Saturday

GIVEAWAY: The Dressmaker


Ellen Gowan is the only surviving child of a scholarly village minister and a charming girl disowned by her family when she married for love. Growing up in rural Norfolk, Ellen’s childhood was poor but blessed with affection. Resilience, spirit, and one great talent will carry her far from such humble beginnings. In time, she will become the witty, celebrated, and very beautiful Madame Ellen, dressmaker to the nobility of England, the Great Six Hundred.

Yet Ellen has secrets. At fifteen she falls for Raoul de Valentin, the dangerous descendant of French aristocrats. Raoul marries Ellen for her brilliance as a designer but abandons his wife when she becomes pregnant. Determined that she and her daughter will survive, Ellen begins her long climb to success. Toiling first in a clothing sweat shop, she later opens her own salon in fashionable Berkeley Square though she tells the world – and her daughter - she’s a widow. One single dress, a ballgown created for the enigmatic Countess of Hawksmoor, the leader of London society, transforms Ellen’s fortunes, and as the years pass, business thrives. But then Raoul de Valentin returns and threatens to destroy all that Ellen has achieved. [via GoodReads]


GIVEAWAY:  I have 1 copy up for grabs! 

As always, leave a comment for one entry. If you'd like extra entries just say so in your comment or separate comments (extra entries for followers, Twitter, sidebars, Facebook, my spiffy All About {n} button, etc.) Make sure to leave an e-mail address, especially if you are leaving a comment under Anonymous.

Rules: This contest is open internationally! Winners will be drawn Saturday, December 18.

150 comments:

  1. wow. this book sounds good. sign me up please!

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  3. Oh how I love historical fiction, thank you so much for the chance to with The Dressmaker :D

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  12. This sounds like a fabulous read!

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  13. This sounds great! I would love to be entered!

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  14. This sounds like a great read!

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  15. How cool. Please enter me.

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  16. I am a GFC follower.

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  22. What a fabulous cover. The story sounds good, too! :-)

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  24. This sounds really good! Thanks gor the giveaway!

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  27. I would love to read this, it sounds really good.
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  29. This sounds like an interesting book - especially since I grew up as the daughter of a dressmaker. Would love to read it.

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  30. I am a follower of this blog.

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  31. Please count me in! I'm a GFC and Twitter follower. Tweeted this contest here: http://twitter.com/#!/josettebooks/status/8888591899955200

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  34. I am a follower of your blog and have had my eye on this book for a while.

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  35. sounds like a good one! would love to win

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  36. I'm a follower!

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  37. Wow, this sounds great. Sign me up. I am also a follower of yours :)

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  38. Anonymous12:02 PM

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  39. Anonymous12:11 PM

    I love historical fiction and would enjoy the dressmaker details in this book.


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  40. Anonymous12:11 PM

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  41. Anonymous12:12 PM

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  54. I simply love the cover and would very much like to have the chance to win this book! Thanks, for the giveaway!

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  55. I'd love to win this giveaway.
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  56. Anonymous4:57 PM

    Historical fiction is my favorite genre. This sounds like a book I will enjoy. Lovely cover.

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  66. Anonymous5:21 PM

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  72. me want!

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  73. The premise of the book sounds really amazing!
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  79. this sounds wonderful....i love me a good historical! thank you for the contest!

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  83. Anonymous10:12 PM

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  90. This sounds like a good book - please count me in.
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  94. Thanks for this lovely giveaway, it'd be great to win this to read over the Christmas holidays! :)

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