Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett (CLOSED)

Last year, I won a hardcopy of Charlie Lovett’s debut novel, The Bookman’s Tale. It has been sitting on my shelf just waiting to be read. Just recently, the book has been released in Paperback and the folks and Viking/Penguin have been kind enough to offer a giveaway of this book. 

“[A]
delightful tale of love and bibliophilia.”—Parade

 

“Lovett tells his story with ease, charm and a faith in his characters.”—USA Today

 

“This novel has something for everyone: William Shakespeare, a love story, murder and even a secret tunnel.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune

 

“The Bookman’s Tale
has plenty of richness to offer. Lovett is deft at juggling plots and eras.” —Atlanta Journal-Constituion

 

“. . . a treat.”—New York Journal of Books

 

“Lovett’s tale sparkles with seasoned storytelling, and . . . is deftly handled by an author whose playwright
roots and sense of scene showcase the skill to keep the reader turning pages.”—The Mountain Times

 

Charlie Lovett’s spellbinding
New York Times-bestselling debut is guaranteed to capture the hearts of anyone who truly loves books. THE BOOKMAN’S TALE
(Penguin; ISBN: 978-0-143-12538-9; On-sale: May 27, 2014; $16.00)
combines the excitement of a centuries-old literary conspiracy with the
touching love story of a shy bookseller.

In
a dusty bookshop in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, Peter Byerly, a widowed American
antiquarian bookseller, stumbles across a miniature portrait
of his dead wife—but his wife died in 1994 and the portrait is clearly
Victorian. When he tries to learn more about the watercolor, Peter is
swept up in a web of mystery and intrigue and uncovers what could be the
most important (and valuable) artifact in
the history of English literature—a book that appears to have
marginalia written by William Shakespeare positively proving the
identity of the great playwright. But Peter is not the only person
interested in the watercolor and the book. Framed for murder and
with the killers on his trail, he is desperate to find out if the book
is genuine or a forgery. Along the way, the reader is transported back
to
London in the late sixteenth century and the
English countryside in the 1870s, finally discovering not only the
truth about the lost book, but also about Peter’s own past and that of
his beloved
Amanda who died so young.

Fans
of Diane Setterfield, A. S. Byatt, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Joanne Harris—and
anyone looking to embark on an exciting hunt for the “holy grail” of
literary
finds—will love THE BOOKMAN’S TALE.

About the Author:

CHARLIE LOVETT is a writer, teacher, and playwright whose plays for children have been seen in over 3000 productions
worldwide. He served for more than a decade as Writer-in-Residence at
Summit School in
Winston-Salem, NC. He is a former
antiquarian bookseller, and he has collected rare books and other
materials related to Lewis Carroll for more than 25 years. He and his
wife, Janice,
split their time between Winston-Salem and Kingham, Oxfordshire.

 Visit the author on the web at www.charlielovett.com

 

THE BOOKMAN’S TALE

By Charlie Lovett

Penguin; $16.00

ISBN: 978-0-143-12538-9 

 On Sale May 27, 2014

GIVEAWAY DETAILS – CLOSED (US only)  

Thanks to the Annie at Viking/Penguin I have one paperback copy of The Bookman’s Tale to give away to my readers. 

To enter…

• Leave a comment below & be sure to include your email address.
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• You MUST include email address or entry will be invalid.
• I will contact winner at the conclusion of the giveaway & they will have 2 days to respond or I will pick a new winner.

This giveaway is open to US residents only and ends June 17th.

Good luck!