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Book Giveaway and Radio Show Invitation: "A Separate Country" by Robert Hicks

[ 2 ] September 22, 2009 |
Publisher Description

Set in New Orleans in the years after the Civil War, A Separate Country is based on the incredible life of John Bell Hood, arguably one of the most controversial generals of the Confederate Army–and one of its most tragic figures. Robert E. Lee promoted him to major general after the Battle of Antietam. But the Civil War would mark him forever. At Gettysburg, he lost the use of his left arm. At the Battle of Chickamauga, his right leg was amputated.

Starting fresh after the war, he married Anna Marie Hennen and fathered 11 children with her, including three sets of twins. But fate had other plans. Crippled by his war wounds and defeat, ravaged by financial misfortune, Hood had one last foe to battle: Yellow Fever. A Separate Country is the heartrending story of a decent and good man who struggled with his inability to admit his failures-and the story of those who taught him to love, and to be loved, and transformed him.

Radio Show

Robert Hicks, the author of A Separate Country and Widow of the South will be doing a live interview on a radio show on Wednesday, September 23rd at 12:30 ET.

Anyone that calls in and asks Robert a question (can be about his book, writing in general, etc.) will receive 15 extra entries for the giveaway!

Please call 646.378.0039 and tell the screener your name, and that you’re calling in from Luxury Reading. I will then get a list of anyone that called in from the switchboard.

Also come back here and leave comments saying you called in to the radio show.

To listen online, please click here.

Giveaway:

I have 5 copies of A Separate Country to give away, courtesy of Hachette Book Group!

Comment on this post with your e-mail address, or contact me directly. If I don’t have a way to contact you, you will not be entered.

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This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canada residents only.

Deadline to enter is midnight on October 7th.

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    Carol Wong says:

    Is this a mistake? I can’t believe that there were no comments. This book sounds like a real gem. Full of history of the South, New Orleans and with the natural disaster of yellow fever. I love that it also has a message of determination to love, to triumph in the end.

    Carol Wong

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