Wednesday, June 30, 2010

WIN The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender





ABOUT THIS BOOK
The wondrous Aimee Bender conjures the lush and moving story of a girl whose magical gift is really a devastating curse.

On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein, a girl at the periphery of schoolyard games and her distracted parents’ attention, bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother’s emotions in the cake. She discovers this gift to her horror, for her mother—her cheerful, good-with-crafts, can-do mother—tastes of despair and desperation. Suddenly, and for the rest of her life, food becomes a peril and a threat to Rose.

The curse her gift has bestowed is the secret knowledge all families keep hidden—her mother’s life outside the home, her father’s detachment, her brother’s clash with the world. Yet as Rose grows up she learns to harness her gift and becomes aware that there are secrets even her taste buds cannot discern.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake is a luminous tale about the enormous difficulty of loving someone fully when you know too much about them. It is heartbreaking and funny, wise and sad, and confirms Aimee Bender’s place as “a writer who makes you grateful for the very existence of language” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Thanks to Doubleday I have two copies of this book to give away. This is open to the U.S. only and NO P.O. boxes. This giveaway will start today, June 30th and I will use a randomizer and pull the winner on July 14th. The winner will have 48 hrs from being contacted to send me their mailing info if they fail to do so I will pull another winner. To enter you must leave your email address. If you do not your entry will be deleted. To receive extra entries you can do the following . . . 1. if you are already follower of this blog say so in your original comment; DO NOT LEAVE AN ADDITONAL COMMENT. 2. If you are a NEW follower leave an additional comment. 3. Tweet about this on twitter, and leave an additional comment with the link. 4. Blog about this giveaway and leave the link. GOOD LUCK!!!!

37 comments:

karenk said...

thanks for the chance to read this novel :)

karenk
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Martha Lawson said...

This looks like a great book. I'd love to read it. Please enter me for it.

I am an old follower on gfc

Martha Lawson
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DarcyO said...

I'd love to read this one. Please include me.

I'm a old follower.

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Beth(bookaholicmom) said...

I have seen this book all around the blog world and it looks like it would be good. Thanks for the chance to win it.

I am a google follower.

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Icedream said...

This one is on my wish list, I'd love a chance to enter to win it. :)

I am an old follower on GFC.

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Icedream said...

I tweeted about this giveaway:
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Kristen said...

I've been hearing about this book, and I look forward to reading it.

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Andie said...

I've heard so many good things about this book, I"d love to read it. I'm already a follower.
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Anonymous said...

I'd love to win this book!

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Anonymous said...

I'm a new follower :)

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Anonymous said...

I tweeted:
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Debs Desk said...

Please include me in your giveaway.

I am an old follower.
Thanks
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nfmgirl said...

Sounds great! Please count me in. I follow.

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A Bookshelf Monstrosity said...

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A Bookshelf Monstrosity said...

I tweeted:
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skkorman said...

I would love to read this book—please enter me to win!

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Lynne Perednia said...

Read the intro to this novel and it looks beautiful.

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Lynne Perednia said...

And I'm a new Google follower of your blog.

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Steve Capell said...

This looks like a great book. I'd love to read it. Thank you so much for hosting this giveaway.

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Emma Pridemore said...

I would love to win a copy of this book.

Emma
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Esme said...

The title alone has me interested in this book.

thanks

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Esme said...

I follow

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lag123 said...

This book has been on my wishlist. Thank you for the giveaway.

I am an old follower via google reader and GFC

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Stacey said...

so interested in this book!

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Ellie Wright said...

I am a new GFC follower

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Ellie Wright said...

Tweeted
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Esme said...

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GIveaway for the Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.http://frommipov.blogspot.com/2010_06_30_archive.html

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Emma Pridemore said...

I am a follower as wise owl and would love to win this book.

Emma
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Aimee said...

I've been seeing this around & it looks really interesting. Please accept my entry. Thanks! I'm an old follower

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Aimee said...

tweet
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LAMusing said...

I love the title o fthis book :)

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LAMusing said...

I am a new follower on GFC!

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Norma said...

I would really like to read it - thank you for the chance.

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debbie said...

I really like the premise of this novel. I have heard really good reviews about it. I would love to read it.
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debbie said...

I am a new gfc follower.
debbie
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CherylS22 said...

I'd love to win this book - my book club chose it as one of our books to read in the next year. Thanks for the chance!

Already a GFC follower

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