Massive Giveaway! 10 copy giveaway of Lady Vernon and Her Daughter: A Novel of Jane Austen's Lady Susan


Courtesy of the unbelievably generous Crown Publishing, Passages to the Past has 10 copies of Lady Vernon and Her Daughter: A Novel of Jane Austen's Susan by Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway!!

Who loves ya baby?  Crown Publishing and me, that's who!!!


SYNOPSIS:  Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan was written during the same period as another novella called Elinor and Marianne–which was later revised and expanded to become Sense and Sensibility. Unfortunately for readers, Lady Susan did not enjoy the same treatment by its author and was left abandoned and forgotten by all but the most diligent Austen scholars. Until now.

In Lady Vernon and Her Daughter, Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway have taken Austen’s original novella and transformed it into a vivid and richly developed novel of love lost and found–and the complex relationships between women, men, and money in Regency England.

Lady Vernon and her daughter, Frederica, are left penniless and without a home after the death of Sir Frederick Vernon, Susan’s husband. Frederick’s brother and heir, Charles Vernon, like so many others of his time, has forgotten his promises to look after the women, and despite their fervent hopes to the contrary, does nothing to financially support Lady Vernon and Frederica.

When the ladies, left without another option, bravely arrive at Charles’s home to confront him about his treatment of his family, they are faced with Charles’s indifference, his wife Catherine’s distrustful animosity, and a flood of rumors that threaten to undo them all. Will Lady Vernon and Frederica find love and happiness–and financial security–or will their hopes be dashed with their lost fortune?

With wit and warmth reminiscent of Austen’s greatest works, Lady Vernon and Her Daughter brings to vivid life a time and place where a woman’s security is at the mercy of an entail, where love is hindered by misunderstanding, where marriage can never be entirely isolated from money, yet where romance somehow carries the day.


Watch the official trailer:





Giveaway 411:

* Giveaway ends on October 16th. Winner will be announced on October 17th.
* Open to US entries ONLY.
* For 5 additional entries sign up as a follower; if you already are a follower you will automatically get this.
* For another additional one entry: post, sidebar, facebook or twitter about this giveaway.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!





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67 comments:

  1. I want to read this one so bad!!!

    I am already a follower!

    Tweet Tweet: http://twitter.com/Historyslover/status/4557912058

    jaime.huff1@gmail.com

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  2. WooHoo - I'm a follower, so PLEASE count me in. Thank you so much for the giveaway:-)

    libneas[at]aol[dot]com

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  3. What a great giveaway Amy! I simply love all these Jane Austen sequels - they are so much fun to read. This one sounds great and the video trailer was really interesting. Please include me in your giveaway.

    ~ Wendi
    wbarker at hotmail.com

    +5 I'm already a follower
    +1 I've added your giveaway to my blog sidebar under giveaways (Wendi's Book Corner)

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  4. And it's even open to us over the pond! Wow I love crown too :D

    Yup follower here.

    Would be so fun to read this one, the Austen book that kind of got away. I wonder how much of her voice they tried to mimick

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  5. Please enter me! I'm a follower on Google and on Facebook :) Will also tweet @FleurDeMar

    martinack_75 AT hotmail DOT com

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  6. I am so excited about this giveaway. The book sounds awesome.

    I am a follower.

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  7. Hi!great contest! Thank you so much!
    the book looks fantastic! sounds like something that i really enjoy to read!

    please count me in!
    October 17th! that date is my 3° aniversary with my boyfriend! It could be an Amazing present! =D

    +5 I'm a follower! =D
    +1 Twitter! http://twitter.com/giuly_24/status/4559383413

    thanks again!
    giuly_4(at)hotmail(dot)com

    giuly

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  8. Lady Susan has long reigned as my favorite Austen villain, beating out Mrs. Norris by a long shot. Looking forward to reading this version of the story.

    Twitter: twitter.com/JanetGS
    jagreensmith@yahoo.com

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  9. Please enter me in this giveaway.

    I am already a follower for +5.

    I also posted this giveaway on my blog for +1 here:
    http://giveawayroundup.blogspot.com/2009/10/15-more-giveaways-for-friday.html

    ludeluh at yahoo dot com

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  10. I'd love to win this! Thanks for the chance.

    Becky (email is in profile)

    P.S. I'm a follower of the blog

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  11. Hi Amy! Oh Please, please, please enter me!!!! I just finished Lady Susan and now am sooo curious about this one-I need to find out more!!!

    I'm putting this up on my sidebar- I'm a follower(duh..) and am going to tweet now!!

    My fingers are doubly triple-crossed..and I'm on my knees!
    Thanks for this great giveaway!!!

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  12. Please enter me. linds84@gmail.com
    I'm also a follower and tweeted at @lindstx84 about this

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  14. would love a chance to win this!

    sensitivemuse at gmail dot com

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  15. I love these Regency stories, what a great giveaway!

    + I just signed up to follow via Google Reader!

    Thanks so much!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

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  16. I've always wondered why no one has done a Lady Susan completion. I've read a sew Sanditon ones, but never LS. So, fingers crossed!
    I am already a follower

    ~Misty
    mbradenwf@gmail.com

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  17. Awesome giveaway! I want to win this one so badly!

    +5 faithful follower
    +1 under Contests on the right sidebar (http://www.rundpinne.blogspot.com)

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  18. ~Squeal~
    I would love to win this book! Please count me in!

    fitz12383(at)hotmail(dot)com

    +5 Old follower.

    +1 posted on blog.

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  19. Looks great!!! Please count me in =)

    Im a new follower
    I tweeted about it: http://twitter.com/Libelula89/status/4564867593

    Mariana
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  20. Awesome!! Please do enter me fot this giveaway.

    +5 follower

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  21. Enter me in the drawing, please! My e-mail is on my profile and I'm a follower. Thanks!

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  22. Fantastic, I already follow!

    delilah0180(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  23. Hi
    I am a follower and posted on Facebook and twittered...also on my blog

    http://celticladysramblings.blogspot.com

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  24. Wow! Ten copies is a very generous giveaway! Please enter me, I would love to read this one!

    Of course I'm a follower!

    Carey
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  25. A wonderful giveaway, please enter me. I am a follower and would love to win a copy. Thanks for your wonderful blog. I read it daily.

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  26. laurabrunson@gmail.com
    I signed up as a follower and tweeted at lebsugg

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  27. Awesome Giveaway!
    I am a follower

    I twittered
    http://twitter.com/BurtonReview/status/4569461061

    I blogged Via Sidebar on The Burton Review!
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  28. This sounds so good!! Please count me in.

    gaby317nyc at gmail dot com

    +5 I follow

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  29. Please enter me!

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    +5 Am a follower

    +1 Twittered here
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  30. What a great giveaway, please count me in! I'm already a follower.

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  31. What a delightful "trailer" - I'm sure it will be a fun read.

    I follow through Google Reader.

    lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)com

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  32. Wow - I would love to win and read this.
    +5 I already follow
    +1 I added it to my sidebar

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    thereadingjourney[at]gmail[dot]com

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  33. Thanks for the chance to enter! I'm now a follower of the blog, following on Facebook, and I also mentioned this giveaway on my blog: http://CalicoCritic.blogspot.com

    Thanks!

    LauraHartness@gmail.com

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  34. Hi - I'd love to receive a copy of this.

    I subscribe via Google.

    Great site!

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  35. ooh-ooh-ooh
    I'm such a contest ho! Please enter me.
    I'm already a follower.
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  36. Wonderful book. Would love to win.
    My EMail is Googled.
    B.

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  37. How generous of Crown Publishing! I'd love a chance to win a copy of this lovely book. Thanks for the chance!

    +5 already a follower.


    rubymoonstone at gmail dot com

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  38. anything by Jane Austen will captivate me!

    sign me up...

    i'm a follower...

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  39. What a great giveaway! :) Count me in! I'm also a follower!

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  40. I love, love, love anything related to Austen or her work. Thanks for hosting this giveaway. I also just became a follower! Thanks.

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  41. This looks great. I love the cover.

    I follow.

    Tweet: http://twitter.com/morbidromantic/statuses/4607990493.

    Valorie
    morbidromantic@gmail.com

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  42. Sounds like a fabulous book. What a great giveaway!

    I am a follower :)

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  43. Sounds like a great read! count me in!! I'm already a follower.

    mlawson17 (at) hotmail dot com

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  44. count me in please!

    Already a follower

    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

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  45. I've been wishing for a book like this ever since I read Lady Susan. Please enter me.

    I am already a follower

    jasmyn9[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  46. Please enter me.
    Thank you
    I am a follow +5
    kaiminani@gmail.com

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  47. YAHOO! Can't wait to read this one - and thanks for the extra 5 for being a follower!

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  48. OOh! I'd love a chance to win a copy of this book! Please enter me in this giveaway, and thanks for hosting it.

    zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

    I am also a follower via google reader.

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  49. OOh! I'd love a chance to win a copy of this book! Please enter me in this giveaway, and thanks for hosting it.

    zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

    I am also a follower via google reader.

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  50. OOh! I'd love a chance to win a copy of this book! Please enter me in this giveaway, and thanks for hosting it.

    zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

    I am also a follower via google reader.

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  51. Mary D
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    I'd love LOVE to read this :) Thanks for the chance!

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  52. Mary D
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    +5 entries

    I just signed up to follow you in Google Reader :)

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  53. I would love to be entered for this book. Thank-you.

    +5 I am a follower.

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  54. I would love to win this book!!

    angpoopers@yahoo.com

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  55. Wonderful contest I would love to read this book Thanks so much
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  56. Please enter me in this awesome giveaway! I am a follower

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    Sarah Emmerson

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  57. I would love to read this book. Please count me in.

    I am already a follwer. +5

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  58. I'm a new follower. Please count me in too!

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  59. I won this at Lizzy's .. =) so you can give my chances to everyone else here!! Thanks, Amy!

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  60. Definitely count me in for this. I'd love to read it.

    +5 Follower
    +1 Tweeted: http://twitter.com/thebookpixie/status/4878715045

    ~Briana
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  61. I would love to be entered in the giveaway! This book looks excellent!

    I am a follower.

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  62. This looks so interesting; please count me in. Thanks for the great giveaway. I'm a follower.

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  63. Thanks - what a fabulous giveaway.
    rae_sunshine4(at)yahoo.com
    * For 5 additional entries- I'm already a follower. :)
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  64. Terrific giveaway! Count me in.

    +5 follower
    +1 Tweeted: http://twitter.com/utah91960/status/4900492812

    Marie
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  65. Another great Austen read - please enter me!

    +5 - I already follow

    Thanks ~ megalon22{at}yahoo{dot}com

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  66. I am a follower...please enter me
    plb8156@aol.com

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  67. I am a follower, would love to win this giveaway! Thanks.

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