Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Giveaway - The Unnamed - Joshua Ferris

Looking for a great book club selection? Look no further. The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris would make a great choice - and there is a reading club guide available. And thanks to the Hachette Book Group I have 3 copies to giveaway.

What's it about? From the publisher:

"He was going to lose the house and everything in it.

The rare pleasure of a bath, the copper pots hanging above the kitchen island, his family-again he would lose his family. He stood inside the house and took stock. Everything in it had been taken for granted. How had that happened again? He had promised himself not to take anything for granted and now he couldn't recall the moment that promise had given way to the everyday.

Tim Farnsworth is a handsome, healthy man, aging with the grace of a matinee idol. His wife Jane still loves him, and for all its quiet trials, their marriage is still stronger than most. Despite long hours at the office, he remains passionate about his work, and his partnership at a prestigious Manhattan law firm means that the work he does is important. And, even as his daughter Becka retreats behind her guitar, her dreadlocks and her puppy fat, he offers her every one of a father's honest lies about her being the most beautiful girl in the world.
He loves his wife, his family, his work, his home. He loves his kitchen. And then one day he stands up and walks out. And keeps walking.

THE UNNAMED is a dazzling novel about a marriage and a family and the unseen forces of nature and desire that seem to threaten them both. It is the heartbreaking story of a life taken for granted and what happens when that life is abruptly and irrevocably taken away."

Get a head start - read an excerpt of The Unnamed.

You can find Joshua Ferris on Facebook. Check out the website for The Unnamed.

Simply comment to be entered to win a copy. Open to US and Canada, no PO boxes. Limit one per mailing address.  Ends Sat. Oct. 9th at 6 pm EST.

69 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would love to read The Unnamed :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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holdenj said...

Looks like a great read! I would love to be entered to win! Thanks!
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Linda said...

You said just enough to make me curious. Would love to read this book. Thanks for the giveaway.
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debbie said...

I would like to read this book, it sounds quite good.
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PoCoKat said...

Sounds great...please enter me!

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Kaye said...

Wow, You had me at "one day he loves his family and walks out". I gotta read this one! Thanks for the chance.

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Scorpio M. said...

I'd like to read this one. Thank you.

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Kerry said...

Oh, please enter me - would love to read this. Thank you!

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Waterwings said...

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Linda Henderson said...

This sounds like and interesting book, I'd love to read it.

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Lisa said...

Louann... we haven't been in touch forever! I still miss seeing you at the library, it's just not the same. This book sounds like an interesting read. I hope we see you soon!

gcpeach17 said...

Please, enter me in this giveaway. i am hooked and would love to read this book. Thanks, for the chance to win it.

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shanaelyse said...

I'd love to win this!

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Susan Helene Gottfried said...

No need to enter me, babe. I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. It inspired my post about this give over at Win a Book...

Anonymous said...

please enter me & thx for the contest
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I'd love to win!

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randio said...

Whoa, sounds pretty intense! thanks

Sandra said...

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Tammy said...

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Mary said...

I read Then We Came to an End and enjoyed it and look forward to reading this one too. Thanks for the giveaway!

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elaine said...

I've read the excerpt of The Unnamed and I'm now hoping to win the book.

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Amber said...

Sounds like a great read!
Thank you for the giveaway :)
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Margie said...

Thanks for the giveaway. I've heard good things about this book.
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twinmomoftwins said...

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Wanda said...

I've read lots of great reviews for this one! Please enter my name for a chance to win, thanks!

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Alicia said...

Would love to read this.

Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

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rossjenc said...

I would love to read this!
Thanks for the possible opportunity.

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Amber said...

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Thanks for the great giveaways :)

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sharon54220 said...

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Anonymous said...

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Kaydee said...

I would love to win this book

Ellie Wright said...

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Ruthie said...

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christa @ mental foodie said...

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Hifam said...

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JoAnn G said...

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hendy said...

I love this author, so excited to read this new book of his.
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Anonymous said...

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ky2here said...

This reminds me of one of my favorite books - john updike's Rabbit Run.

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Anonymous said...

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Jlefkovenj said...

I would love to read The Unnamed.

Anonymous said...

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snytar said...

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tallcapp said...

I am already caught up in this book just from the description. I will read this one.

CherylS22 said...

I've read nothing but good thing about 'The Unnamed'. Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
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Anonymous said...

Sounds like a good read-thank you
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guettel78 said...

I really loved "Then We Came to the End," so I'm eagerly awaiting the chance to read this much-acclaimed follow-up. Thanks a lot for the chance to enter!

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Unknown said...

The Untamed appears as a good book to read. Have not read this author before. Thanks for the chance to win!!!


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SalanderServant said...

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Deborah Wellenstein said...

I would love to win this-thanks!

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Charlene Kuser said...

I would love to read The Unnamed.
Life taken for granted has a lesson
to be learned

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Sand said...

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demmi said...

sounds very good