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Guest Post with Catherine McKenzie, author of Hidden & Giveaway (Open Int’l)

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Welcome to the blog today Catherine!  Catherine McKenzie is the author of the wonderful novel Hidden which just released today!  I loved this book (my review) although I have to say that I’ve loved all of her books.  She is in top five list of favorite authors and I always anxiously await her next book.  Today she joins us to talk about where the idea for Hidden came from…

 

“Hidden came from the culmination of a bunch of little incidents that were marinating for years.

For various reasons, including the death of a friend that many learned about through an email from his email account sent by his brother, I have been ruminating on the electronic traces that we leave behind these days.

In the past, it was letters, and now it is email and texts. What happens to those things when someone dies? And what secrets do they contain?

Another thread was that mine disaster that occurred a couple of years ago where it came out that one of the miners had a wife and a girlfriend. It only came to light because of all the media attention, and it got me thinking about the girlfriend and how she might never have known what happened to him (or certainly, not right away), had the accident not been treated with so much media attention.

The way the world works now makes it easy (easier?) to have relationships that are hidden from view, and this is what I wanted to explore in the book.”

 

About Hidden

When a married man suffers a sudden fatal accident, two women are shattered—his wife and someone else’s—and past secrets, desires and regrets are brought to light.

While walking home from work one evening, Jeff Manning is struck by a car and killed. Not one but two women fall to pieces at the news: his wife, Claire, and his co-worker Tish. Reeling from her loss, Claire must comfort her grieving son and contend with funeral arrangements, well-meaning family members and the arrival of Jeff’s estranged brother—her ex-boyfriend—Tim.

With Tish’s co-workers in the dark about her connection to Jeff outside the workplace, she volunteers to attend the funeral on the company’s behalf, but only she knows the true risk of inserting herself into the wreckage of Jeff’s life. Told through the three voices of Jeff, Tish and Claire, Hidden explores the complexity of relationships, our personal choices and the responsibilities we have to the ones we love.

Reading Guide
Buy at: Amazon Canada, iBookstore, Indigo, Kobo, and Amazon (Kindle version only)

 

About Catherine McKenzie

catherineA graduate of McGill University in History and Law, Catherine practises law in Montreal, where she was born and raised. An avid skier and runner, Catherine’s novels, SPIN, ARRANGED and FORGOTTEN, are all international bestsellers. Her fourth novel, HIDDEN, will be released in June, 2013 in Canada and in Spring 2014 in the US. Her novels have been translated into French, German, Czech, Slovak and Polish. And if you want to know how she has time to do all that, the answer is: robots.

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS (Open Int’l)

I’m going to share my ARC copy of Hidden by Catherine McKenzie with one lucky winner as I always buy her books to have on my eReader for future rereading.  This giveaway is also open up internationally to all of my readers!  To enter…

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
  • Tweet, share on Facebook, or blog for 3 entries.

This giveaway is open internationally and I will draw for the winner on July 6/13.  Good luck!

 

 

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  5. Oh, I like the plot here. I’m very curious as to why there are two women shattered by his death. Is Tish a girl friend or just a close friend?

    Looking forward to reading this, Dar!

    Will tweet and share on FB

    Connie Fischer
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  7. This really sounds interesting. It does make you think about what you write and who will see it.
    Would like to win this…

    I did tweet it and posted it to facebook.

  8. Wow, this sounds really good! It is scary to think how much you might not know about someone you love, and just how much of that information would come to light if they weren’t around to keep it hidden! Thanks for the chance to win a copy!

  15. Sounds like a great read! Never heard of this author but will definitely have to check out her other books now.

  19. Unfortunately social media is a blessing and a curse. It helps us in our work lives, and hinders us in our personal ones.
    I have also learned of friends’ deaths through the internet and am always more saddened by the way the news is delivered.
    Would love to read Hidden. Thanks for the chance.

  20. If the only way you possibly would hear about someone’s death is on facebook or twitter than I am all for it. We had to do that with my brother because we didn’t really know his friends and co-workers personally. This book sounds very interesting, it sounds like the husband was having an affair with his co-worker.

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    Guest Post with Catherine McKenzie, author of Hidden & Giveaway (Open Int’l)

  21. I’m curious what Tish’s relationship really was with Jeff. I don’t want to wait til 2014 so I hope you choose me.

  24. I would love a copy of HIDDEN thank you. Such a fabulous storyline.

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  26. Sounds like a great story that would really hold my interest. Would love to read Hidden.

  27. I love Catherine McKenzie’s books. She is such a great writer and her characters have both a serious side and humorous side. I can’t wait to get my hands on HIDDEN.

  30. I’ve had this on my TBR list and anxious to read it. I’ve not read any of her books, but always excited to try a new author.

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  34. Wow… Totally can’t wait to read this! Adding it to my TBR list… Beautiful cover, too! ; ) I love this genre and I always wonder what made the author choose to write in this kind of genre? Thanks for sharing with us and Thanks for the giveaway!
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