Blue Archipelago

17 Aug, 2008

Sunday Salon | A Giveaway - Matrimony by Josh Henkin

Posted by: Clare Swindlehurst In: Giveaways| Sunday Salon

Matrimony by Josh Henkin

Matrimony by Josh Henkin

I haven’t been around for the Sunday Salon in recent weeks so I thought I’d make up for my absence by offering a giveaway. I was lucky enough to win a copy of Josh Henkin’s Matrimony in a giveaway a few months back - and now Josh is offering up a signed copy of the soon to be released paperback to one of Blue Archipelago’s visitors.

Here’s a description of the book:

It is 1987, and Julian Wainwright, aspiring writer and Waspy son of New York City old money, meets beautiful, Jewish Mia Mendelsohn in the laundry room at Graymont College. So begins a love affair that, spurred on by family tragedy, will take Julian and Mia across the country and back, through several college towns, spanning twenty years.

And some information about Josh from his website over at JoshuaHenkin.com:

Joshua Henkin is the author of the novel MATRIMONY (Pantheon, 2007, Vintage, 2008), which was named a New York Times Notable Book, a Book Sense Highlight Pick of the Year, and a Borders Original Voices Selection. He is also the author of the novel SWIMMING ACROSS THE HUDSON, which was named a Los Angeles Times notable book. His short stories have been published in Glimmer Train, Ploughshares, The Southern Review, The Yale Review, Triquarterly, DoubleTake, The North American Review, The New England Review, Boulevard, and elsewhere.

How to enter

To make things easy I’ll give you three ways to enter:

  1. Post a comment below
  2. Tell your readers about the giveaway on your own website/blog
  3. Subscribe to my email newsletter

You’ll get one entry into the giveaway for each of the above.

As it is vacation season I’m going to leave the draw open until August 31 - and I’ll choose a winner on September 1.

Good Luck!

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34 Responses to "Sunday Salon | A Giveaway - Matrimony by Josh Henkin"

1 | Yan

August 17th, 2008 at 1:51 pm

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I would love a chance to win! I’ve been hearing great things about this book so I’m sure it’s going to be a good read. I also just recently subscribed to your feed.

3 | Amy F.

August 17th, 2008 at 5:30 pm

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Sounds amazing! Definitely sign me for this.

4 | Amy F.

August 17th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

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Just subscribed to your feed! Thanks for this giveaway! =D

5 | Rebekah C

August 17th, 2008 at 7:39 pm

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I really want to read this book. Thanks for the opportunity to put my name in the hat. =)

6 | Rebekah C

August 17th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

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Ooh, and I subscribed to your feed/newsletter.
Thanks again.
Rebekah

7 | Stephanien

August 17th, 2008 at 9:03 pm

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Sounds like a great book. I”d love a chance to win!!

Stephaniens last blog post..The Sunday Salon - Censorship

8 | Ruby

August 17th, 2008 at 10:11 pm

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What a wonderful book. Please enter me in.

9 | janelle

August 17th, 2008 at 10:32 pm

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didn’t win the giftcard, maybe this will be my lucky entry :) sounds like a good read, here’s to hoping for a win!

janelles last blog post..Weekly Winners & PIF Giveaway V 3.0

10 | Lisa

August 17th, 2008 at 11:59 pm

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Please enter me for the book! Thanks!

11 | Margay

August 18th, 2008 at 2:25 am

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This sounds like a fabulous book! I’d love a chance to win it.

12 | Cindi

August 18th, 2008 at 2:26 am

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Evening, I think the cover of this book is wonderful! I have read many good things about the book. If I remember correctly, the hardback and the soft cover of this book have different covers. Please enter me in your drawing for
this book. The 20 years of their romance sounds quite interesting. Thanks very much…..Cindi

13 | Cindi

August 18th, 2008 at 2:27 am

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HI! I am a newsletter subscriber of yours. Take care, Cindi

14 | Bobbi's Book Nook

August 18th, 2008 at 2:29 am

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Wow - please sign me up!

Bobbi’s Book Nooks last blog post..Sunday Weekly Round-Up

15 | Linda

August 18th, 2008 at 2:52 am

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Wow! I would love, love, love to win. I’ve been seeing this book everywhere and it sounds better and better every time!

16 | Linda

August 18th, 2008 at 2:53 am

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Just signed up for your feed as well!

17 | Carol

August 18th, 2008 at 4:20 am

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I subscribed to your feed and to your newsletter. Thank you for a chance to win a copy of this book!

18 | Anita Yancey

August 18th, 2008 at 11:11 pm

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I already receive your newsletter. I would love to read this book. Please enter me. Thanks!

19 | Jessica

August 19th, 2008 at 2:07 am

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I’ve seen this book EVERYWHERE. I would love to have a copy to call my own. Please enter me!

Jessicas last blog post..84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff

21 | Shauna

August 20th, 2008 at 12:07 am

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I’d love to be entered to win this book. I’ve signed up for the newsletter as well. Thanks!

22 | Susan Helene Gottfried

August 21st, 2008 at 8:09 pm

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Just dropping in to say I’ve got this posted at Win a Book. I hope you’ll keep us informed of any future contests you run!

Hope you get lots of cool entries from our readers. (No need to enter me; I don’t think it’s fair if I enter every contest I post!)

Susan Helene Gottfrieds last blog post..Susan’s Book Talk: The Kommandant’s Girl

23 | Janel

August 21st, 2008 at 8:59 pm

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Enter me, please! I would really like to read this book!

25 | Elizabeth M.

August 22nd, 2008 at 1:12 am

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What a fantastic giveaway. I really want to read this one. It’s on my TBR list big time!

26 | Alessandra

August 22nd, 2008 at 6:13 am

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Please enter me in the giveaway! Thank you!

Alessandras last blog post..Book review: Pretty Little Liars

27 | Alyce

August 22nd, 2008 at 6:52 am

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I would love to win a copy of this book!

akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com

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28 | avalonne83

August 22nd, 2008 at 7:50 am

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I’d love to read this book, so…please throw my name in the hat!
Thanks a lot!

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29 | Mrs S

August 22nd, 2008 at 10:13 am

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Originally commented by Susan Helene Gottfried
Just dropping in to say I’ve got this posted at Win a Book. I hope you’ll keep us informed of any future contests you run!

Thanks Susan - I’ll add you into the draw - without West of Mars no one would know about all of the contests that are hosted in the booking blogosphere!

30 | hermeslyre

August 22nd, 2008 at 1:28 pm

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Count me in. Thanks! Oh and I subscribed to your NL feed.

hermeslyre@hotmail.com

31 | Susan B

August 23rd, 2008 at 2:17 pm

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Hi Mrs. S,

Please enter me in your give away. Looks like a great book.

Thank you,
Susan B.
sbussey AT windstream.net

32 | Susan B

August 23rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm

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Hi again,

I subscribed to your newsletter also.

Thanks again,
Susan B
sbussey AT windstream.net

33 | Stephanie

August 26th, 2008 at 12:23 am

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I would like to be entered. Thanks!!

Stephanies last blog post..Win a book contests

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