Posted By admin on March 9, 2014

About Bellagrand

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Harper (March 27, 2014)

From internationally bestselling author Paullina Simons comes another compelling saga of heartbreak and redemption, and the devastating love story that led to The Bronze Horseman

Love was just the beginning of their journey

Gina and Harry gave up everything to be together. But they both want different things—from their marriage, from life, from each other . . . and from the shifting world around them.

Gina, independent, compassionate, and strong, desperately wants a family. Harry, idealistic and fiercely political, wants to create a better world, a better country. At a crossroads and at cross-purposes, they pursue their opposing dreams at great cost to themselves and those near to them. Through years of passion and turmoil they rail, rage, and break each other’s hearts, only to come face-to-face with a stark final choice that will forever determine their destiny.

Their journey takes them through four decades and two continents, from extreme poverty to great wealth, from the wooden planks of the troubled immigrant town of Lawrence, Massachusetts, to the marble halls and secret doors of a mystical place called . . . Bellagrand.

About Paullina Simons

Paullina Simons is the author of the acclaimed novels Tully, Red Leaves, Eleven Hours, and The Bronze Horseman. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, she graduated from Kansas University in Lawrence, Kansas, and has lived in Rome, London, and Dallas. She currently lives in New York City with her husband and half of her children.

Find out more about Paullina at her website, follow her on Twitter and connect with her on Facebook.

Paullina’s Tour Stops

Tuesday, March 25th: Ageless Pages Reviews

Wednesday, March 26th: Always With a Book

Thursday, March 27th: Dwell in Possibility

Monday, March 31st: Becca Rowan

Tuesday, April 1st: Staircase Wit

Wednesday, April 2nd: Patricia’s Wisdom

Thursday, April 3rd: Spiced Latte Reads

Monday, April 7th: The Most Happy Reader

Tuesday, April 8th: Italian Brat’s Obsessions

Wednesday, April 9th: Historical Tapestry

Thursday, April 10th: Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

Monday, April 14th: Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

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Posted By admin on March 9, 2014

Alice Will and Tilt by Ashley Chappell

Sunday, March 09, 2014: Book Marks the Spot - Alice Will and Tilt

Monday, March 10, 2014: Bibliophilia, Please – Alice Will

Thursday, March 13, 2014: Pingwing’s Bookshelf – Alice Will

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The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley

Two Sisters by Mary Hogan

 

The Accident by Chris Pavone

Monday, March 10th:  Joyfully Retired

Tuesday, March 11th:  Bound by Words

Tuesday, March 11th:  Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Tuesday, March 11th:  Kritter’s Ramblings

Tuesday, March 11th:  Drey’s Library

Wednesday, March 12th:  Book Dilettante

Friday, March 14th:  River City Reading

 

The Frangipani Hotel by Violet Kupersmith

Monday, March 10th:  50 Books Project

Tuesday, March 11th:  The Written World

Tuesday, March 11th:  Books a la Mode – author guest post

Wednesday, March 12th:  River City Reading

Thursday, March 13th:  Under My Apple Tree

 

Clever Girl by Tessa Hadley

Monday, March 10th: missris

Tuesday, March 11th: Read. Write. Repeat.

Wednesday, March 12th: She’s Got Books On Her Mind

Thursday, March 13th: A Bookish Way of Life

Friday, March 14th: Write Meg

 

The Moon Sisters by Therese Walsh

Monday, March 10th:  Bookchickdi

Tuesday, March 11th:  Traveling with T

Wednesday, March 12th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Thursday, March 13th:  Book Snob

Friday, March 14th:  The Book Barn

 

The Sound of Broken Glass by Deborah Crombie

Monday, March 10th: No More Grumpy Bookseller

Tuesday, March 11th: Jen’s Book Thoughts

Wednesday, March 12th: 5 Minutes for Books

Thursday, March 13th: Peppermint PhD

 

Shadows in the Sun by Gayathri Ramprasad

Tuesday, March 11th:  A Bookish Affair

Wednesday, March 12th:  The Whimsical Cottage

Thursday, March 13th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

 

Three Souls by Janie Chang

Monday, March 10th: A Bookish Affair

Tuesday, March 11th: Bibliotica

Wednesday, March 12th: Broken Teepee

Thursday, March 13th: The Blog of Lit Wits

 

Coincidence by J. W. Ironmonger

Monday, March 10th: The Book Wheel

Tuesday, March 11th: Doing Dewey

Wednesday, March 12th: BoundbyWords

Thursday, March 13th: A Dream Within a Dream

 

The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld

Monday, March 10, 2014: Book-alicious Mama

Tuesday, March 11, 2014: It’s All About Books

Wednesday, March 12, 2014: Book Addict Katie

Thursday, March 13, 2014: Walking With Nora

 

The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick

Monday, March 10th: In Bed with Books

Tuesday, March 11th: Oh! Paper Pages

Wednesday, March 12th: Man of La Book

Friday, March 14th: Books à la Mode

 

 

Hope Street, Jerusalem by Irris Makler

Monday, March 10th: Lisa’s Yarns

Tuesday, March 11th: West Metro Mommy

Thursday, March 13th: Ms. Nose in a Book

Friday, March 14th: The Book Wheel

 

Real Happy Family by Caeli Wolfson Widger

Monday, March 10th:  Words for Worms

Tuesday, March 11th:  Svetlana’s Reads and Views

Thursday, March 13th:  Snowdrop Dreams of Books

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Sail Away With Me by Kate Deveaux

Tuesday, March 11th: Sharon’s Garden of Book Reviews

Thursday, March 13th: The Bookmark Blog

Friday, March 14th: Curling Up by the Fire

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A Snug Life Somewhere by Jan Shapin

Wednesday, March 12th: Unabridged Chick

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Deceiving Lies by Molly McAdams

Wednesday, March 12th: Mom in Love With Fiction

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The Free by Will Vlautin

Friday, March 14th: The Feminist Texican [Reads]

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Posted By admin on March 5, 2014

About Chasing the Sun

Hardcover: 304 pages

Publisher: New Harvest (June 3, 2014)

Partially inspired by her grandfather’s kidnapping in Peru, CHASING THE SUN: A Novel (Lake Union/New Harvest; on sale June 3, 2014) is Natalia Sylvester’s suspenseful debut about a man whose wife is kidnapped just as their marriage is falling apart.

After going out for an errand, Marabela Jimenez doesn’t return home and her husband suspects she has left him – again. Only, the next day a letter arrives in the mail that reads:

 Querido Andres,

I’m being held by three men who say they’ll keep me safe as long as you cooperate. They say that means no cops and no media. They say they’ll call when they’re ready to talk to you. Kiss our children for me and tell them not to worry. Keep me in your thoughts as I will be keeping you in mine.

Marabela

Despite their crumbling relationship, Andres quickly realizes he must do whatever it takes to get Marabela home. He can’t possibly afford the ransom the kidnappers demand or handle this threat to his family alone so he hires a consultant to help negotiate with the terrorists. He also reaches out to his estranged mother, who has never cared for Marabela and even reconnects with an old friend who may hold the key to his past and his wife’s future. As each day passes without the return of his wife, Andres is forced to come to terms with whether or not what he and Marabela have left is worth saving and how far he’ll go to bring her home.

Set against the backdrop of the political turmoil and terrorist threats of 1992 Peru, CHASING THE SUN is a story of how trauma has a way of exposing our most difficult truths and healing past wounds and regrets.

“A fascinating, brooding depiction of a kidnapping in Peru and how the price of a happy marriage is much higher than any ransom.”—Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

 “In Chasing the Sun, Natalia Sylvester paints an intimate portrait of a Peruvian businessman whose wife is kidnapped and held for ransom. The story resonates with every tortured breath of a loyal husband caught between money and family, a troubled marriage, and an aching heart.”—Leslie Lehr, author of What a Mother Knows

 “With wonderful writing and subtle insight, Natalia Sylvester has created a stunning combination of domestic drama and high political adventure. Chasing the Sun is a remarkable accomplishment.”—Stephen Dau, author of The Book of Jonas

 “An intimate, unflinching portrait of a marriage, examined against the suspenseful backdrop of a terrifying kidnapping. Natalia Sylvester writes masterfully about the many ties that bind and the sacrifices that may be necessary in order to truly free ourselves. Wise, lyrical, and intriguing throughout—this book stole me away, refusing my return until I finished the last page.”—Seré Prince Halverson, author of The Underside of Joy

Purchase Links

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About Natalia Sylvester

Natalia Sylvester was born in Lima, Peru. She came to the U.S. at age four and grew up in South Florida, where she received a B.A. in creative writing from the University of Miami. A former magazine editor, Natalia now works as a freelance writer in Austin, Texas. 

 

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Posted By admin on March 5, 2014

About Little Island

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Berkley Trade (September 3, 2013)

Grace
Flowers
By the water
Have fun!

These are Grace’s mother’s last words – left behind on a note. A note that Grace interprets as instructions for her memorial service. And so her far-flung clan will gather at their inn on Little Island, Maine, to honor her.

Twenty years ago, a tragedy nearly destroyed the Little family – and still defines them. Grace, her husband Gar, and their three grown children, Joy, Roger and Tamar each played a role in what transpired. But this weekend, they will discover that there is more than pain and heartbreak that binds their family together, when a few simple words lift the fog and reveal what truly matters.

Watch the book trailer HERE.  Read an excerpt HERE.

“[A] deeply compassionate story of an extended New England family beleaguered by loss, misunderstandings, and terrible secrets… [Britton] understands how, through love, the human heart can overcome just about anything.” –Howard Frank Mosher

“Accutely rendered details of a beloved natural landscape and [a] wise understanding of complex human hearts. The tale is touched with heartbreak but leavened with humor.”–Reeve Lindbergh, author of Under a Wing and Forward From Here

“Katharine Britton’s Little Island flows with such luscious writing I wanted to slow down to savor it and a plot so compelling I tore through the book as if I were reading a page-turner mystery. The complicated, flawed, generous Little family reminded me of my own, and how, in the midst of the risks and raptures and currents of life, we save one another.”–Nancy Thayer, author of Island Girls

Purchase Links

Amazon | Books-A-Million | Barnes & Noble

 

About Katharine Britton

Katharine Britton has a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Dartmouth College, and a Master’s in Education from the University of Vermont. Her screenplay, “Goodbye Don’t Mean Gone,” was a Moondance Film Festival winner and a finalist in the New England Women in Film and Television contest. Katharine is a member of the League of Vermont Writers, New England Independent Booksellers Association, and The New Hampshire Writer’s Project. She has taught at Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth, Colby-Sawyer College, and The Writer’s Center in White River Junction.

When not at her desk, Katharine can often be found in her Norwich garden, waging a non-toxic war against the slugs, snails, deer, woodchucks, chipmunks, moles, voles, and beetles with whom she shares her yard. Katharine’s defense consists mainly of hand-wringing, after the fact.

Katharine’s first novel HER SISTER’S SHADOW was published in 2011 by Berkley Books (Penguin, USA).  LITTLE ISLAND is her second novel. She is currently working on another manuscript.

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Posted By admin on March 4, 2014

About All That Is Solid Melts into Air

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (April 29, 2014)

In a run-down apartment block in Moscow, a nine-year-old piano prodigy practices silently for fear of disturbing the neighbors.

In a factory on the outskirts of the city, his aunt makes car parts, trying to hide her dissident past.

In the hospital, a leading surgeon buries himself deep in his work to avoid facing his failed marriage.

And in a rural village in the Ukraine, a teenage boy wakes up to a sky of the deepest crimson. In the fields, the ears of the cattle are dripping blood. Ten miles away, at the Chernobyl Power Plant, something unimaginable has happened.

Now their lives will change forever.

All That Is Solid Melts into Air is an astonishing end-of-empire novel by a major new talent.

About Darragh McKeon

Darragh McKeon is a theater director who has worked throughout Europe and the U.S. with several renowned companies. In his native Ireland, he has been nominated for the Francis MacManus Short Story Award and the RTE Short Film Award. He lives in New York.

Visit Darragh at his website.

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