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GIVEAWAY: The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall

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I’ve got a fantastic giveaway for you all! I’ve got a copy of Kate Furnivall’s newest, The Jewel of St. Petersburg to be released August 3, 2010 by Penguin Group up for grabs! The Jewel of St. Petersburg is the prequel to The Russion Concubine so I’m pretty excited because I have The Russian Concubine in my eReader so now I’ll just read the prequel first. lol.

I have heard nothing but good things about Kate Furnivall’s books and a few of them are sitting on my eReader just waiting to be experienced. I’m anxious to read them and have been for some time (note to self to clear schedule) so it’s nice to be able to share with my readers as well!

About the Book (from Penguin Group)

Three years ago, Kate Furnivall enchanted readers with her breathtaking debut The Russian Concubine (August 2007), a New York Times bestselling epic novel of love and war in 1920s China . This summer Furnivall delivers the eagerly-awaited prequel, THE JEWEL OF ST. PETERSBURG (Berkley Trade Paperback Original; August 3, 2010; $15.00), destined to again sweep readers off their feet and take them on a journey across the globe and back in time.

Set in the second decade of the twentieth century, against a background of elegance and opulence in tsarist Russia now threatened by the imminent Bolshevik revolution, THE JEWEL OF ST. PETERSBURG is a dramatic story of love and courage, revenge and heartache in the last colorful years of the Romanov Empire. It features Valentina Ivanova, the heroine that graced the pages of Furnivall’s debut, a character already known to hundreds and thousands of readers as the mother of The Russian Concubine’s young Lydia Ivanova.

Valentina, a young pianist in Tsarist Russia, is as beautiful as she is talented. Despite being the darling of St. Petersburg ’s wealthy aristocracy, she falls in love not with a member of own class, but instead with Danish engineer Jens Friis. Forced out of this passionate courtship by her society parents, Valentina enters into a loveless engagement with a Russian count. Valentina will be forced to make a choice that will not only change her own life, but the lives of those around her forever.

About the Author (from Penguin Group)


Kate Furnivall was born in Wales and currently lives in Devon , England . She is the nationally bestselling author of The Russian Concubine, The Girl from Junchow, and The Red Scarf. Visit her online at www.katefurnivall.com.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I’m excited to share a copy of The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall with my readers courtesy of Penguin Group. To enter…

  • Leave me a comment with a way to contact you. Please remember your email address as I am deleting entries without it now. Thank you.

That’s it! This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Sunday, August 1/10.

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  3. What a stunning cover. I've been meaning to read 'The Russian Concubine' forever, so reading the prequel first would be even better!
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  4. Oooh, I saw this one for the first time this week! It looks so good, thanks so much for the contest!!

    inthehammockblog at gmail dot com

  8. Sounds like a good book. Thanks for the opportunity! emilyjoymitchell(at)gmail(dot)com

  16. Please include me. I love historical fiction and this era of Russia is fascinating. thekilns at excite dot com

  17. This sounds like a really good book! Count me in!

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  19. I like the cover of this one and would love to win it. Please include me in the giveaway.

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    you know I follow and all that fun stuff.

  20. This story sounds like an intriguing and interesting one… and I also love the cover of this book…its very attractive…

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    Thanks
    arch

  21. I love to read Russian Historical Fiction. I loved Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. I've always wanted to read Brothers Karamazov. I hope it's spelled correctly.

    I would love to read The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall.

    teakettle58(at)yahoo(dot)com

  22. Oh Dar, I would love to read this one! Please do enter me in your giveaway, and thanks for hosting it!!

    zibilee(att)figearo(dot)net

  23. Recently I've become a real fan of HF set in Russia. Thanks for this giveaway.
    lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)com

  25. I loved The Russian Concubine and the follow up The Girl From Junchow. It usually bugs me when an author will then write a prequel as I am one of those that likes to read in order! ;o) However, since I liked those books so well, I will read this one!

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  30. Oh, oh, I already love this book. I have not read The Russian Concubine, so should I win I will have to get my hands on a copy fast. lol. I love historical ficton and this sounds like a great book. Love the cover. Hot red. Thanks for introducing me to Kate.

    Pls include me in the giveaway.

    misskallie2000 at yaho dot com

  31. Please enter me in this giveaway.
    Thanks much,
    Love & Hugs,
    Pam
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  32. This sounds like one that I would enjoy so please enter me!
    joannelong74 AT gmail DOT com

  35. Oh, I've been wanting to read this one, it sounds good!

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  37. I love historical fiction and this one sounds good. Please count me in. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  39. It sounds like a great piece of historical fiction, please count me in! Thanks!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  40. I've heard good things about Furnivall's historical fiction-please enter me!

    bookworm1858 AT hotmail DOT com

  42. I would love to read something set in this time period. Thanks for the offer, Darlene.

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  44. I loved The Red Scarf and The Russian Concubine, so I know The Jewel of St. Petersburg is a book I want to read! Please enter my name in this fantastic giveaway.
    Thank you.

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  46. I have wanted to read The RUssian Concubine for ages-so I am sure I would enjoy this one.

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  47. I really enjoy reading historical novels, and this one sounds like a great one. Please enter me. Thanks!

    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

  48. This sounds really good! I would love to read it! Please enter me.
    Thank you.
    mittens0831 at aol dot com

  50. How exciting! I've been seeing this book around the blogosphere and have been very interested. Thanks!

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  57. I enjoyed The Russian Concubine and would love to win this prequel!

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  58. This sounds like a good book. Please enter me for it.

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  60. I love love love historical fiction.
    Can't wait to read this one.
    RJB
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  61. Ooh, I love, love, love Kate Furnivall's books!! Please enter me in the drawing, Dar. Thanks for the heads up!

    florida982002[at]yahoo.com

  65. This sounds like a very interesting read. Please enter me.

    ~Briana
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  66. sounds like a great historical fiction read. Please enter me!

    aksimmo at brainerd dot net

  76. Thanks for the chance to win this one, Dar! It's way up there on my Want List (which is a little more demanding than my Wish List!)

    geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com

  79. I really want to read this book,love historical fiction especially concerning Russia.

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  82. I would love to win this historical book. If I had gone on to college I would have been a history teacher. I just love the books with history in them. Thanks for the chance to WIN! ybutler@oppcatv.com

  83. I love reading historical fiction and I know I would enjoy this story. Thank you for offering the contest and giving us all a chance at winning The Jewel of St. Petersburg.
    blondie_31971(at)yahoo(dot)com

  88. I want to win this so bad! I've read several of Kate's books and enjoyed them immensely. Please add me to your giveaway. Thank you!

    Sandee61

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  92. I just finished "The Russian Cucubine" and thought it was great! I would love the opportunity to read "The Jewel of St. Petersburg." Please include me in the giveaway. palego@aol.com