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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker

December 10, 2009 by Darlene


This is a fabulous giveaway – 3 copies of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker courtesy of Valerie of Hachette Book Group up for grabs. Now I read this book last year and it was one of my favorites of the year (see my review here). It’s a really good book that would be just great for book clubs!

Here’s a bit about the book:

When Truly Plaice’s mother was pregnant, the town of Aberdeen joined together in betting how recordbreakingly huge the baby boy would ultimately be. The girl who proved to be Truly paid the price of her enormity; her father blamed her for her mother’s death in childbirth, and was totally ill equipped to raise either this giant child or her polar opposite sister Serena Jane, the epitome of femine perfection. When he, too, relinquished his increasingly tenuous grip on life, Truly and Serena Jane are separated–Serena Jane to live a life of privilege as the future May Queen and Truly to live on the outskirts of town on the farm of the town sadsack, the subject of constant abuse and humiliation at the hands of her peers.

Serena Jane’s beauty proves to be her greatest blessing and her biggest curse, for it makes her the obsession of classmate Bob Bob Morgan, the youngest in a line of Robert Morgans who have been doctors in Aberdeen for generations. Though they have long been the pillars of the community, the earliest Robert Morgan married the town witch, Tabitha Dyerson, and the location of her fabled shadow book–containing mysterious secrets for healing and darker powers–has been the subject of town gossip ever since. Bob Bob Morgan, one of Truly’s biggest tormentors, does the unthinkable to claim the prize of Serena Jane, and changes the destiny of all Aberdeen from there on.

When Serena Jane flees town and a loveless marriage to Bob Bob, it is Truly who must become the woman of a house that she did not choose and mother to her eight-year-old nephew Bobbie. Truly’s brother-in-law is relentless and brutal; he criticizes her physique and the limitations of her health as a result, and degrades her more than any one human could bear. It is only when Truly finds her calling–the ability to heal illness with herbs and naturopathic techniques–hidden within the folds of Robert Morgan’s family quilt, that she begins to regain control over her life and herself. Unearthed family secrets, however, will lead to the kind of betrayal that eventually break the Morgan family apart forever, but Truly’s reckoning with her own demons allows for both an uprooting of Aberdeen County, and the possibility of love in unexpected places.

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As I said I think this book would make a great book club selection. I read it with my very good friend Toni from A Circle of Books who is in my book club The Page Turners and we had a lot of great discussions about it. There is so much to talk about as this story is quite filled with drama. Make sure and check out the Reading Group Guide that Hachette has supplied for The Little Giant of Aberdeen County here. It would be a huge help when getting your book club discussion organized.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have 3 copies of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker to give away. To enter:

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment with a way to contact you.
  • For 2 entries follow my blog. If you already do, thank you and let me know in your comment.
  • For 3 entries blog or tweet this giveaway to spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) as the publisher will be sending the books directly to the winners. I will draw for the winners on Sunday, January 3, 2010. Good luck to you all!

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  1. Stacie says

    December 10, 2009 at 1:56 am

    I remember when this book came out and I really wanted to read it. Thanks for the giveaway!
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  2. Stacie says

    December 10, 2009 at 1:56 am

    I'm a follower! 🙂

  3. Sheila says

    December 10, 2009 at 1:58 am

    Please enter me for this giveaway.

    I am a follower.

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  4. Diane says

    December 10, 2009 at 2:20 am

    I loved this book, and no longer have my copy. I'd love to win one.

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  5. Martha Lawson says

    December 10, 2009 at 2:39 am

    Please enter me for this one.

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  6. Sandy Nawrot says

    December 10, 2009 at 2:48 am

    No need to enter me. I just wanted to say that I am in the middle of the audio right now, and it is a wonderful story!

  7. Janet Ruth says

    December 10, 2009 at 2:48 am

    Another great sounding book! Please enter me for this giveaway. Thanks

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  8. Heidi V says

    December 10, 2009 at 3:11 am

    I would love to read this one!

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  9. Molly says

    December 10, 2009 at 3:32 am

    Oh – this has been on my list to read for quite sometime. I would love to be entered in your giveaway.

    I love following your blog as well 🙂

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  10. Shannon says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:03 am

    Sounds like a great read. Please sign me up!

  11. Sandra says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:33 am

    I've tried to win this book a couple of times now, or get an arc but no luck so far. I really want to read this book. Please enter me, I have been a follower for some time now. Thank you.

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  12. amanda18228 says

    December 10, 2009 at 5:00 am

    This looks like a really good book!
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  13. amanda18228 says

    December 10, 2009 at 5:00 am

    I follow your blog.
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  14. amanda18228 says

    December 10, 2009 at 5:01 am

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  15. A Bookshelf Monstrosity says

    December 10, 2009 at 5:01 am

    Ooh, yeah! Enter me, please.

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  16. fredamans says

    December 10, 2009 at 5:06 am

    Thank you for the entry,

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  17. J.T. Oldfield says

    December 10, 2009 at 6:00 am

    Please enter me!

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  18. Nicole says

    December 10, 2009 at 10:48 am

    please enter me!!!

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  19. Pam says

    December 10, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    Count me in! This sounds like a great read and I've read some really good reviews of it.

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  20. Pam says

    December 10, 2009 at 12:03 pm

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  21. Tea says

    December 10, 2009 at 1:19 pm

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  22. Tea says

    December 10, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    I follow you.

  23. Jenn says

    December 10, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    This is on my TBR list!

    I am a follower.

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  24. Linda says

    December 10, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    I have been completely turned off by the cover of this book, but I keep seeing very positive reviews. Guess it's time to give the book a try. Thanks for the giveaway.

    I follow through Google Reader

  25. cherylbaryl says

    December 10, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    I am a follower
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  26. Brittany says

    December 10, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    I'd love to win this! Thanks so much. I'm also a follower.
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  27. Rachel says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    This book looks great, thanks for the giveaway!

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  28. a real librarian says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Oh, I've been wanting to read this!!

    I also follow!!

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  29. Jo-Jo says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    I am so excited that there is another chance to win this book!
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  30. Jo-Jo says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    I'm also a follower.

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  31. kristinemarie7 says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Please enter me. Thanks!
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  32. kristinemarie7 says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:39 pm

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  33. holdenj says

    December 10, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    I have wanted to read this, what a perfect time for a giveaway! Please count me in!

    I'm already a follower.

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  34. MJ says

    December 10, 2009 at 8:18 pm

    I'd love this. I follow

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  35. Nan says

    December 10, 2009 at 9:16 pm

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  36. Linna says

    December 10, 2009 at 10:07 pm

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  37. Linna says

    December 10, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    i'm a follower

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  38. janetfaye says

    December 10, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    I have this on my TBR list.

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  39. janetfaye says

    December 10, 2009 at 11:33 pm

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  41. Melissa - Shhh I'm Reading says

    December 11, 2009 at 12:00 am

    Thanks for the great giveaway! I would love to win. 🙂

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    +2 for following

  42. christina says

    December 11, 2009 at 12:19 am

    Awesome! Awesome! Awesome

    And I'm a subscriber! 🙂

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  43. Renee J says

    December 11, 2009 at 1:02 am

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  44. Anonymous says

    December 11, 2009 at 2:14 am

    need some good winter reading,,thx for the contest..
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  45. Carol W. says

    December 11, 2009 at 5:08 am

    I remember reading about this and intending to get myself a copy. I'd love to win it.

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  46. Carol W. says

    December 11, 2009 at 5:08 am

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  47. Sue says

    December 11, 2009 at 5:35 am

    I've been wanting to read this for so long. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  48. wheresmyrain says

    December 11, 2009 at 6:42 am

    always loved the cover and loved the plot would love to finally read it

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  49. itsJUSTme-wendy says

    December 11, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    Hi again!
    Please enter me for this one too.
    I am a follower.
    I will post about this on Mon.

    Thanks
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  50. nomadreader says

    December 11, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Thanks for hosting a great contest! I follow via RSS.

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  51. Pamela Keener says

    December 11, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    I am a follower.

    Please enter me for this giveaway.
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  52. Jo-Jo says

    December 11, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    I blogged about the contest here for another entry.
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  53. justpeachy36 says

    December 11, 2009 at 6:30 pm

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    Please enter me in the giveaway.

    I am a follower.

  54. Lee P says

    December 11, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    I've never heard of this book until I read your review and it sounds like a really good book. Thank you for this giveaway and please count me in.

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  55. Lee P says

    December 11, 2009 at 7:54 pm

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    December 11, 2009 at 7:57 pm

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  57. Stacie says

    December 12, 2009 at 12:30 am

    Please count me in.

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  58. Sherri says

    December 12, 2009 at 1:04 am

    Please count me in! I've heard wonderful things about this book and I've always wanted to read it. cmcdermitt1@carolina.rr.com

    Thanks for having this giveaway!

  59. Amy says

    December 12, 2009 at 3:59 am

    This sounds like a wonderful book. Please enter me in your giveaway!

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  60. Amy says

    December 12, 2009 at 4:00 am

    I'm a follower of your blog!

    Thank you for this giveaway Dar!

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  61. JoAnn says

    December 12, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    I've had this on my wish list for quite some time – please throw my name in!

    I am a follower.

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  62. Amy says

    December 12, 2009 at 7:52 pm

    I listed this giveaway on my sidebar here:
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    Thank you, Dar!

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  63. MoziEsmé says

    December 13, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    Looks like a fascinating book!

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  64. MoziEsmé says

    December 13, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    And I'm a follower.

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  65. RAnn says

    December 13, 2009 at 5:56 pm

    I'd love to win. ruthjoec at aoldotcom

  66. RAnn says

    December 13, 2009 at 5:56 pm

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  67. nfmgirl says

    December 13, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    This one has been on my Wish List for awhile now. Please count me in. Thanks!

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  68. nfmgirl says

    December 13, 2009 at 6:12 pm

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  69. nfmgirl says

    December 13, 2009 at 6:12 pm

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  70. RAnn says

    December 13, 2009 at 9:23 pm

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  71. Kristen says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:11 am

    Fingers crossed!

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  72. Kristen says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:12 am

    I subscribe through Google Reader.

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  73. g.g. says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    Love the cover and would love to win this one

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  74. g.g. says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    I follow on Google Friend connect

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  75. Anonymous says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    Great Give a ways.
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  76. Anonymous says

    December 16, 2009 at 3:46 am

    Wow, what a description! Sounds like a stupendous read and one with many lessons. I would LOVE to read this, so please accept this as my entry. Thank you!

    Aliya D.
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  77. Anonymous says

    December 16, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    Oh Dar this book sounds so good to dive into and I would love to be a winner of one of these awesome books
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  78. Booksnyc says

    December 17, 2009 at 2:44 am

    Enjoyed the review – please enter me. Thanks!

    I am a follower

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  79. Wendy says

    December 17, 2009 at 4:53 pm

    Loved your review of this book!

    Thank you for the entry!

    I'm a follower!

    Wendy
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  80. Emily says

    December 17, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    I would love to read this book, enter me in the contest please!

    I am a follower.

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  81. Margie says

    December 18, 2009 at 11:17 am

    I've been eying this book for a while. Please include me.

    I'm a follower.
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  82. Tracey says

    December 18, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    This sounds like my kind of read.
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  83. Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBooks says

    December 18, 2009 at 11:12 pm

    I've had this book on my radar for a while … I'd love to win a copy.

    I follow you on Google Reader, Dar 🙂

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  84. bison61 says

    December 19, 2009 at 1:13 am

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    December 19, 2009 at 4:36 am

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  86. Jaime says

    December 20, 2009 at 7:40 am

    would love to win a copy
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  87. Jaime says

    December 20, 2009 at 7:41 am

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  88. Jaime says

    December 20, 2009 at 7:41 am

    2 already a follower
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  89. Kristine says

    December 20, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    thanks for the chance to win the book !

    I just started following your blog.

  90. Kris says

    December 20, 2009 at 10:52 pm

    I'll also tweet about your giveaway !

    (@kpma153)

  91. Angie says

    December 21, 2009 at 1:46 am

    Can't wait to read it!

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  92. rbooth43 says

    December 21, 2009 at 6:08 am

    Please enter me in this giveaway.

  93. Wanda says

    December 27, 2009 at 2:12 pm

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  94. Belinda M says

    December 27, 2009 at 4:41 pm

    Please include me in your giveaway

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  95. Belinda M says

    December 27, 2009 at 4:41 pm

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  97. Anonymous says

    December 27, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    I have heard good reviews of this book. I would really like to read it.
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  98. tynlyd says

    December 27, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    I follow you and thank you for hosting the giveaway!

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  99. DarcyO says

    December 27, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    This sounds like a great read. Please include me.

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  100. DarcyO says

    December 27, 2009 at 10:32 pm

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    December 28, 2009 at 12:31 am

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  102. Sean says

    December 28, 2009 at 1:18 am

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  103. Renee G says

    December 28, 2009 at 2:30 am

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  104. Susan says

    December 28, 2009 at 5:37 pm

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    December 28, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    I'm a follower.

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  106. Renee says

    December 28, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    this one looks great.

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  107. Renee says

    December 28, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    I am a follower

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  108. In the middle of America and lovin it....... says

    December 28, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    I am a follower and would like to read this very much.

  109. Anita Yancey says

    December 29, 2009 at 3:00 pm

    Sounds very interesting. I'd love a chance to read it. Please enter me. Thanks!

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  110. Sarah says

    December 29, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Please enter me in this giveaway!

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  111. Sarah says

    December 29, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    I am a follower.

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    December 29, 2009 at 6:51 pm

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  113. JoanneR says

    December 30, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Thank you!
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  114. lag123 says

    December 31, 2009 at 12:11 am

    I would love to read this book. Thank you for the giveaway.
    I am an old follower. (In more ways than one.)
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    January 2, 2010 at 1:03 am

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    January 2, 2010 at 1:04 am

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    January 2, 2010 at 1:08 am

    Count me in.

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    January 2, 2010 at 1:09 am

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  119. Nancye says

    January 3, 2010 at 3:22 am

    +1 This looks like a great book! Thanks for the chance!

    +2 Follower
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