Monday 8 July 2013

Sneak Peeks & Giveaway - Alison Jameson - Little Beauty

July is turning out to be a very busy month bookwise for me, one of the books waiting on my Kindle for me to read is Little Beauty by Alison Jameson which sounds like it's going to be a thought provoking read.

1975: Laura Quinn has spent her life on the remote and beautiful Inis Miol Mor - Whale Island- off the west coast of Ireland. After the death of her parents, and faced with the continuing reluctance of her lover, Martin, to marry her, she realizes she needs to leave the island for her life really to begin.

She accepts a job as a housekeeper with a wealthy couple on the mainland. But a year later, Laura is back, and this time she is not alone. She has at last found the love of her life: a baby son named Matthew. But what sort of life can an unmarried mother have on a remote Irish island in the 1970s? In this complex situation is revealed a picture of a tightly knit community where Laura inevitably comes under pressure to conform to the rules of society.

And thanks to the generosity of  Madeline at Transworld Publishers, I have a copy of Little Beauty to giveaway. To enter, simply follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter form below.  Entries will close at midnight on 20th July when the winner will be selected and contacted for postal address.  Sadly for monetary reasons I'm going to have to restrict this to UK entrants only.  

a Rafflecopter giveaway

10 comments:

  1. Sounds a wonderful read. If I don't win I may end up purchasing it anyway!!

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  2. Would be great to read on my hol :)

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  3. Hi Shaz would love to win sounds like a great read

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  4. Sounds a very good read

    Ceri :-)

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  5. Nice to read in the garden in the sunny weather. :)

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  6. I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but this one is exceptionally gorgeous and makes me want to pick up a copy straight away!

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  7. Would love to win this book x

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  8. Great Giveaway -thanks for the opportunity :)

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  9. Very pretty cover! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  10. Thank you so much for your email, have just replied to your email with my address. Can't wait to start reading this book.

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