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Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle – Spotlight &Giveaway (US/Canada)

January 24, 2013 by Darlene

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Good day everyone – sorry I’ve been absent the last bit here.  I haven’t been feeling my best.  I had some tests and then got hit with the nasty flu bug that refuses to leave our city and my house.  Things should pick up a bit next week.  In the meantime I have a great book to share with you all which sounds great called Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle which released on January 22.  I’ll give you some information on the book – isn’t the cover pretty?  Then at the end of the post there is a giveaway so be sure to enter for your chance to win.

 

About Villa Triste (from Hachette Book Group)

Florence, 1943. Two sisters, Isabella and Caterina Cammaccio, find themselves surrounded by terror and death; and with Italy trapped under the heel of a brutal Nazi occupation, bands of Partisans rise up.

Soon Isabella and Caterina will test their wits and deepest beliefs as never before. As the winter grinds on, they will be forced to make the most important decisions of their lives. Their choices will reverberate for decades.

In the present day, Alessandro Pallioti, a senior policeman agrees to oversee a murder investigation, after it emerges the victim was once a Partisan hero. When the case begins to unravel, Pallioti finds himself working to uncover a crime lost in the twilight of war, the consequences of which are as deadly today as they were over sixty years ago.

Buy at:  Amazon, Amazon.ca, B&N, and IndieBound
Read an excerpt

 

About Lucretia Grindle (from Hachette Book Group)

Lucretia Grindle was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up spending half her time in the United States and half her time in the UK. Continuing as she started out, she still splits her time, but now calls the coast of Maine home.

 

GIVEAWAY DETAILS (US/Canada)

I have one copy of Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle to share with my readers courtesy of Hachette Book Group.  To enter…

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
  • For another entry follow my blog.  If you already do just let me know and I’ll pass the entry on to you as well.
  • For 3 entries blog or tweet this giveaway.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for a winner on Saturday, February 9/13.  Good luck!

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  1. Lara Frame Newell says

    January 24, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    Sounds like a good one! Thanks for the giveaway!

    I’m a follower via GFC

    lafra86@gmail.com

  2. Mary says

    January 24, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    Take good care and feel better, Dar!
    I’m intrigued by synopsis so I’d love to win a copy.

  3. Suko says

    January 24, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Please enter me in this giveaway. I will post it in my blog’s sidebar. I’m a follower: suko95(at)gmail(dot)com

    Take it easy while you recover, Darlene!

  4. Kate F. says

    January 24, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    This sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for the giveaway and feel better!

  5. Staci@LifeintheThumb says

    January 24, 2013 at 5:38 pm

    I’ve been a very bad friend for not checking in with you!!! Hope you’re starting to feel better. This bug is something else. We have been sending sick kids home by the dozens for weeks now. Knock on wood that I don’t get it!!

    Take care!

    Love the cover of this book…sounds good!

  6. Margie says

    January 24, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    Looks fascinating
    Thanks
    – follower by GFC and email

  7. Nise' says

    January 24, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    Sorry you are not feeling well. I hope you can beat this bug out of your house. Take care of yourself.

  8. Liz says

    January 25, 2013 at 6:43 am

    How true that crime reverberates through the ages, and none more so than the political crimes arising in war.

  9. Linda B says

    January 25, 2013 at 7:58 am

    I’m fascinated by the this setting, have read another HF novel set in Italy during WWII which I really enjoyed. This book sounds great. Thanks for the giveaway.
    lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)com

    GFC follower

  10. rhonda says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:14 am

    Email follower Lomazowr@gmail.com twitter follower. Will tweet @rhondareads

  11. Anne says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:14 am

    A captivating novel which is great. thanks for this chance. I am an e-mail subscriber.

  12. ellie says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Thanks for this wonderful giveaway. I subscribe via e-mail.

  13. JJT says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Thank you for the giveaway. I get your daily e-mail jtretin at aol dot com. I will tweet @readsalways.

  14. diane says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:37 am

    this book would be a treasure. Thanks for featuring this story.

  15. Colleen Turner says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:45 am

    This one sounds really good! I always enjoy WWII historical fiction. I hope you feel better soon!

  16. Colleen Turner says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:46 am

    I am a GFC follower (Colleen Turner) and email subscriber.

  17. Colleen Turner says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:47 am

    I tweeted: https://twitter.com/candc320/status/294863246169632768.

  18. pearl says

    January 25, 2013 at 12:00 pm

    Hope that you are feeling better. Winter is long. Wonderful review today. Love this book.

  19. Margaret says

    January 25, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    Sounds like a good book. Love the cover.
    I am a follower also.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

  20. Connie Fischer says

    January 25, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    This sounds like a terrific book. The time of WWII was so frightening and full of strife and hardship for so many people. I would very much like to read Isabella and Caterina’s story.

    Please enter me in the giveaway for a copy of this great novel.

    I follow your blog via GFC and will tweet the giveaway.

    Thanks!

    Connie

  21. Karen B says

    January 25, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    Sounds fascinating!
    Follow by email subscription.

  22. Leslie says

    January 25, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    I enjoy books set in Italy.. and a mystery too! I’m a follower and I posted the giveaway in my blog’s sidebar.

    Hope you are feeling better. That nasty flu is everywhere.

  23. Terry Martini says

    January 25, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    I love stories set in Florence, one of my favorite cities in the world. Have added this one to my TBR list.

    I follow your blog by email. Thanks for the great giveaway and feel better soon!

  24. Holly (2 Kids and Tired) says

    January 25, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    I’ve seen good reviews for this one and I’ve wanted to read it. I follow in google reader!

    je2kids(at)gmail(dot)com

  25. Meghan Stith says

    January 25, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    This looks like a really interesting book! I also follow your blog via email.

    mestith@gmail.com

  26. Kim@Time2Resd says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    I’ve developed an interest in WWII era stories this past year. This one sounds pretty good.

    GFC follower

  27. Alice Teh says

    January 26, 2013 at 8:29 am

    Hi Dar, this book sounds perfect for my personal Italian Reading Challenge, so if I can squeeze this title in, I would!

  28. bookworm says

    January 26, 2013 at 9:45 am

    The cover on Villa Triste is beautiful.
    I hope you’re feeling better Dar!

  29. nan says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:54 am

    Love this time period. Count me in. Thanks. I’m an email follower.

    nanze55(at)hotmail(dot)com

  30. Margaret (Literary Chanteuse) says

    January 27, 2013 at 10:53 am

    This sounds fantastic!

    -blog follower
    -tweeted

    Margaret
    singitm(at)hotmail(dot)com

  31. Rachel W. says

    January 27, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    I’m a follower– thanks for the giveaway!

    Rachelhwallen@gmail.com

  32. Rebecca Boardman says

    January 28, 2013 at 9:30 am

    Sounds like a very good read, Please enter me.
    Thanks for the great give-a-way.
    RJB

  33. Beth says

    January 28, 2013 at 11:29 am

    Darlen, hope you are feeling better!

    I’m a GFC follower, and I tweeted here:

    https://twitter.com/bbulow12/status/295961499636232193

    Thanks!
    Beth

  34. Dalene @ A Date with a Book says

    January 28, 2013 at 4:38 pm

    That flu bug is making its way all over the place. Hope it leaves you soon. Thanks for the giveaway 🙂 I’m an email follower.

  35. pamela james says

    January 31, 2013 at 10:13 am

    The book sounds interesting. Hope you are feeling better!

    pjames330 at aol dot com

  36. pamela james says

    January 31, 2013 at 10:14 am

    subscriber
    pjames330 at aol dot com

  37. pamela james says

    January 31, 2013 at 10:15 am

    https://twitter.com/pj436/status/297030129966800896

  38. Angela/griperang says

    February 1, 2013 at 11:38 am

    I am a gfc follower – griperang

    I have posted on my blog – http://griperangsbookmarks.blogspot.com/p/giveaways.html

    Thank you for entering me in the contest

    griperang at embarqmail dot com

  39. TAMMY CUEVAS says

    February 1, 2013 at 7:09 pm

    I like books set in the WWII era, so this sounds like something I would enjoy.
    TCuevas@iccable.com

  40. TAMMY CUEVAS says

    February 1, 2013 at 7:11 pm

    sent request on Facebook
    Tammy Ford Cuevas
    TCuevas@iccable.com

  41. TAMMY CUEVAS says

    February 1, 2013 at 7:12 pm

    Tweeted the giveaway-
    @selftaughtcook2
    https://twitter.com/SELFTAUGHTCOOK2/status/297527755313123329
    TCuevas@iccable.com

  42. Renee G says

    February 3, 2013 at 9:47 pm

    This looks like an interesting book.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

  43. Renee G says

    February 3, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    tweeted
    https://twitter.com/rsgrandinetti/status/298291716597895168
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com

  44. Renee G says

    February 3, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    follow as Renee G on GFC
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

  45. Melanie S says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    THis looks like a great read!
    Melanie S
    Melanieinoh2003 at yahoo dot com

  46. Melanie S says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    New GFC follower
    Melanie S
    melanieinoh2003 at yahoo dot com

  47. karen says

    February 4, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    sounds like a book I’d enjoy reading.

  48. Vicky CK says

    February 7, 2013 at 2:56 am

    Thanks for the giveaway of such an interesting book!

    GFC follower- Vicky CK
    email as well,

    vickykerr(at)sbcglobal(dot)ner

  49. Vicky CK says

    February 7, 2013 at 2:58 am

    I read lots of historical novels (both romance and fiction historicals) but most of them are for older times. I haven’t read many for this timeline and am intrigued by how this one is set up with the murder mystery as well.
    Thanks for the great giveaway!

    vickykerr(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

  50. Vicky CK says

    February 7, 2013 at 3:00 am

    I tweeted this giveaway:
    https://twitter.com/superauntvicky/status/299457233991897088

    vcikykerr(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

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