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Traveling Light by Andrea Thalasinos – Book Spotlight & Giveaway (US/Canada)

August 24, 2013 by Darlene

Happy Saturday everyone!  I’ve got a book spotlight today for you on a book entitled Traveling Light by Andrea Thalasinos which sounds so good.  The book is described as “an inspiring story about fate, family, and healing; it also explores the special bond that exists between humans and canines”.  This book is definitely going on my ever growing list of books I want to read being the dog lover that I am.  In the meantime I’ll tell you a bit about the book and author and then give you a chance to win one of two copies for yourself!

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ABOUT TRAVELING LIGHT

Paula Makaikis is ashamed of her marriage. Driven out of their bedroom by Roger’s compulsive hoarding, she has spent the past ten years sleeping downstairs on her husband’s ratty couch. Distant and uninspired, Paula is more concerned with the robins landing on her office window ledge than her hard-earned position at the university. Until a phone call changes everything.

A homeless Greek man is dying in a Queens hospital and Paula is asked to come translate. The old man tells her of his beloved dog, Fotis, who bit a police officer when they were separated. Paula has never considered adopting a dog, but she promises the man that she will rescue Fotis and find him a good home. But when Fotis enters her life she finds a companion she can’t live without. Suddenly Paula has a dog, a brand-new Ford Escape, an eight-week leave of absence, and a plan.

So Fotis and Paula begin the longest drive of their lives. In northern Minnesota, something compels her to answer a help-wanted ad for a wildlife rehabilitation center. Soon Paula is holding an eagle in her hands, and the experience leaves her changed forever.

Traveling Light explores what is possible when we cut the ties that hold us down and the heart is free to soar.

Buy at: Amazon, Amazon Canada, and B&N

 

ABOUT ANDREA THALASINOS (from Andrea’s website)

Andrea grew up in the New York area as the daughter of a Greek American family. Her early love of animals was confined
mostly to luring home stray dogs by surreptitiously feeding them and then trying to keep them hidden from her parents.
Kostantino and Mary were not keen on dogs!

After taking a creative writing course in high school her life was changed. Working in the school library, she’d cut classes and sneak out with an armful of books, hitchhiking down to Jones Beach even in winter to read and write.

Through a quirk of fate she later moved to the northern Great Lakes and began attending the University of Wisconsin Madison where she completed a PH.D. With academic training in sociology, she compares the excavation of history,
people and events to, “discovering diamonds in a place one would never expect, embedded into stories that are yet to be told. It’s exhilarating as information and story weave together to form new ways of seeing previously unexamined or
unknown things.”

She remembers telling a close friend after graduation, “Whew, glad that’s over, now I can write fiction and get a dog!”

Currently, Andrea lives in Madison, Wisconsin where she is anxiously awaiting the publication of her second novel, Traveling Light, scheduled for release on July 16, 2013 by Forge Books, (Macmillan). Traveling Light is available for
pre-order. An Echo Through The Snow was released in August of 2012 and is available for purchase. Andrea is working on her third novel.

Andrea’s website

 

GIVEAWAY DETAILS (US/Canada)

I have 2 copies of Traveling Light by Andrea Thalasinos up for grabs.  To enter…

  • Leave a comment for 1 entry.
  • Tweet, Share on Facebook, or blog about the giveaway for 2 extra entries.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winners on September 8/13.  Good luck!

 

Source:  Giveaway provided by publicist.  No compensation was received. 

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  1. Melanie Backus says

    August 24, 2013 at 6:44 am

    This sounds like a book I would love to read. I love travel and I love dogs. Hope it is my lucky day!

  2. Charlotte says

    August 24, 2013 at 7:08 am

    You always have good books to think about reading. Thank you for all the give aways that you have.

  3. Ann says

    August 24, 2013 at 7:45 am

    This sounds like a good lover book.
    Ann

  4. Diane says

    August 24, 2013 at 7:53 am

    What a wonderful book which would be memorable. Thanks for this giveaway.

  5. bermudaonion (Kathy) says

    August 24, 2013 at 8:03 am

    I bet my mom would love this. Thanks for the giveaway! kathy(at)bermudaonion.net

  6. ellie says

    August 24, 2013 at 8:31 am

    I am captivated with this story. Many thanks.

  7. Anne says

    August 24, 2013 at 8:53 am

    Thanks for this great giveaway. It sounds compelling and very special.

  8. Rita Wray says

    August 24, 2013 at 9:44 am

    Sounds like a good read. I added it to my read list.

  9. rhonda says

    August 24, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Wow this book sounds really good email follower lomazowr@gmail.com.Twitter follower@rhondareads will tweet.

  10. Britney Adams says

    August 24, 2013 at 10:22 am

    Wow! TRAVELING LIGHT sounds like an inspiring novel and one that I would love to read! Thank you for the opportunity win.

  11. Jennifer L. says

    August 24, 2013 at 10:24 am

    This sounds like a lovely and touching book. I’d love to read it.

  12. Judie McDonald says

    August 24, 2013 at 10:38 am

    Sounds good!

  13. Suko says

    August 24, 2013 at 10:47 am

    This sounds wonderful! I also adore dogs. I’m adding this giveaway to my blog’s sidebar. Thanks for hosting another terrific giveaway, Darlene!

    suko95(at)gmail(dot)com

  14. Margie says

    August 24, 2013 at 11:11 am

    This sounds like a great book. I always enjoy stories where a dog is one of the main characters!
    Thanks for the giveaway.

  15. Sandra Furlotte says

    August 24, 2013 at 11:25 am

    I love to read about the adventures of others.

  16. Diane Castiglione says

    August 24, 2013 at 11:35 am

    Sounds like a interesting book. Would love to read this. Thank you for the give away.
    Did tweet it.

  17. ANN*H says

    August 24, 2013 at 11:55 am

    This sounds like an book I would enjoy reading. I love dog too. They are your friend and companions .thanks

  18. ANN*H says

    August 24, 2013 at 11:59 am

    I shared on FB
    https://www.facebook.com/am.hengst/posts/10151694175179055:0 -Am Hengst

  19. Carl says

    August 24, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    This sounds like a great story and the characters sound very interesting too. I’d love to win a copy, thanks.
    I also tweeted about the giveaway: https://twitter.com/carlrscott/status/371353246977101824

  20. techeditor says

    August 24, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    I hadn’t heard about this book before. I hope to win so I can review it.

  21. Kim@Time2Read says

    August 24, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    This one sounds good! Can’t pass up a story with a dog! Thanks for the chance to win it.

  22. kathleen bianchi says

    August 24, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    It is interesting that the story begins with her unhappy marriage to a hoarder. It seems hoarding is a subject that is more and more in the news and books. The dog helping free the woman from her circumstances is touching.
    I tweeted.
    Traveling Light by Andrea Thalasinos – Book Spotlight & Giveaway (US/Canada)

  23. Marjorie says

    August 24, 2013 at 5:06 pm

    This is a story you can really get into and enjoy, I would love to read it. Great storyline.

    cenya2 at Hotmail dot com

  24. Nancy Luebke says

    August 24, 2013 at 6:28 pm

    Love the sound of this book and the introduction of animals. Need to put this on my tbr list. Thanks for the giveaway.

  25. Nise' says

    August 24, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    How is your precious doggie doing? Sounds like a fun read.

  26. Laura Fabiani says

    August 25, 2013 at 6:37 am

    This sounds like a great story. Please enter me.
    laurafabiani at videotron dot ca

  27. JJT says

    August 25, 2013 at 8:26 am

    Sounds great. Thank you for the giveaway. I tweeted https://twitter.com/readsalways/status/371639649115992064

  28. Lisa Garrett says

    August 25, 2013 at 12:20 pm

    I recently downsized and moved to a condo on the beach. I am a lot lighter than I have ever been.

  29. Lisa Garrett says

    August 25, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    https://mobile.twitter.com/lag32583/status/371698638151380992?screen_name=lag32583

  30. Gina Deckman says

    August 25, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    The summary kind of reminds me of Lost & Found by Jacqueline Sheehan. Traveling Light sounds like a great book. Adventure with a dog as a traveling companion. Who wouldn’t love that?

  31. Gina Deckman says

    August 25, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    Also posted on Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/GinaD12/status/371783892753080320

  32. Jessica M says

    August 25, 2013 at 6:10 pm

    Sounds like a great book!

    I tweeted and shared on facebook. =]

    https://twitter.com/xxpaperhearts/status/371786541133094913

    https://www.facebook.com/jessica.meddick/posts/10201133998205775

  33. Meghan Stith says

    August 26, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!!

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