Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Real Liddy James by Anne-Marie Casey

Yesterday, Anne-Marie Casey’s novel, The Real Liddy James came out…another book with a striking cover!!! I’ll be reviewing this book in the coming weeks, but for now, please enjoy this spotlight and be sure to enter the giveaway below!!! 

Title:The Real Liddy James

Author:Anne-Marie Casey

Published:September 2016, G.P Putnam’s Sons

Format:Hardcover, 336 pages

Forty-four, fit, and
fabulous, Liddy James is one of New York’s top divorce attorneys, a
bestselling author, and a mother of two. Armed with a ruthless
reputation and a capsule wardrobe, she glides through the courtrooms and
salons of the Manhattan elite with ease. What’s her secret? Liddy will
tell you: “I don’t do guilt!”

This is the last thing literature
professor Peter James wants to hear. Devastated by his divorce from
Liddy six years earlier, the two have a tangled history his new partner,
Rose, is only just sorting out. But Rose is a patient woman with faith
in a well-timed miracle and she’s determined to be sympathetic to
Peter’s plight. Together, Liddy, Peter, and Rose have formed a modern
family to raise Liddy and Peter’s truculent teen and Liddy’s darling, if
fatherless, six-year-old.

But when Rose announces she’s
pregnant, Liddy’s nanny takes flight, the bill for a roof repair looms,
and a high-profile divorce case becomes too personal, Liddy realizes her
days as a guilt-free woman might be over. Following a catastrophic
prime-time TV interview, she carts her sons back to Ireland to retrace
their family’s history. But marooned in the Celtic countryside things
are still far from simple, and Liddy will have to come to terms with
much more than a stormy neighbor and an unorthodox wedding if she ever
hopes to rediscover the real Liddy James.

Fun, fearless, and full
of heart, The Real Liddy James takes a fresh look at the balancing act
every family performs. With the deft characterization and sharp wit that
made her first novel an international bestseller, Anne-Marie Casey
invites us into the ambitions, passions, and misadventures of this
extraordinary heroine.

Praise for The Real Liddy James: 

“Although there are plenty of other novels exploring the consequences of
trying to have it all, Casey adds new perspective . . . Liddy’s family
history in Ireland and her difficult relationship with her parents offer
substance and true understanding to how she became the woman she is
today. The language is smart and funny, and the observations are wry.
Liddy will resonate for readers who love strong, mature women with a bit
of Irish fire, as with fans of Cecelia Ahern and Marian Keyes and Maria
Semple’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette.” –Booklist

“Whip-smart and crackling with energy, The Real Liddy James had me stopping nearly every page to read paragraphs out loud to anyone who would listen. A true delight!” –-Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author

“[The Real Liddy James]
is an energetic novel; Liddy’s self-deprecating humor makes for
chuckles in even the toughest situations. And while Liddy is clearly the
protagonist, other characters have interesting triumphs and
tribulations as well. . . . Liddy is a memorable character who could
easily appear again as The New and Improved Liddy James in Casey’s next
novel. Let’s hope so.” –Kirkus Reviews

“Rife with drama both in and out of the courtroom, infidelity, and more, The Real Liddy James is perfect for fans of women’s fiction with a dose of travel and a strong—and sometimes flailing—female lead.” –Library Journal

“Wonderfully funny, brilliantly observed and completely addictive!” –Rosamund Lupton, New York Times bestselling author of Sister and The Quality of Silence

“Original, sharp, funny and timely, The Real Liddy James
is a spectacular novel from Anne-Marie Casey, who understands the high
wire act every working mother attempts in the circus of life. Your
ringside seat to Liddy’s big adventure will fill you with joy and
empathy as you root for this everywoman, who might as well be your best
friend, as she navigates love, parenting, and work in times so demanding
you wonder if Liddy will possibly survive them. A dazzling gem.” –Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars in the Heavens

“Zippy, smart, well-written . . . The great feat of The Real Liddy James
is how it manages to be both delicious escapism and refreshingly real. .
. . It’s a delight to read about Liddy’s glossy but stressful work
life, and by switching viewpoints–mainly to that of Rose–we get a
sympathetic portrayal of the varied attitudes women can have to career,
children, and each other.” –The Times (UK)

“A
wonderfully entertaining take on a modern woman’s dilemma in the manic,
sparkling world of Manhattan. Liddy James is a fresh, deeply
sympathetic character who keeps her coolheaded yet messy life in check
until inevitable disaster. Immensely readable, fast-paced, and full of
Casey’s charming yet acerbic wit, the book is thoroughly engaging all
the way through.” –Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack, bestselling authors of Freud’s Mistress and Love and Longing in L.A.

“Energetic
and immensely readable . . . Liddy is sure to resonate with readers who
like no-nonsense, mature heroines with a bit of bite and a good deal of
self-deprecating humour, and the lively pace will suit fans of Marian
Keyes and Cecelia Ahern.” –Sunday Independent (Ireland) 

“If you’re a fan of The Good Wife and like your Maeve Binchy-esque midlife tomes with a cynical bite, you’re in for an existential crisis treat.” –Stellar magazine (UK)

“Breakneck and bursting at the seams with all of modern life’s great questions and challenges, The Real Liddy James made me wish my chair had a seatbelt. Anne-Marie Casey has a way of skewering city life with her acute observations.” –Alison Jean Lester, author of Lillian on Life

“A charming and insightful study of one fabulous, forty-something woman.” –Jules Moulin, author of Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes

“Smart, funny, and thought-provoking.” –The Sunday Mirror (UK)

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Giveaway Details – (US only)

Thanks to the publicist, I have one copy of The Real Liddy James to give away to my readers. To enter the giveaway, please fill out the rafflecopter below by September 28th. 

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This giveaway is open to US residents only and ends September 28th.

Good Luck!!!