5 Copies of The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser
to be given away!!!
to be given away!!!
Synopsis
Tom Loxley, an Indian-Australian professor, is less concerned with finishing his book on Henry James than with finding his dog, who is lost in the Australian bush.
Joining his daily hunt is Nelly Zhang, an artist whose husband disappeared mysteriously years before Tom met her. Although Nelly helps him search for his beloved pet, Tom isn't sure if he should trust this new friend.
Tom has preoccupations other than his book and Nelly and his missing dog, mainly concerning his mother, who is suffering from the various indignities of old age. He is constantly drawn from the cerebral to the primitive--by his mother's infirmities, as well as by Nelly's attractions. THE LOST DOG makes brilliant use of the conventions of suspense and atmosphere while leading us to see anew the ever-present conflicts between our bodies and our minds, the present and the past, the primal and the civilized.
Joining his daily hunt is Nelly Zhang, an artist whose husband disappeared mysteriously years before Tom met her. Although Nelly helps him search for his beloved pet, Tom isn't sure if he should trust this new friend.
Tom has preoccupations other than his book and Nelly and his missing dog, mainly concerning his mother, who is suffering from the various indignities of old age. He is constantly drawn from the cerebral to the primitive--by his mother's infirmities, as well as by Nelly's attractions. THE LOST DOG makes brilliant use of the conventions of suspense and atmosphere while leading us to see anew the ever-present conflicts between our bodies and our minds, the present and the past, the primal and the civilized.
About the Author: Michelle de Kretser is a Sri Lankan who has lived in Australia since 1972. She has taught literature at Melbourne University and worked as an editor and reviewer. The Lost Dog is her third novel.
HOW TO WIN A COPY! 5 total to give away!
1- To enter you must leave a comment and tell me something about your dog or another pet. If you don't have a pet tell me why not. Leave email address at least once with enteries. Leave separate comments for each entry.(1 entry)
2-Follow my blog (1 entry)
3-Put my button on your blog (5 entries)
4-Follow me on twitter @susieqtpie (2 entries)
5-Tweet the Giveaway (1 entry per day and leave comment here when you tweet)
6-Enter any of my COFFEE 2 Weeks of Reviews and Giveaways starting Aug 1st-15th (leave entry at the contest and come back here and leave a comment) (5 entries)
7- Put my Coffee Review/Giveaway button on your blog (5 entries)
ENDS AUGUST 10th, 2009
*Thanks to Hachette Book Group for the book giveaway! Books are mailed straight from them and are only available for U.S. and Canada residents and no P.O. boxes.
We have two shih tzus ....Elmo and Bailey. LOVE THEM. Elmo is 12 years old and we refer to him as the miracle dog.... I have been through it all with him. We got him shortly after my mom car accident and he has been such a comfort. He was stolen from us at age 2, and after 4 days and a reward... he miraculously showed up. A year later he wondered off.... found him safely a few hours later.
ReplyDeleteLast summer he was hit by a car on a busy highway outside our home... all 12 pounds of him was drug about a block. We have had full grown large dogs be killed on that highway.
Now Elmo - took him to the emergency vet on a weekend no less, Elmo had road rash. Thats it.
I do follow you. :)
ooo thanks so much! i love my dog oliver! he's so playful and goofy!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good! please enter me!!!
nicolemarielum @gmail.com
One of our dogs(we have 3) has the sweetest dispostion & she always has a happy look(she's a beagle mix). She is named peaches because when we first brought her home she helped herself to one of my kiddos bowl of peaches!
ReplyDeleteLuvdaylilies at bellsouth dot net
We don't have a dog. When I was a child we had one and it got taken away. artsy13 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI'm a member of your blog
ReplyDeleteI'm your twitter friend
ReplyDeleteI'm your twitter friend
ReplyDeleteI don't currently have a dog because of my living situation, but my last dog was an Afghan and I absolutely adored him!! When I get another dog, it will probably be another Afghan. They are so intelligent!
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog
ReplyDeleteYour button is here
ReplyDeletehttp://tnshadylady.blogspot.com/2009/08/scraps-of-life-coffee-i-love-coffee.html
button entry 2
ReplyDeletebutton entry 3
ReplyDeletebutton entry 4
ReplyDeletebutton entry 5
ReplyDeleteI follow on Twitter
ReplyDeletetnshadylady
I entered the My-Kap giveaway
ReplyDeleteI entered the Coffee Bump giveaway
ReplyDeleteYour coffee button is here
ReplyDeletehttp://tnshadylady.blogspot.com/2009/08/scraps-of-life-coffee-i-love-coffee.html
coffee button entry 2
ReplyDeletecoffee button entry 3
ReplyDeletecoffee button entry 4
ReplyDeletecoffee button entry 5
ReplyDeleteWe are a family of animal lovers. We just lost our Basenji/Terrier mix who would have been 19! We have a
ReplyDeletemixed breed named Beethoven who is
17 and I found in a ditch as a small puppy. Our latest family edition is a rescue Beagle named Daisy! She just turned one year old! Many thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
I follow your blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
I also follow you on
ReplyDeleteTwitter!
Many thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
I have entered your Almond Toffee
ReplyDeleteCoffee Giveaway Contest!
Many thanks!
Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
"Tweet!"
ReplyDeletee Lost DOG book giveaway 5 copies!! http://bit.ly/3dRdzq!
Thanks so much!
Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
My little dachshund (Nelson) is a total lover. He is not happy unless he is on a lap...or at least VERY nearby!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
sierranelsby (at) gmail (dot) com
#2...I am following you on Twitter...my user name is Nelsby.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Aimee
sierranelsby (at) gmail (dot) com
Tweet: http://twitter.com/Nelsby/status/3106578480
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Aimee
sierranelsby (at) gmail (dot) com
I follow you on tweeter
ReplyDeletemadeleine444[at]gmail[dot]com
I tweetered your giveaway
ReplyDeletemadeleine444[at]gmail[dot]com
I have a great dog, my best friend OLIVER, come and visit him on my blog
ReplyDeletemadeleine444[at]gmail[dot]com
I'd love to read this book
ReplyDeletemadeleine444[at]gmail[dot]com
I would love to be entered in your draw. Thanks.
ReplyDeletewandanamgreb (at) gmail (dot) com
I am following you on Twitter (user name: Nelsby) AND I Tweeted about this giveaway: http://twitter.com/Nelsby/status/3124326351
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Aimee
sierranelsby (at) gmail (dot) com
I have 3 Beagles. The youngest one is quite mischievous. He tries to eat anything he can. Has chewed open and drank a bottle of energy drink; has chewed open a can of motor oil and tried to drink that. He is one that needs constant supervision. Kind of like having a toddler. Everything has to be put way up high.
ReplyDeleteespressogurl at hotmail dot com
Following you on Blogger. You're on my dashboard. (rubymoon/Ally)
ReplyDeleteespressogurl at hotmail dot com
I entered your Coffee Bump giveaway.
ReplyDeleteentry 1
espressogurl at hotmail dot com
I entered your Coffee Bump giveaway.
ReplyDeleteentry 2
espressogurl at hotmail dot com
I entered your Coffee Bump giveaway.
ReplyDeleteentry 3
espressogurl at hotmail dot com
I entered your Coffee Bump giveaway.
ReplyDeleteentry 4
espressogurl at hotmail dot com
I entered your Coffee Bump giveaway.
ReplyDeleteentry 5
espressogurl at hotmail dot com
Daily Tweet: http://twitter.com/Nelsby/status/3147419168
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Aimee
sierranelsby (at) gmail (dot) com
My girl Auryn is a shelter-rescue dog, whitehaired German Shep Chow mix. She's not with me right now, I had to move unexpectedly and she had to stay behind with friends and will be joining me in a month.
ReplyDeleteShe's helped me through some difficult times and is "lost" right now herself.
grinninghornet (at) gmail (dot) com
I haven't been able to get another pet yet. My dog died in January, and I'm still trying to get over it. Maybe soon. Love to read the book. Please enter me. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net
Daily Tweet: http://twitter.com/Nelsby/status/3187384252
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Aimee
sierranelsby (at) gmail (dot) com
Daily Tweet: http://twitter.com/Nelsby/status/3193216289
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Aimee
sierranelsby (at) gmail (dot) com
I don't have a dog right now, but I do have an African Grey Parrot! She knows how to bark like a dog. In fact she barks like 3 different dogs she has been around. When she is not barking, she is almost always either dancing, singing, talking or screaming. She knows lots of voices and about pretty much any word you can think of. She likes to boss my 3 yr. old around lol! Funny thing is, it seems like he listens to what she says more than he does to me sometimes ;p Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI have your button! 1
ReplyDeleteimsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
I have your button! 2
ReplyDeleteI have your button! 3
ReplyDeleteimsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
I have your button!4
ReplyDeleteI have your button! 5
ReplyDeleteimsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
I follow on twitter! 1
ReplyDeleteimsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
I follow on twitter! 2
ReplyDeleteI follow on twitter and tweeted! http://twitter.com/Sparkleglow/status/3197412362
ReplyDeleteI entered French Press/The Coffee Bump Almond Toffee Crunch Coffee Giveaway 1
ReplyDeleteI entered French Press/The Coffee Bump Almond Toffee Crunch Coffee Giveaway 2
ReplyDeleteimsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
I entered French Press/The Coffee Bump Almond Toffee Crunch Coffee Giveaway 3
ReplyDeleteI entered French Press/The Coffee Bump Almond Toffee Crunch Coffee Giveaway 4
ReplyDeleteimsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
I entered French Press/The Coffee Bump Almond Toffee Crunch Coffee Giveaway 5
ReplyDeleteI have your coffee button! 1
ReplyDeleteI have your coffee button! 2
ReplyDeleteI have your coffee button! 3
ReplyDeleteI have your coffee button! 4
ReplyDeleteimsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
I have your coffee button! 5
ReplyDeleteimsosweepy { at } gmail { dot } com
Daily Tweet: http://twitter.com/Nelsby/status/3203216849
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Aimee
sierranelsby (at) gmail (dot) com
My dop Pepper thinks she is a cat. She loves to chase birds and barks at them on the wires.
ReplyDeletewe just got a mini aussie and at first he was so calm and now he is just like another one of the kids full of energy and a mess maker but the smiles he puts on my kids faces makes it worth it thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
ReplyDeletei follow you on twitter thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com my user id is eaglesforjack bonus entry 1
ReplyDeletei follow you on twitter thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com my user id is eaglesforjack bonus entry 2
ReplyDeleteJust did a Random.org and picked out 5 winners! Thanks to all who played. The winners have 48hrs to contact me. If not i'll redraw!
ReplyDeleteSheila (bookjourney), Nelsby, RebeccaN, Deb, GrinningHornet