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GIVEAWAY: 2 copies of Sea Changes by Gail Graham

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I am really excited to offer up 2 copies of Sea Changes by Gail Graham to my readers. You may remember that I just reviewed this book the other day and you can see that review here. I also did a book highlight the other day and I’m going to just re-print a tiny bit of that here.

ABOUT THE BOOK

PASSIONATE NEW NOVEL SHARES ONE WOMAN’S STRUGGLE
TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD WITHOUT HER HUSBAND

As The Tide Ebbs And Flows, So Does Sarah Andrews’ Life

Sarah Andrews feels lost and abandoned. Her daughter wants her to “move on,” her psychiatrist wants her to “heal her wounds,” and everybody else wants her to get over the fact that her husband has died. She decides that perhaps it would be best to end her life, so she heads to the beach with all intentions of never coming back.

“She’s left this morning’s newspaper open on the kitchen table and her unwashed dishes from last night in the sink. People will think she intended to do the housework later, after her swim. What she does, most days, is sit by herself in the house sipping red wine from one of Charles’ goblets as one by one the minutes drip away like water from a leaking faucet until the sun goes down and the street lights come on, and she can go to bed.”

But the sea has other plans for her. Instead of drowning, Sarah discovers a civilization under water, where, she believes, she’s met people from another dimension. When she finds herself alive, back on the beach, she’s not sure if the sea world was real or if the entire episode was a dream. But a second visit convinces her she wasn’t dreaming, and a young woman from below, Bantryd, comes back to live with her, to search for her parents who left the sea long ago.

In SEA CHANGES, novelist Gail Graham has created one of her most compelling characters yet— a woman who is torn between a man who is no longer alive and an undersea world that offers her peace and comfort. The torment of grief is something Graham knows well, having lost not only her husband, but also her son. Graham uses the death of Sarah’s husband to examine the world of widowhood, from coping with loss to how society views women who are widows, and conveys how hope and grief can blend to create an unnamed emotion.

SEA CHANGES is not just a story of bereavement; Graham expertly weaves in elements of fantasy and suspense as well. Sarah’s relationship with Bantryd has unexpected consequences as the girl closely resembles a beautiful, young heiress who is missing, and Sarah becomes the key suspect in her disappearance. Those closest to Sarah are turning against her. With her family and psychiatrist withdrawing their support, and the wind and the sea at her back, her worlds are colliding. She needs to make the ultimate decision.

Warm, touching, and insightful, SEA CHANGES is an avenue of hope and inspiration for women who are suffering loss. Sarah Andrews will become their heroine, created lovingly by a woman who’s been there.

GIVEAWAY

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment with a way to contact you please!
  • For 2 entries tell me from either my review or the About the Book section, what it is about this book that you find interesting.
  • For 3 entries blog or tweet about this giveaway and spread the word!

The giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only. The books will be coming to the winners directly from the publisher. I will draw for the winners on Thursday, June 11, 2009. Good luck to you all!

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  1. The whole aborted suicide plan throws me off a bit but the idea of another world under the water is compelling enough that I simply have to enter for this!

    Ladytink_534(at)yahoo(dot)com

  6. I have blogged about this contest on my site.
    cindyc725 at gmail dot com

  9. “a woman who is torn between a man who is no longer alive and an undersea world that offers her peace and comfort.”

    How could that not perk your interest?

  12. I am a certified beach bum. The ocean is my favorite place in the world. I’ve often imagined an undersea world. I know this book will totally draw me in!

    mj.coward[at]gmail.com

  18. I love the whole community under the sea setting. If she takes the comfort and peace, she remains under the sea. But she can’t continue to love a man no longer there. I think I’m really going to like this one.

    Dottie 🙂

    gymmom_027@yahoo.com

  24. I find it interesting that there are elements of suspense intertwined in a novel about love, loss, grief, life after love. Intriguing.

    melacan at hotmail dot com

  25. What I find most interesting is the world under the sea & how the story is woven between the 2 worlds.

    megalon22[at]yahoo[dot]com

  26. Enter me, please! This sounds like a good book!

    behapppppppy(at)hotmail(dot)com

  27. Hi Dar!
    Great giveaway! Please enter me.
    I will not be able to post about it until next when I do my new post, but you can check then.

  28. Please enter me in this contest.

    The thought that grieving a man that is no longer alive and under sea world and she needs to choose between the two for comfort has certainly has my interest.

    beachlover20855ATyahooDOTcom

  29. This sounds like a very interesting book! I would like to see how the main character combines her two worlds – grieving for deceased loved ones and discovering a new world under the sea. I enjoyed reading about this book on your blog and want to read more!

    Please count me in.

    Cindy
    Socmom213@aol.com

  30. I’m always interested in reading how women who think they aren’t strong enough to handle things realize that they can do it!! I’m really excited about this giveaway Dar!!

  32. I’m interested in reading this book, because I can relate to the feelings of the main character; both the grief and the epiphony; which I need another one right about now (an epiphony that is)

    I also live on an island and the sea is a wonderous healing place for me!
    Thanks

    nancyrobster@gmail.com

  38. I like the idea that she brings someone back with her… and just how different (or alike?) the two worlds might be…

  41. Please count me in!

    I’m particularly interested in seeing how she handles and overcomes (hopefully) her grief enough to keep on facing the world.

    gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT com

  42. Please enter me in the giveway

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  45. I’d love a chance to read this book, it interests me because I feel I can relate to the pain that this character went through, no my husband didnt die but he left me and it broke my heart and it made me wish I was dead, and it took alot for me to get over that. Thanks for the chance to read this book.
    unforgetable_dreamer_alway(at)hotmail.com

  48. This is definitely a different story line. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all people attempting suicide got a second chance?

  49. Wow, this sounds really good! Please enter me. :0)

    Thanks!
    librarygrinch at gmail dot com

  51. Please enter me. I love the idea of other dimentions. Thanks
    rebecca.bradeen(at)verizon(dot)net

  53. I would love to be entered! The cover is just so amazing! ^_^

    lovejessicamarie [@] gmail [.] com

  56. I have a friend grieving the loss of her husband and think that she might also like this book and I would like to share it with her.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

  58. I have to say I find the premise intriguing. It sounds unique and worth a read.

    Jacqueline C
    jax1204(at)hotmail(dot)com

  59. Sounds like an interesting read. To quote a wonderful movie…

    Ariel, listen to me. The human world, it’s a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there.

    bevsclark at gmail com

  65. I wasn’t sure this book was for me until I read your review. I find the idea of parallel worlds intriguing and the character’s struggle in dealing with both worlds offers great promise for an entertaining read.

    edeliz@gmail.com

  67. I’d very much like to explore the under water world discoved by Sarah! I’ll add this to my Up For Grabs post.

    wanda_waiting[@]hotmail[.]com

  68. Sounds like the author knows grief up close and personal after losing her husband and her son. I’m not too sure how I could survive such a blow. Please enter me in the drawing. florida982002[at]yahoo[dot]com

  69. I would love to be entered in your giveaway!

    What I found interesting was that the story uses fantasy elements, but what I’m most interested in is the writing. The passage you included was just so great, this line especially – “one by one the minutes drip away like water from a leaking faucet until the sun goes down”shiloki[AT]gmail[DOT]com

  70. I would love to be entered. The idea of two worlds is fascinating, even if one is possibly fantasy.

    carolsnotebook at yahoo dot com

  76. I’m interested in the concept of this “underworld”. What is it? A figment of her imagination? An alternate dimension? An alien world (remember The Abyss?)

    nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com

  77. This is a different kind of book with the loss of a husband and a fantasy world below the sea. Please count me in.

    roylsue(at)telpage(dot)net

  78. I love the fantasy concept under the sea. Then having the main character being accused of the abduction of another women, somethings seem rather twisted. I would love to find out what actually happens.
    roylsue(at)telpage(dot)net

  83. Please enter me–the book looks great! Thanks!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

  84. I am always fascinated with fantasy books, ghost stories, like all of Charles de Lint novels. This one sounds so interesting. I am a sea creature myself and have to live near or visit the ocean often.I am always looking for sea creatures when I go scuba diving and hope that one day a mermaid will swim by (maybe that should be a merman!).
    I follow your blog and tweet about it. So please enter me for the book.
    rebecca.cox@charter.net

  89. I’ve posted this giveaway in my sidebar. This sounds like a great book, and I have a guest post from the author appearing next week. I just didn’t have time to read and review this one.

  91. I would enjoy this book!
    Thank you for the giveaway=)

    Luvdaylilies at bellsouth dot net

  92. I like the switch back and forth from her reality to a world she believes is fantasy~

    Luvdaylilies at bellsouth dot net

  94. Please enter me. This book sounds really good. I really enjoy novels about recovering from family tragedy. Plus, I really like fantasy, so this is the perfect blending for me.

    Thank you!

    tiffanyak1986(at)hotmail(dot)com

  96. I like the premise of "moving on". Sometimes I feel like people encourage me to do this. Thanks.

    pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net