Monday, June 13, 2011

Giveaway: Summer in the South by Cathy Holton



Summer in the South: A Novel
Yesterday I reviewed author Cathy Holton's latest novel Summer in the South (check out the review here).  Here is a little about the book (from Publisher's Weekly):

Holton's (Beach Trip) fourth novel is a carefully fitted nesting doll containing the secrets of one Southern family. Throughout Ava Drabrowski's growing up, her mother constantly kept her on the move, so the adult Ava enjoys her steady paycheck and a place to call home. But when her mother dies, Ava accepts an offer from Will, a college friend, to spend the summer in Tennessee with his elderly aunts, Josephine and Fanny Woodburn. It will be a chance to mourn, but also an opportunity to begin the novel Ava wants to write. The South feels like a different world to her, with its meticulous manners, taboo topics, and five o'clock "Toddy Time," and Ava's favorite taboo topic is the aristocratic Woodburns themselves-but nobody wants to talk about the past. No one, that is, except Jake, Will's estranged cousin, to whom Ava is immediately drawn. What she learns gives her the makings of a great novel, but she also learns that some secrets are better left buried. Ava's struggles with her own past make her a wonderfully grounded narrator for a snapshot of the South as it is today: a region deeply tangled in its own history.
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6 comments:

  1. My entry disappeared whilst typing so I let it go!!! I cannot see whether this is only for US entries and if it is so, please delete my entry.

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  2. Your review had me wishing for this book, so I appreciate the giveaway!

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  3. Thanks for offering the giveaway, Colleen!

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  4. Thanks for offering a great giveaway!

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  5. Thanks for offering the giveaway! This does sound like a great summer read.

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  6. Thanks for the giveaway. I've been wanting to read this one.

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