Monday, May 10, 2010

Giveaway - The Secret Speech - Tom Rob Smith


Looking for an interesting choice for your book club? Consider The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith. (And the reading guide is already done for you!)

And thanks to the generosity of The Hachette Book Group I have three copies to giveaway.


From the publisher:

" Soviet Union, 1956. Stalin is dead, and a violent regime is beginning to fracture-leaving behind a society where the police are the criminals, and the criminals are innocent. A secret speech composed by Stalin's successor Khrushchev is distributed to the entire nation. Its message: Stalin was a tyrant. Its promise: The Soviet Union will change.
Facing his own personal turmoil, former state security officer Leo Demidov is also struggling to change. The two young girls he and his wife Raisa adopted have yet to forgive him for his part in the death of their parents. They are not alone. Now that the truth is out, Leo, Raisa, and their family are in grave danger from someone consumed by the dark legacy of Leo's past career. Someone transformed beyond recognition into the perfect model of vengeance.
From the streets of Moscow in the throes of political upheaval, to the Siberian gulags, and to the center of the Hungarian uprising in Budapest, THE SECRET SPEECH is a breathtaking, epic novel that confirms Tom Rob Smith as one of the most exciting new authors writing today."

Tom Rob Smith--the author whose debut, Child 44, has been called "brilliant" (Chicago Tribune), "remarkable" (Newsweek) and "sensational" (Entertainment Weekly)--returns with an intense, suspenseful new novel: a story where the sins of the past threaten to destroy the present, where families must overcome unimaginable obstacles to save their loved ones, and where hope for a better tomorrow is found in the most unlikely of circumstances .

Read an excerpt of The Secret Speech. Download a podcast of The Secret Speech. Or find out a bit more from a Q& A with Tom Rob Smith, or find him on Twitter or on Facebook.

Simply leave a comment to be entered. Open to both the US and Canada, no po boxes please. Ends Saturday June 12 at 6 pm EST.

71 comments:

Linda said...

Having recently read a couple of HF novels set in Russia, I've become interested in that turbulent country. I'd love to read this book. Thanks for the giveaway.

debbie said...

I would love to read this.
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Fokxxy said...

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Susan Helene Gottfried said...

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Sue said...

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Cindy W. said...

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Kelsey said...

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Anonymous said...

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russrpm said...

Novels set in Russia tend to have layers on top of layers. Sounds like fun.
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abfantom said...

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Amber said...

Looks like a great summer read!
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mar said...

I would love to read this, thank you.

John S. said...

Please enter me. This sounds like a good book with loads of history backing it up.

Terri Dell said...

I would love to win this for my Mom. She loves espionage books.

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David Johnson said...

Please count me in, thanks.

Brent said...

Sounds like it might be a good read

mmentor said...

always need a new book

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Enter me please.

Deborah Wellenstein said...

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linett said...

would love to add to my summer reading pile, thanks

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Unknown said...

This book sounds very interesting and quite different than many of the family and relationship dramas I seem to be reading a lot of lately. Please enter me in your giveaway!

Thank you!

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Julie said...

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Alicia said...

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Jason C said...

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Phil said...

sign me up this would be great I'd have something 2 read during summer time before I'd head off 4 college thanks

Pamcakes said...

Sounds very interesting! Would love to read it.

ky2here said...

I like Smith's writing style and would love to checkt his out.

Christina said...

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Rhonda said...

I would love to read a book set in this era.

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idahomom said...

I would enjoy this book. Thanks for the chance.

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Unknown said...

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Charlene Kuser said...

I love to read books set in other
countries,it is almost like being there.This sounds like a really
interesting book.Thanks for the
giveaway

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dvice12 said...

This looks great

degood said...

This book is on my summer reading list.

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Breanne said...

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Kelly g said...

I love reading new books

purplepassion126 said...

I love historical fiction--this book sounds exciting and thought-provoking.

Betty C said...

This sounds like a book that would keep me interested from beginning to end.

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/\Heather/\ said...

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Anonymous said...

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Denise S. said...

I love reading! Thanks for the chance.