First - exciting news for Lionel Shriver fans - she has a new book coming out next spring. According to BookPage, Shriver's new book, So Much For That, is "a searing, deeply humane new novel about the tragic costs of the American healthcare system." That probably wouldn't be my first choice of topic to read about, but Shriver could write about the tax code and I would probably read it.
I also have a fun giveaway: three copies of What French Women Know, by Debra Ollivier. From Amazon:
It's not the shoes, the scarves, or the lipstick that gives French women their allure. It's this: French women don't give a damn. They don't expect men to understand them. They don't care about being liked or being like everyone else. They generally reject notions of packaged beauty. They accept the passage of time, celebrate the immediacy of pleasure, like to break rules, embrace ambiguity and imperfection, and prefer having a life to making a living. They are, in other words, completely unlike us.
Ollivier goes beyond familiar ooh-la-la stereotypes about French women, challenging cherished notions about sex, love, dating, marriage, motherhood, raising children, body politics, seduction, and flirtation. Less a how-to and more a how-not-to, What French Women Know offers a refreshing counterpoint to the stale love dogma of our times.
Thanks to G. P. Putman's Sons (visit their Facebook page), I have three copies of this book to give away to EDIWTB readers. To enter, leave me a comment below with your email address. I will pick three names on Friday, October 30th.
Gutsy Writer and My Inner French Girl enjoyed What French Women Know - check out their posts.
Good luck!
Count me in!!!
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Posted by: Julie P. | October 23, 2009 at 04:45 AM
I once interviewed the author of 'French Women Don't Get Fat' and had that same impression of French women! Would love to read about it some more.
Posted by: Betty Leon | October 23, 2009 at 07:28 AM
French women sound awesome. I need to cultivate some of that.
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Posted by: Nicole | October 23, 2009 at 07:50 AM
I would love to read the secrets of French women. Merci!! akprinz(at)msn(dot)com
Posted by: Kathy | October 23, 2009 at 08:22 AM
No need to enter me- I just wanted to say thanks for the Lionel Shriver heads up! I'm a huge fan of her novels.
Posted by: A Bookshelf Monstrosity | October 23, 2009 at 08:48 AM
Ah, one of the greatest mysteries revealed. Who can resist? Not me!
Posted by: TD | October 23, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Any and all help always appreciated! Please count me in!
thanks.
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Posted by: Julie | October 23, 2009 at 10:34 AM
This sounds really interesting, I'd love to read it!
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Posted by: Jen - Devourer of Books | October 23, 2009 at 10:39 AM
I'd love to read this since I used to live in France. I have to admit that I always thought it was the hair and the scarves - French women have the best looking hair and can make any scarf look wonderful.
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Posted by: Kathy R (Bermudaonion) | October 23, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Hi, I am a relatively new reader to your blog and love all the suggestions. Just wish I had more time to fit all the books in! "What French Women Know" reminds me a little of an article about Italian women and their notion of beauty in this month's Allure magazine. I do think there's much we can learn from these European women. At any rate, would love to enter the contest. Thanks!
Posted by: Amanda | October 23, 2009 at 03:00 PM
I am crazy about all things French! Please enter me.
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Posted by: pam | October 23, 2009 at 10:07 PM
ohhhhhh....pick me! pick me! I need this book!!!
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Posted by: Amy W. | October 24, 2009 at 09:07 AM
I would love to read this & be entered.
Thanks for the chance.
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Posted by: Sharon Walling | October 24, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Sound like a very interesting book. Please enter me. Thanks!
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Posted by: Anita Yancey | October 24, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Perhaps reading this book will help me get out of this social pit I've been experiencing lately!
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Posted by: Lauren S | October 25, 2009 at 09:22 PM
I would also read a book by Lionel Shriver about the tax code LOL! Great to hear she has a new novel coming out.
Posted by: Lenore | October 26, 2009 at 02:47 PM
I would love this book! Please count me in. Thanks!
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Posted by: Molly | October 28, 2009 at 02:57 PM
I've had this on my radar for a bit - count me in!
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Posted by: ChristinaO | October 28, 2009 at 05:12 PM
The book sounds like fun. I'd love to check it out. Thanks for the give away!
Posted by: Deb B. | October 28, 2009 at 08:56 PM
This sounds like a very cool book - I'd love to give it a read.
Posted by: Stephanie C. | October 28, 2009 at 09:31 PM
Hmm, sounds interesting. I'd like to be entered, thanks!
Posted by: 3m.michelle | October 29, 2009 at 05:57 PM