Hi! This is my first giveaway hop in a long time, but I saw this one and it seemed like the perfect way to celebrate Christmas. The Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop is hosted by the lovely BookHounds and I Am A Reader, Not A Writer. Make sure to follow the hop along and say hi to her and all of the other participating bloggers.
For my part, I am giving away a hardback copy of Aurorarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat. Just look at the cover; quite frosty and appropriate for the season, don't you think?
Description:
1908: New Venice--"the pearl of the Arctic"--a place of ice palaces and
pneumatic tubes, of beautifully ornate carriage-sleds and elegant
victorian garb, of long nights and vistas of ice.But as the city prepares for spring, it feels more like qaartsiluni, "the time when something is about to explode in the dark." Local "poletics" are wracked by tensions with the Eskimos circling the city, with suffragette riots led by an underground music star, with drug round-ups by the secret police force known as the Gentlemen of the Night. An ominous black airship hovers over the city, and the Gentlemen are hunting for the author of a radical pamphlet calling for revolt.
Their lead suspect is Brentford Orsini, one of the city's most prominent figures. But as the Gentlemen of the Night tighten the net around him, Orsini receives a mysterious message from a long-lost love that compels him to act.
What transpires is a literary adventure novel unlike anything you've ever read before. Brilliant in its conception, masterful in its prose, thrilling in its plot twists, and laced with humor, suspense, and intelligence, it marks the beginning of a great new series of books set in New Venice-and the launch of an astonishing new writer.
So, fill out the Rafflecopter and the best of luck to you all! Sadly, I can't afford international shipping so this giveaway is limited to the US only. :( I am sending virtual gingerbread men to all of my wonderful international followers, and I promise to try to do an e-book giveaway next time.
The winner has been chosen and contacted, so check your e-mail!
Merry Christmas!
Lieder Madchen
The winner has been chosen and contacted, so check your e-mail!
Merry Christmas!
Lieder Madchen
Merry Christmas & Happy 2014 to you & yours!!!
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ReplyDeleteI also enjoy decorating the christmas tree with my family. Thank you and happy holidays :)
ReplyDeleteWe love decorating the tree, making decorations, playing in the snow, making snow cream, making homemade hot chocolate and singing Christmas carols. Oh, we also love watching Christmas movies.
ReplyDeleteI love going to see Christmas lights.
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I love to take my daughter ice fishing. We have gone together since she was 5.. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI love when winter comes we get to wear sweaters and drink hot coco!! thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteOh, lovely comments! Thank you all for saying hi. :)
ReplyDeleteI love picking out the Christmas tree; there's a u-cut farm about half a mile from my house, so my siblings and I just walk over, pick one out and carry it home. Then (After spraying it down to get rid of spiders. The one year we forgot....ugh.) we put on our favorite Christmas, usually starting with Mannheim Steamroller, and start decorating!
@Michelle I wish we had more snow! So far, all we've had this year are a few fat flakes that melted as soon as they hit the ground.
@Tammy One tradition my younger siblings and I do each year is walk up to the top of the hill because there's this one neighbor who lives there who always puts up the prettiest, most impressive lights.
@Jodi Ice fishing sounds like an awesome and unusual tradition. :)
@Linda Mmm, yes! I love hot cocoa; after Christmas I break up candy canes and melt them into the cocoa for peppermint hot chocolate.
Happy Holidays to you all; I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
cooking a lot of winter soups and stews and cornbread
ReplyDeleteMy favorite winter tradition is drinking hot cocoa!
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ReplyDeleteI like the snow. I think it is beautiful when it is falling.
ReplyDeleteI live in FL so we don't get snow or any of that, but I do love going to the beach when all of my northern friends are in freezing weather! Also I love going to the theme parks at Christmas because I love seeing them all decorated. Universal is my favorite (love the Macy's parade) but I also like Sea World (gotta go on the Polar Express) and of course nobody does the holidays like Disney (love Holidays Around the World at Epcot).
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! I like to read a good book while there is a snow storm.
ReplyDeleteI love all the baking with my Mom and sister. So much fun!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite winter tradition is decorating the house for the holidays. Thanks for the great giveaway. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeletevisiting family and decorating is great
ReplyDeleteI love looking at Christmas lights in our neighborhood.
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