Thursday, July 16, 2009

Giveaway: UNDRESS ME IN THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN: A Memoir by Susan Jane Gilman

Just because I celebrated reaching 99 Followers, doesn't mean I can't also celebrate reaching . . . 102!

WHOOO HOOO!

I have one (1) brand new, never-been-read hardcover copy of UNDRESS ME IN THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN: A Memoir by Susan Jane Gilman. (Part of a duplicate win I received a few months back.)

To enter, just leave a comment with your email address (in spam-twarting code). I'll give you an extra entry for spreading the word and coming back and telling me about it.

This giveaway is open world-wide until midnight, Friday, July 24, 2009 EST.


UNDRESS ME IN THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN: A Memoir
by Susan Jane Gilman

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date: March 2009
ISBN-13:
9780446578929
Sales Rank: 4,106
320pp

Description (from the publisher):
They were young, brilliant, and bold. They set out to conquer the world. But the world had other plans for them.Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman's new memoir is a hilarious and harrowing journey, a modern heart of darkness filled with Communist operatives, backpackers, and pancakes. In 1986, fresh out of college, Gilman and her friend Claire yearned to do something daring and original that did not involve getting a job. Inspired by a place mat at the International House of Pancakes, they decided to embark on an ambitious trip around the globe, starting in the People's Republic of China. At that point, China had been open to independent travelers for roughly ten minutes.Armed only with the collected works of Nietzsche, an astrological love guide, and an arsenal of bravado, the two friends plunged into the dusty streets of Shanghai. Unsurprisingly, they quickly found themselves in over their heads. As they ventured off the map deep into Chinese territory, they were stripped of everything familiar and forced to confront their limitations amid culture shock and government surveillance. What began as a journey full of humor, eroticism, and enlightenment grew increasingly sinister-becoming a real-life international thriller that transformed them forever.Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven is a flat-out page-turner, an astonishing true story of hubris and redemption told with Gilman's trademark compassion, lyricism, and wit.

About the author (from the publisher):
Susan Jane Gilman is the author of Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress and Kiss My Tiara. She has written commentary for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Ms. magazine, among others, and her fiction and essays have received several literary awards. Though she has lived most recently in Geneva, Switzerland, and Washington, D.C., she remains, eternally, a child of New York.

Click here to read an excerpt.


THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

45 comments:

Kerri said...

I would love to read this book. Congratulations on breaking 100.

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Icedream said...

Already on my wish list so I would love to be entered. Thanks so much for the chance!

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Icedream said...

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ChristyJan said...

Congrats on breaking 100!

I'd love to be entered to win a copy of this book.

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Pam said...

I've been to China more recently and didn't have nearly the adventure it sounds like they had. I'd love to read about their trip!

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mrsshukra said...

Please include me, thanks much!

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A Reader said...

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Becca said...

No need to enter me in the giveaway, as I have the audiobook, but I just wanted to say a huge congratulations to you! I have no idea if I count as a follower or not because I don't see the widget on your sidebar, but I definitely subscribe to your blog. So maybe it is 103! :)

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Lesley (aka Upper West Side Writer) said...

I would love to win this book; thank you!

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Lesley (aka Upper West Side Writer) said...

I also spread the word about this giveaway on Twitter:

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Thanks again!

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LoveMyCoffee said...

I really want this book. I'm already a follower.

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Lori L said...

Great review! I'd love to win a copy of this book! My husband travels to China on business and, although he has had some adventures, nothing like this!
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Beth (BBRB) said...

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Debbie F said...

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CinemaSista said...

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Thanks!

dancealertreads.blogspot.com said...

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Cindy said...

I am a new follower of your blog and I love it already!

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LoveMyCoffee said...

I have wanted to read this book for a couple of months now after reading a review on it...winning a copy would be great.

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