This month's book, The Girl She Used To Be by David Cristofano, sounds like a page-turner! See the synopsis, read an excerpt and read some review links (I left lots of link love below). If this sounds like your kind of book, hit me with a comment below!
PS. I'm hearing this is a great Book Club pick!
Thanks to Hachette Book Group (you guys ROCK), I have TWO copies to give away.
Contest runs until midnight, Friday, March 12, 2010. Winner will be announced on Saturday, March 13th.
How To Enter:
1. Click on the Google Friend Connect button over to your left (since my url change two weeks ago, my "Followers" went back to zero...show me some love! )
2. Comment below with your e-mail address.
3. Extra entries for sharing this contest on Facebook, Twitter, or your blog.
4. Open only to residents of the US and Canada, and, sorry, no P.O. Boxes.
Synopsis:
When Melody Grace McCartney was six years old, she and her parents witnessed an act of violence so brutal that it changed their lives forever. The federal government lured them into the Witness Protection Program with the promise of safety, and they went gratefully. But the program took Melody's name, her home, her innocence, and, ultimately, her family. She's been May Adams, Karen Smith, Anne Johnson, and countless others--everyone but the one person she longs to be: herself. So when the feds spirit her off to begin yet another new life in another town, she's stunned when a man confronts her and calls her by her real name.
About the Author:
David Cristofano has earned degrees in Government & Politics and Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park and has worked for different branches of the Federal Government for over a decade. His short works have been published by Like Water Burning and McSweeneys. He currently works in the Washington, D.C. area where he lives with his wife, son and daughter. THE GIRL SHE USED TO BE is his first novel.
About the Book:
The Girl She Used To Be by David Cristofano
Category: FICTION, ROMANCE, SUSPENSE & THRILLERS
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (March 10, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446582212
ISBN-13: 978-0446582216
Reading Group Guide
Read an Open Book excerpt
I have not yet read The Girl She Used To Be, so allow me to link you to a few of my book blogging friends who have. Check out their reviews (just don't forget to come back and enter to win!):
Booking Mama (Julie)
Unmainstream Mom Reads (Mo) *
*This is the review that made me want to read this book!
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54 comments:
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