Book Giveaway

I recently won this book on Tanya Kovarsky's blog, Rattle and Mum.

I had actually won Paige Nick's first book on her blog, A Million Miles From Normal, and could not wait to sink my teeth into the second. Paige Nick is a blogging extraordinaire, copywriter and columnist for The Sunday Times...her book could never in a million years not be great!

We follow the lives of two contrasting characters. One being Stella, who is newly married and happily plodding along in her controlled bliss, until the day that shatters her existence, family and marriage; and Poppy who is hitch-hiking across America, with nothing but a backpack and a pink hairdo. Paige Nick manages to create moments that are equally hilarious, yet poignantly serious at the same time.

I absolutely loved this book and after just coming back from London, I cherished the many South Africanisms. I am excitedly awaiting the third novel :)

I also got a copy of Julie and Julia, which I had already read, but who can ever get enough of that book?


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A Million Miles From Normal

I have been dying to read this book ever since I won this copy on Paige Nick's blog, A Million Miles from Normal. This was another one of my Croatia reads and I absolutely devoured it in 2 days.

"All Rachel Marcus wants is a cool job, a guy who has all his own teeth and a decent cup of tea. Is that too much to ask?"

Rachel Marcus is a copywriter at an advertising agency in Johannesburg, until she gets fired. She picks up and moves to New York City, where she is hired at a "different" kind of ad agency, that specialises in marketing for sanitary pads and socks. She moves into a shoe-box flat, filled with her very own rodents and bugs. What seems like a disaster is somehow transformed into a compelling series of turn of events.

I sunk my teeth into this book immediately and found it to be much more satisfying than a normal chick-lit read. It reminded me a lot of Lindsey Kelk's "I Heart New York". It is filled with hilarious incidents, magical friendships and of course the obligatory touch of romance. What more could you want?

8/10


Thanks for the giveaway Paige!



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7 Links

I was recently nominated to do My 7 Links by a friend of mine, Rory. Basically it involves finding seven posts that you have written, according to certain criteria and reposting them. You then in turn nominate 5 new bloggers and so the cycle continues.

These are the posts I chose...

Most beautiful post:  Happy Anniversary

Most popular post:  Tube Wonders - Part 1

Most controversial post:  Poppy Day 

Most helpful post: Tuesday's Tips

Post that was surprisingly successful:  Patient Crush

Post that didn't get enough attention:  BFFS

Post you are the most proud of:  Labour Ward Antics  (one of my very first posts)




I actually had fun looking through past posts and reminiscing a bit. Now to hand the magic baton over...

My 5 nominees are:

what jacci did next - the adventures of a girl with too much time on her hands.

Luck Pony - a zaney girl with a cool sense of style.

Indieberries - the blog of Che

Pharside - wildly South African in London

A Million Miles from Normal - A Sunday Times columnist, author and funny chick.


Hope you had fun looking at some of my older musings and finding some new cool blogs to have a peak at!


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Allan Gray ad

The lovely and talented Nick Paige has been working on a new TV ad for Allan Gray. Click here to check it out first........so heart-warming!

Well done on a brilliant ad campaign!

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Happy Friday!

My day has just been made!!!!!

I won a book on Paige Nick's gorgeous blog. I am so thrilled and excited, as I wanted to read this book anyway. It is her first novel, A Million Miles From Normal.

Hope something exciting happens to you today!

For my last winning...click here

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