Thanks to Three Rivers Press Passages to the Past has an extra copy advanced reading copy of The Daughter of Siena
by Marina Fiorato to give away to one lucky reader!!
SYNOPSIS
Amid the intrigue and danger of 18th-century Italy, a young woman becomes embroiled in romance and treachery with a rider in the Palio, the breathtaking horse race set in Siena....
It’s 1729, and the Palio, a white-knuckle horse race, is soon to be held in the heart of the peerless Tuscan city of Siena. But the beauty and pageantry masks the deadly rivalry that exists among the city’s districts. Each ward, represented by an animal symbol, puts forth a rider to claim the winner’s banner, but the contest turns citizens into tribes and men into beasts—and beautiful, headstrong, young Pia Tolomei is in love with a rider of an opposing ward, an outsider who threatens the shaky balance of intrigue and influence that rules the land.
GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:
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- Giveaway ends on May 6th.GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

Sounds really interesting I would really like to read it. dustystwin@aol.com
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ReplyDeleteAwe I've had my eye on this book for a long time waiting for it to be released! I would love to win this book so much! Thanks for another awesome giveaway!
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Please enter me in this giveaway. I would to be immersed in 18th century Italy!
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This sounds like a good read! Thanks for another great giveaway!
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It sounds really good, I would love to read it.
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Really excited about this book. Sounds great. And such a pretty cover! namomma@hotmail.com
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I would so love to read this book. I just read Juliet by Anne Fortier, which was set mostly in Siena and talked about the Palio.
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Awesome giveaway! I LOVED The Botticelli Secret, so I know I'd love this one, too! Thanks!
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This sounds like such a wonderful book. It's almost Romeo and Juliet-esque.
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i'm so curious about this one. looking forward to reading about the horse racing of this time period.
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I've been checking this book out on other blogs. It look fabulous! Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading The Daughter of Siena, so I'd love to win a copy! Thanks for the giveaway. :)
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I adore Marina Fiorato's books! The Botticelli Secret and Glassblower of Murano were amazing. I expect only good things from this latest novel.
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I haven't read any books by this author yet, but this one in particular sounds amazing! Thanks for the information and the giveaway!
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Ever since reading The Duchess of Milan (permanently on my bookshelf) I have been obesessed with Renaissance Italy. I hunger and thirst for hist-fict on the subject. I wish someone would write a novel on Veronica Franco. Please enter me in this giveaway.Thank you.
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After a wonderful visit to Sienna, would love to read a story about some of its history.
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What an interesting premis, Thanks for the giveaway.
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Would love to read to read about the Palio. I'm crazy about hist-fict about Italy. Thanks for the giveaway
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what with the borgias on tv i have become interested in Italy. hope to win.
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I would love to get the chance to read this book. Thank you for the giveaway!
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Thank you for a chance to win a copy of this book. I read a story that had the Palio in it last year, it has a fascinating history.
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Sounds like a good read.
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I read a lot of historical romances, but can't remember the last one set in Italy!
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I love to read books that “take you back in time”. The Daughter of Siena sounds like an interesting read, and the cover of the book is beautiful!
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This sounds great! I'd love to win a copy. :)
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This book sounds like a great period piece with a great new storyline that I've never read about. Thanks for the advance copy giveaway. Fondly, Roberta
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I had not heard of this race before. Whenever this type of competition is held, it seems danger will be present. Sounds like it will be a good read. The cover is beautiful
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Ooh, I've heard of this horse race. Sounds like an exciting read.
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