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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Giveaway of The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith


The Secret Speech
by Tom Rob Smith

Tom Rob Smith's debut, Child 44, was an international bestseller and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Now he returns with The Secret Speech.

Stalin is dead, and the brutal Soviet regime once held together by fear is beginning to unravel, leaving behind a society where the police are the bloodiest criminals of all. Former Secret Police Officer Leo Demidov is struggling to put his former career behind him, to make a life for himself, his wife, Raisa, and the two young sisters they adopted. But will the mistrust and betrayals from Leo's own past shatter his family's ability to love and forgive -- or destory them in ways unimaginable?



Tom Rob Smith graduated from Cambridge University in 2001 and lives in London. His first novel, Child 44, was a New York Times bestseller and an international publishing sensation. Among its many honors, Child 44 won the ITW 2009 Thriller Award for Best First Novel, The Strand Magazine 2008 Critics Award for Best First Novel, the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. You can visit Tom's website at http://www.tomrobsmith.com/ and follow @tomrobsmith on Twitter.


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GIVEAWAY
I have 3 copies of this paperback book to giveaway courtesy of Hachette books.  This giveaway will close at Midnight CST on June 1, 2010.  It is open to mailing address in U.S. or Canada - no P.O. boxes.

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86 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 11, 2010 at 1:36 AM

    This will make a great introduction to the study of life in the Soviet Union during the Cold War era.
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  6. debbieMay 11, 2010 at 5:09 AM

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  11. Sandra K321May 11, 2010 at 6:32 AM

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  27. Carol W.May 11, 2010 at 8:29 AM

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  31. MargieMay 11, 2010 at 2:47 PM

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  48. Heidi VMay 12, 2010 at 12:26 AM

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  49. AnonymousMay 12, 2010 at 3:48 PM

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  53. Julie May 18, 2010 at 9:19 PM

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  54. UnknownMay 19, 2010 at 8:46 PM

    I have read good reviews about this book and would love to read it. Please enter me for this giveaway.

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  55. MarionGMay 21, 2010 at 12:06 AM

    Hi. I also have heard many good things about this book. Please count me in. Cheers.
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  59. Annmarie Weeks May 21, 2010 at 12:50 PM

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  60. Annmarie Weeks May 21, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    I read Child 44 & loved it! I know this book would be so good too!

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  64. AnonymousMay 24, 2010 at 1:51 AM

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  66. AmyMay 26, 2010 at 7:36 AM

    Sign me up. Child 44 was great. This sounds good too.

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  67. ChrisBMay 26, 2010 at 7:03 PM

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  68. Steve CapellMay 29, 2010 at 8:23 PM

    That must be a special feeling to have your debut novel an international best seller ... and the reviews I haver read about The Secret Speech are all good. I may of found another author that I will start reading. Thanks for hosting this review and giveaway.

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  69. Dawn M.May 31, 2010 at 3:50 AM

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  80. AnonymousJune 1, 2010 at 10:54 AM

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  85. AnonymousJune 1, 2010 at 11:23 AM

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  86. AnonymousJune 1, 2010 at 11:25 AM

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