Friday, July 17, 2015

Grand Summer Reads Giveaway - The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman

Grand Central Publishing is running a summer long program aptly named Grand Summer Reads featuring four GCP titles to keep you in "reading bliss."

The second title is The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman. And I have three copies to giveaway to three lucky readers!

From the publisher:

"Now in paperback, bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman's IndieNext Pick novel about an immigrant girl's transformation into an indomitable businesswoman in early 20th century New York.

As a child in 1913, Malka Treynovsky flees Russia for New York with her family--only to be crippled and abandoned in the streets. Taken in by a tough-loving Italian ices peddler, Malka survives. When she falls in love with Albert, they set off together across America in an ice cream truck to seek their fortune; slowly, she transforms herself into Lillian Dunkle, "The Ice Cream Queen of America"--doyenne of an empire of ice cream franchises and a celebrated television personality.

Spanning 70 years, Lillian's rise--fraught with setbacks, triumphs, and tragedies--is inextricably linked to the course of American history itself, from Prohibition to the disco days of Studio 54. And when her past starts catching up with her, her world implodes spectacularly." Read an excerpt of The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street.

"Susan Jane Gilman is the bestselling author of Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress, Kiss My Tiara, and Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven. She provides commentary for NPR and has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Ms. Magazine. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan. She divides her time between Geneva, Switzerland, and her hometown of New York." You can connect with Susan Jane Gilman on her website, as well as on Twitter and on Facebook.

Check out the other titles for the Grand Summer Reads(And enter to win all four titles from Grand Central Publishing!)

Ice Cream Queen? What a great, cool book for a hot summer read! I have three copies to giveaway to three lucky readers!! Open to US and Canada, no PO Boxes please. Ends August 1/15. Enter using the Rafflecopter form below.

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24 comments:

  1. CarynJuly 17, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    Looking forward to reading. Thanks for the chance!
    caryn9802 at yahoo dot com

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  2. travelerJuly 17, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    Thanks for this great feature and giveaway which sounds like a treasure and so enjoyable. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)comThanks for this great feature and giveaway which would be very enjoyable. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  3. MelissaJuly 17, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    Such a great book. Entering because I want a copy to be able to share with others. :)

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  4. JenniferJuly 17, 2015 at 12:15 PM

    Sounds like a great read! Thanks for the chance.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 17, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    The book sounds perfect for me,

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  6. Marjorie/cenya2July 17, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    I really like the storyline and would love to read the book.

    cenya2 at Hotmail dot com

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  7. Hailey FishJuly 17, 2015 at 4:25 PM

    I met Susan Jane Gilman last year and she is as lovely as she looks! Very friendly, polite. I would love to win this! Thanks for the chance!

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  8. KkdncJuly 17, 2015 at 5:07 PM

    I would really love to read this book!

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  9. Jennifer cJuly 17, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  10. fredamansJuly 17, 2015 at 7:58 PM

    Sounds like a delightful read! Thanks for the chance!
    Good luck to all who enter!

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  11. susieqlawJuly 18, 2015 at 5:33 AM

    I love ice cream!

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  12. Grandma CootieJuly 18, 2015 at 11:41 AM

    Sounds like a good old-fashioned story. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  13. Karen BJuly 18, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! :)

    kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com

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  14. KarinJuly 18, 2015 at 10:19 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  15. Book Lover in FloridaJuly 20, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    Thank for the giveaway!

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  16. holdenjJuly 20, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    The title does sound like a perfect summery read! Thanks!

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  17. SuzyJuly 20, 2015 at 8:31 PM

    I loved the hardcover copy of the book when it first came out. Too bad they didn't keep it for the paperback.

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  18. RhiannonJuly 21, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    I agree with Suzy. The hardback cover was yummy.

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  19. UnknownJuly 25, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    I really want to read this book and I thank you for the giveaway!

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  20. Carol MJuly 25, 2015 at 5:23 PM

    This sounds like a story I would really enjoy! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  21. SchlaubergerJuly 28, 2015 at 3:47 AM

    This sounds like a great book, I would love to win this, thank you!

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  22. JenJuly 29, 2015 at 9:48 AM

    Thanks for a chance. This book has been near the top of my TBR list and I'd love to read it soon! xo

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  23. Kaizen Fashion ProjectJuly 29, 2015 at 11:24 AM

    I would la la LOVE to win!

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  24. Jennifer CAugust 12, 2015 at 5:37 PM

    Luanne, I received my book today - THANK YOU! It's a beautiful book!

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