apon to solve a murder. This book is humerous and engaging. It is a short and easy read and as the back cover says: ‘And absurdly funny mystery that involves a detective. His Manservant . And an African Nile parrot’.
And a little about the author…
Lee Herrmann was born and raised in South Africa. He has been heavily influenced by comic books, movies, television and popular culture over the years and finally decided to make his ideas a reality with this book. He originally conceived the characters as a radio serial titled Murder in the Morning at the University of Pretoria while working on the breakfast show at the campus radio station TuksFM (2001-2003). The adventures were wildly popular and Lee knew he would make use of them again someday. He has a varied writing background and has experience in copywriting, writing for web, radio and magazines. Hopefully this is the start of many more adventures to come. And yes, hopefully it is just the start as I really enjoyed his first one!
Lee lives in Pretoria with his wife Dina and son, Max and can be found going to the movies every Saturday night with his friend Steve-Dave.
And just to end off this Fabulous Saturday, I have one copy of The Manservant Mysteries to give away. Yes, to you, my loyal readers all you need to do is leave a comment in the comments section telling me when you had to be detective like… in any way shape or form. From sneaking out when you were a teenager to solving the mystery of who ate the last chocolate biscuit which you were certain was left in the biscuit tin…I will get a third party to read through them and the most absurdly funny comment will win! Winner will be announced on Saturday 17th June.
This offer is unfortunately not international, keeping it within South Africa! Good luck and happy commenting!
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Winner!!!
And the winner to our Ants give away is Nafisa! Congratulations!! If you could let me know your contact details and I will get the book to you ASAP!
Thanks to all of you who entered and better luck next time:-)
Keep your eyes open for some more give aways , there will be more in the coming month.
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Ants in the Big Onion Give Away!
I received my copy of Ants in the Big Onion last Monday and I finished it on Thursday. Yes, it was that good. The best bit? Smaller print than normal, which means… more to read!
May and Annica run a B&B called the Fox ‘n Zulu in Meyerton (Which is a small town lying 15 km north of Vereeniging in Gauteng, South Africa- just in case you were wondering- I did) and it details all the trials and tribulations of the group of individuals which live there.
You get to re meet some of the original characters and if you were wondering where some of them had got to and how on earth May and Annica came to be running a B& B, don’t fret, it will all be explained in the first couple of pages.
It is hilarious! The characters had me giggling at their antics and gasping at some, but really what else can happen when you throw a bunch of unique individuals into a small abode, oh and a lonely snake.
As it says on the back cover: “Ants… is enough to taunt every cultural perception and strain even the most enduring friendship, but all visitors check in for a bakkieload of laughs.”
And so, seeing as though its the end of the world and all, I have a give away of one copy of Ants in the Big Onion and it is open to every one. Yes, you read correctly and Yes, because that’s what we are like over here at The Book Club Blog, feeling the love and giving it back…
So, to enter:
1) jot something down in the comments section and tell me what your favourite book of all time is.
2) follow us on twitter @thebookclubblog.
3) like us on Facebook. I will then get random.org to choose a winner next Saturday the 28th (that’s if we are still all here…;-)) and I will announce the lucky person.
Good luck and happy commenting!
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