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Monday, May 4, 2009

Giveaway!! A book a day in the month of May!!! Day 4!!


A BOOK A DAY IN THE MONTH OF MAY!! DAY 4!!!

Sorry this giveaway has ended. Please check the list on the left side for the current giveaways!

Todays book is also courtesy of those wonderful folks over at Hachette Publishing. (Thanks again Miriam!)

Today's giveaway is The Way Home By George Pelecanos . Christopher Flynn is trying to get it right. After years of trouble and rebellion that enraged his father and nearly cost him his life, he has a steady job in his father's company, he's seriously dating a woman he respects, and, aside from the distrust that lingers in his father's eyes, his mistakes are firmly in the past.

One day on the job, Chris and his partner come across a temptation almost too big to resist. Chris does the right thing, but old habits and instincts rise to the surface, threatening this new-found stability with sudden treachery and violence. With his father and his most trusted friends, he takes one last chance to blast past the demons trying to pull him back.

Like Richard Price or William Kennedy, Pelecanos pushes his characters to the extremes, their redemption that much sweeter because it is so hard fought. Pelecanos has long been celebrated for his unerring ability to portray the conflicts men feel as they search and struggle for power and love in a world that is often harsh and unforgiving but can ultimately be filled with beauty.


Each day's giveaway will run for one week, but I'll only send books out once a week, I don't think I have the patience required to hit the post office on a daily basis!

To enter this giveaway, please leave me a comment and include an email address so I can get hold of you when you win, sorry...no email addy and I'll have to draw a different name.

For an extra entry, blog or tweet about the contest and let me know.

And for yet ANOTHER entry, follow my blog! And if you already follow...bless your pea-pickin' lil' heart, just say so in your comment and you get the extra entry! (Yes, I am, in fact shameless!)

How easy is that three chances to win!!

This giveaway ends on May 11th!

Come back tomorrow, for new giveaway!! And don't forget to scroll down and check out the other giveaways! Or you can find a list of all of them by clicking HERE!

50 comments:

Vanessa said...

This sounds like a great book. Please count me in.

I'm a follower!

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Thanks!

Liyana said...

This is such a great giveaway, hee! I'm a follower. :D

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nfmgirl said...

I'd love a shot at winning this book. Please count me in!

I am a follower. Thank you!

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Unknown said...

I'd love to win this.

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Unknown said...

Posted link on my sidebar

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Melissa O. said...

This sounds really good, please count me in.

And I'm already a follower :-)

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Sage Ravenwood said...

I'm amazed at all the great books that are being offered up this month. I have George Pelecanos book The Turnaround. This would make an awesome addition. Thanks for the opportunity! Indigo

I'm also a follower.

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Llehn said...

Ooooo ... the book sounds really good! I'm already a follower.

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Anonymous said...

Count me in too - thanks :D

BevE
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Anonymous said...

I'd like a shot at winning!

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Anonymous said...

I follow as well.

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BN Book Blog said...

Yay! Enter us and we follow!

Beth & Nathan
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Valerie said...

sounds good
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Luvdaylilies said...

I am really hoping for this one!

Thanks for the book a day giveaway and good luck everyone=)

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Renee G said...

This looks like a book I would enjoy.

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Melanie said...

This looks like my kind of read! I'm a follower.

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Esme said...

This one sounds good.

mindy said...

they keep getting better and better thanks for the giveaway

Anonymous said...

Looks like a great read.Thanks for the contest!

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Mary said...

I haven't read any of his books but I'd love to.

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scottsgal said...

I'm a fan of his books and never read this one - please count me in

msboatgal at aol.com

Luanne said...

Gosh - I'm feeling guilty entering so many - but they're all so good!!
luanne dot ollivier at gmail dot com
And I'm a follower

jwx4 said...

Great looking book. Enter me, please.
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Ashley said...

Please enter me.
booksobsession(at)gmail(dot)com

Thanks!

Ashley said...

I'm a follower!

A Reader said...

I live not too far from the author and would like to read this.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

Debs Desk said...

Please include me in your giveaway.
Thanks
Debbie
debdesk9(at)verizon.net

scottsgal said...

please count me in for this one - great giveaways so far this month!

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Irene said...

I would love to have my name entered in this giveaway! Hope I am not being too greedy. Thank you!

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I am a follower!!

D Q said...

Sounds like another great read.
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Gaby317 said...

This sounds great - please enter me in the giveaway!

I'm a follower and wrote up your daily giveaway in May on my blog.

http://startingfresh-gaby317.blogspot.com/

mrolapus AT yahoo DOT com

Thanks!!

Nickolay said...

Looks awesome. Thank you for the chance

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Kristi said...

I was introduced to George Pelecanos with the Turnaround - would love to read this one!

kherbrand at comcast dot net

I also follow your blog.

sharon54220 said...

Please enter me.

sharon54220@gmail.com

sharon54220 said...

I am a follower

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Unknown said...

I'd like to be entered into this one also :-)

jennmarie68 (at) yahoo (dot) com

Thanks

Unknown said...

I'm also a follower and I put a link in my sidebar to the page with all the giveaways listed.

Thanks Jennmarie68 (at) yahoo (dot) com

Lucy said...

Please enter my name into your giveaway. Sounds like a good book that I would like to read. Thank you for your giveaways.
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Carol M said...

I love his books! Thank you for the chance to win this one!

I follow your blog.

Carol M
mittens0831 AT aol.com

Tiffany819 said...

I'd love a chance to win this. Thank you!

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Unknown said...

Sounds interesting. Please enter me in your giveaway. Thanks.

Unknown said...

I follow your blog

edeliz said...

I would love to win this book.
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CherylS22 said...

George Pelecanos is one of my favorites - please count me in!

Thanks,
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Belinda M said...

Please enter me in the giveaway

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Belinda M said...

I follow

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patrick moran said...

i want to go buy this right now, but i think i'll wait to see if i win
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Alicia said...

Sounds like a good read.

Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

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Sandra K321 said...

I've read several reviews of this book and it sounds interesting. Please include me in the drawing.
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di said...

I'd love to be entered, and I already follow.

not_so_cg[at]yahoo.com