Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Boy Next Door- GIVEAWAY!! CLOSED

This giveaway is now CLOSED! Winners have been chosen via random.org and notified via email.




The Boy Next Door
by Irene Sabatini

-information taken from the Hachette Book Group website

In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, there is a tragedy in the house next door to Lindiwe Bishop--her neighbor has been burned alive. The victim's stepson, Ian McKenzie, is the prime suspect but is soon released. Lindiwe can't hide her fascination with this young, boisterous and mysterious white man, and they soon forge an unlikely closeness even as the country starts to deteriorate.

Years after circumstances split them apart, Ian returns to a much-changed Zimbabwe to see Lindiwe, now a sophisticated, impassioned young woman, and discovers a devastating secret that will alter both of their futures, and draw them closer together even as the world seems bent on keeping them apart. The Boy Next Door is a moving and powerful debut about two people finding themselves and each other in a time of national upheaval.

About the Author

Irene Sabatini spent her childhood in the laid back city of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, gobbling up books from the Public Library. After University in Harare she ventured across continents to Colombia, excited by the chance to live in, learn from, and be inspired by a new culture. One early morning she found herself in the lush countryside outside Bogotá, sitting on the veranda of a former Dominican monastery: in the quiet, she opened a red notebook and started writing. She has yet to stop.

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MY REVIEW

The Boy Next Door is an intense story. It is very well written but has a unique style that takes a bit of getting used to. The subject matter is not always happy, and in fact can be rather depressing, but the author has created a very engaging storyline that kept my interest the whole way through. It is not a particularly easy read but it is definitely worth the time and energy. I would absolutely recommend this book.


Thanks so much to the Hachette Book Group for sending me a review copy of this book and for sponsoring this giveaway.


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This giveaway is open to readers in Canada and the USA (no PO boxes). I will choose 5 winners on January 21, 2010.

Winner will be chosen with random.org and notified by email so please leave me a way to contact you. Winner will have 48 hours to reply to my email or I will choose a new winner.

Don't forget to enter my other great giveaways...
  1. Win SafetyTats HERE. (ends January 11, open to Canada/USA)
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