Giveaway: The Last Summer by Judith Kinghorn

I received an extra ARC of Judith Kinghorn's new release, The Last Summer, so I'm giving it away to one lucky reader!

Pub Date:  December 31, 2012
NAL Trade
464p

{SYNOPSIS}

I was almost seventeen when the spell of my childhood was broken...It was the beginning of summer and, unbeknown to any of us then, the end of a belle epoque...

In July of 1914, innocent, lovely Clarissa Granville lives with her parents and three brothers in the idyllic isolation of Deyning Park, a grand English country house, where she whiles away her days enjoying house parties, country walks and tennis matches. Clarissa is drawn to Tom Cuthbert, the housekeeper's handsome son. Though her parents disapprove of their upstairs-downstairs friendship, the two are determined to see each other, and they meet in secret to share what becomes a deep and tender romance. But soon the winds of war come to Deyning, as they come to all of Europe. As Tom prepares to join the front lines, neither he nor Clarissa can envision what lies ahead of them in the dark days and years to come. Nor can they imagine how their love will be tested, or how they will treasure the memory of this last, perfect summer.

About the Author

Judith Kinghorn was born in Northumberland, England, educated there and in the Lake District, at a boarding school once attended by the Brontë sisters. She is a graduate in English and History of Art and worked in London, formerly as Director of a Plc and Managing Director of a company then owned by the novelist, the late Josephine Hart. Judith was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and nominated a Woman of the Year before giving up her career in order to focus on her family and pursue her dreams of writing. She now lives in Hampshire, England, with her husband, children, and various cats and dogs.

www.judithkinghornwriter.com

Giveaway (US Only)

- To enter, please leave a comment below and include your email address (only comments with email addresses will be entered in the giveaway). 
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- Giveaway ends on January 7th.

Good luck!

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51 comments:

  1. Sounds like a good book.

    Melissa
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  2. I'd love to win this book. Sounds so-o-o-o good.
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  3. This one sounds so good! Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
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  4. Great giveaway.twitter email follower.will tweet at rhondareads. Lomazowr@gmail.com

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  5. Sounds good! Please enter me: JDQ1175@aol.com

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  6. I would love to win a copy. And I'm a follower!

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  7. What an interesting book. I would love to win, Amy. Thank you for offering it. Sue
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  8. I would love to win this..Thanks for the giveaway.

    Kimberlee
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  9. Sounds great. Thank you for the giveaway. jtretin at aol dot com. I tweeted =- @readsalways

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  10. This sounds like an interesting story.

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  11. Sounds like my kind of read.
    I'm a follower.
    I follow on twitter.
    I tweeted giveaway.
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  12. I've been reading about this time period lately. I'd love to win. Thanks for the giveaway. I'm already a follower.
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  13. Another awesome giveaway!!! Thank you!

    Donna M.

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  14. Sounds like a good one! Would love to win. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  15. Ahh, just the thing for my Downton Abbey obsession! Thanks for the giveaway!
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  16. I follow

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  17. I would enjoy reading this book.

    I am a gfc follower
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  18. This sounds like a great book and I would love to read it!!!

    I am already a GFC follower (Kristin T.) and I follow the facebook page (Kristin Fullam Thorvaldsen).

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  19. Shared on google plus
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  20. I enjoy stories set in the era of WWI. This book sounds great. Thanks for the giveaway.
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  21. Thank you for the chance to win.

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  22. Thanks, looks like a great book! Slavat15@hotmail.com (follower, fb, twitter StephanieRosch)

    Happy new year all!

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  23. I want to read more about clarisa and Tom.

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  24. I follow via gfc. Lisa Garrett

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  25. Thanks!

    Tammy

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    FB page follower
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  26. Sounds like a very interesting read. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  27. Hi, Amy:

    I have heard a lot about this upcoming novel and am quite anxious to read it. This time period was rife with change not only in status but also with the fallout of the war. Thanks so much for offering this super giveaway.

    Connie Fischer
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  28. I am a fan on FB: Lisa Holmes Garrett

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  29. I now follow on twitter: lag32583

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  30. An interesting review and thank you for the opportunity to enter!
    Happy Holidays,

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  31. I am a follower on email, I just ordered a book very similiar to this one. Lovely time period to read about.
    kathleen.bianchi@ymail.com
    i have joined pttp
    i have joined on fb
    i have joined on twitter, joekathbia
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  32. Thanks for the giveaway! mljcwsu at yahoo dot com

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  33. I'm an email subscriber. mljcwsu at yahoo dot com

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  34. You've picked my favorite era, just prior to WWI. What a great time that must have been to be alive. Thanks.

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    +1 I tweeted about the giveaway: https://twitter.com/carlrscott/status/284372648438403072

    Thanks!

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  35. Thank you for another lovely giveaway!! This one kinda makes me think of Downton Abbey!

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  36. I love giveaways and the book sounds great.

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  37. This really does sound like a good book.

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  38. I would love to win a copy of this book as I have been looking forward to it!
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  39. I would love to win a copy of this as I have been looking forward to it!
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  40. This sounds really good. Love books set in Britain. I'd love to win. And I follow in google reader.

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  41. The Last Summer definitely sounds like a book i would enjoy!! thank you for the giveaway!!!

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  42. I follow on:
    GFC
    Facebook
    Twitter

    I shared on:
    Facebook
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    google+

    Thanks and Happy New Year!
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  43. Thanks for this wonderful giveaway! This book sounds lovely.

    Kendal
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    I follow you via Twitter, FB
    I also shared your giveaway via twitter, FB and google +

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  44. I love novels set in an English country house! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  45. sounds wonderful :D great read!

    GFC follower - Lily B
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  46. Sounds like a great book!

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    I follow on Goggle Reader and am on the FB page.

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  47. This one looks fabulous! nomadreaderblog at g mail
    I also follow on Twitter and Google Friend Connect. Thanks!

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  48. I would love to read it!

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  49. thanks for the chance to read this story.

    i'm a follower, too

    karenk
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  50. This book sounds fantastic. I have linked you to my blog (A book Addict's Musings), FB, Twitter, Google + and am a follower of yours. Does it sound like I really want it, lol??

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