Wicked Wednesday Giveaway 7.29.09

Wicked Wednesday Giveaway!
(Yes, it's our favorite day of the week too! Woot Woot!)
July 29 - August 12

Current Giveaways
The Moon Looked Down by Dorothy Garlock

♥ 1st Book Up for Grabs ♥
The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser

Synopsis:
Tom Loxley, an Indian-Australian professor, is less concerned with finishing his book on Henry James than with finding his dog, who is lost in the Australian bush.
Joining his daily hunt is Nelly Zhang, an artist whose husband disappeared mysteriously years before Tom met her. Although Nelly helps him search for his beloved pet, Tom isn't sure if he should trust this new friend.
Tom has preoccupations other than his book and Nelly and his missing dog, mainly concerning his mother, who is suffering from the various indignities of old age. He is constantly drawn from the cerebral to the primitive--by his mother's infirmities, as well as by Nelly's attractions. THE LOST DOG makes brilliant use of the conventions of suspense and atmosphere while leading us to see anew the ever-present conflicts between our bodies and our minds, the present and the past, the primal and the civilized.

♥ 5 Copies Available ♥

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♥ 2nd Book Up for Grabs ♥
Blue Star by Tony Earley

Synopsis:
Seven years ago, readers everywhere fell in love with Jim Glass, the precocious ten-year-old at the heart of Tony Earley's bestseller Jim the Boy. Now a teenager, Jim returns in another tender and wise story of young love on the eve of World War Two. Jim Glass has fallen in love, as only a teenage boy can fall in love, with his classmate Chrissie Steppe. Unfortunately, Chrissie is Bucky Bucklaw's girlfriend, and Bucky has joined the Navy on the eve of war. Jim vows to win Chrissie's heart in his absence, but the war makes high school less than a safe haven, and gives a young man's emotions a grown man's gravity. With the uncanny insight into the well-intentioned heart that made Jim the Boy a favorite novel for thousands of readers, Tony Earley has fashioned another nuanced and unforgettable portrait of America in another time--making it again even realer than our own day. This is a timeless and moving story of discovery, loss and growing up, proving why Tony Earley's writing "radiates with a largeness of heart" (Esquire).

♥ 5 Copies Available ♥

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{Special Note: Please Read}
Dear Friends,
If you're one of the lucky winners of any giveaway we've hosted and you have not received an email from us, please feel free to just send us your addresses via email to booksoulmates[at]gmail[dot]com. We know you'll be understanding when we say that we haven't gotten around to emailing everyone! We love hosting the giveaways and feel, being the book lovers that we are, that we're sharing something special with you all. As you all know, besides maintaining this fabulous blog, we're either going to school, work, with our families, or reading :) We DO try to get to everyone as fast as possible but sometimes life just gets in the way. So we'd really appreciate it if you'd be kind enough to just forward your addresses to us.
Thanks for understanding!
Your Book ♥ Soulmates :)

Rules:
• To enter the giveaway you must leave a comment. Please leave your email address otherwise we will not be able to get in touch with the winners.
• Books will be delivered directly from the publishers so the giveaways are only available for U.S. and Canada residents. No P.O. boxes please.
• Winners will be drawn Wednesday, August 12 at Noon and posted August 13. The winners will have until Sunday, August 16 to contact us via email with their mailing addresses. If the winner has not contacted us by the due date, we will be randomly choose another winner as this is only fair to the other participants.
• Alternate winners will be drawn by Sunday at Noon.
• Winners will be chosen using random.org!

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