Tuesday, March 25, 2014

WWRW: 7 People Might Be Reading Finding Grace (I'm Reading The Story of Peace)

Well, today I got to pick the 7 winners of the "Finding Grace in Lent" giveaway here at String of Pearls.  These 7 readers  who left me comments during the contest will be receiving a signed copy of my novel Finding Grace (so sometime in the future it might be what they're reading Wednesday).

Drumroll please...here are the winners, and I hope they'll find grace through reading Finding Grace (did you see what I did there?):
1. Kari Burke, who commented on 3/7 (Author of the Catholic novel The Life I Dreamed--you should read her book!)
2. Joy, who commented on 3/18 (She blogs at http://joyinthemorning-joy.blogspot.com)
3. Nancy Shuman, who commented on 3/21 (She blogs at http://thebreadboxletters.blogspot.com)
4. Iris, who left several comments (She blogs at http://www.iris-hanlin.com)
5. Maia, who commented on 3/8 (She blogs at http://www.fromlittlehands.com)
6. Aileen, who left several comments (I know you already have one--are you up for another copy?)
7. Rosie, who commented on 3/17 (She blogs at http://rosie-ablogformymom.blogspot.com

Winners, please contact me using the "Email me" tab on the right and let me know where to send them, and I'll get those books out to you as soon as possible.

Okay, before I go, I'll tell you what I've been reading.  I just finished Miriam Ezeh's haunting Catholic novel The Story of Peace, and it just blew me away.  Aimed at teen and young adult readers, it is a deeply moving and beautifully written story that will touch the heart of any adult as well.  Days after finishing it, the character of Peace Udomm (a beautiful young African woman who has seen her village and her family torn apart by war) stays with me.  She is the most selfless, loving, humble, faith-filled young woman, despite the fact that her life has been anything but peaceful and easy.  The young doctor who falls in love with her is every bit as exemplary a character.  The relationship that develops between them shows young readers what REAL love--chaste, pure, sacrificial love, the kind that mimics the love Our Lord has for us--looks like.

I intend to do a more in-depth review of the book soon, and I hope to share that here on WWRW.  But for now, I'll just say that I recommend this book highly, and the fact that it was published by Bezalel Books makes me feel honored that Finding Grace was published under the same imprint.
Now head on over to Jessica's WWRW blogging book club, my favorite place to be every Wednesday.

15 comments:

  1. Ah! How exciting! I'm emailing you!

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  2. Just checked out The Story of Peace, you might be interested in Immaculee Ilibagiza's biographies about the Rwandan holocaust, horrific yet powerful. Immaculee is Catholic, and totally humbling in her forgiveness, ultimately that is what her books are about

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  3. Thank you! I can't wait to receive my copy and share it with my girls!

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  4. For anyone who stopped by yesterday and wondered why I posted a WWRW post on Tuesday rather than Wednesday...I was having a senior moment (or perhaps I was just too eager!). I've been a day late for blog link-ups plenty of times, but I believe this is the first time I was ever a day early! :)

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  5. Yay! Thank you!
    Will email you soon.

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  6. Can't wait for the next blog entry! Your fan's are anxious to see what's next.

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  7. I love a good YA recommendation and Susan is reading my copy of Finding Grace this spring break!

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  8. I'll be interested to know if your daughter likes it...thank you for passing it on to her.

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  9. I am thrilled to be a winner, and look SO forward to reading the book! Thank you.

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  10. Thank you, Laura!! I sent you an email the other day, let me know if you got it!

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    1. Aileen, could you use my Comcast email address to send your mailing info? I'm having trouble remembering how to access my Outlook address. (I'm a little pathetic when it comes to all this stuff!). Thanks!

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  11. Laura-

    Thank you again for sharing your book with me through this giveaway. I posted my review of it this morning on my blog and on Amazon. You can see the blog post here: http://karilb75.blogspot.com/2014/04/book-review-finding-grace.html

    Many blessings, Kari Burke

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    1. Wow...Kari, I don't know how to thank you for that wonderful endorsement! I swear, the contest was not at all rigged, and the names were picked at random. But I was especially happy to see that you'd won one of the copies, because I knew you had teenaged daughters who might get something out of it as well. I was hoping for three satisfied readers, and what I got was a whole lot more. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

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