Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Book Feature and Giveaway: THE MIDWIFE'S TALE by Sam Thomas


About the Book:


In the tradition of Arianna Franklin and C. J. Sansom comes Samuel Thomas’s remarkable debut, The Midwife’s Tale.

 It is 1644, and Parliament’s armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels’ hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget’s friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.

 Bridget joins forces with Martha Hawkins, a servant who’s far more skilled with a knife than any respectable woman ought to be. To save Esther from the stake, they must dodge rebel artillery, confront a murderous figure from Martha’s past, and capture a brutal killer who will stop at nothing to cover his tracks. The investigation takes Bridget and Martha from the homes of the city’s most powerful families to the alleyways of its poorest neighborhoods. As they delve into the life of Esther’s murdered husband, they discover that his ostentatious Puritanism hid a deeply sinister secret life, and that far too often tyranny and treason go hand in hand.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication Date: January 8, 2013
Buy: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
About the Author:

Sam Thomas is an assistant professor of history at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has received research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Newberry Library, and the British Academy. He has published articles on topics ranging from early modern Britain to colonial Africa. Thomas lives in Alabama with his wife and two children.

 http://samthomasbooks.com/

 About the Giveaway:

 As part of my stop on Sam Thomas' book tour, I have one copy of THE MIDWIFE'S TALE to give away. (Approximate prize value $24.99) The contest is open to US/Canada only. To enter, please a comment on this post with your e-mail address. Entries will be accepted until Tuesday, 1/22/2013, at 11:59pm CST. Must be 18+ to enter. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Good luck!


Click HERE to see a list of all the stops on THE MIDWIFE'S TALE virtual book tour.
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27 comments:

  1. Great giveaway! I'm reading this one myself.

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  2. This book sounds really good! Would love to win a copy!
    kim_cree@yahoo.com

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  3. It does sound like a fantastic historical read! Good Luck everyone!

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  4. Looks like it would be a good story. Postfornow@gmail.com. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  5. Definitely on the tbr list. Thanks for the giveaway. summergal05(at)gmail(dot)com

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  6. Sounds fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing and congrats to Sam on the new release!

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  7. This one looks interesting...please enter me! :)

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  8. Sounds like a promising read. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  9. New author for me and the book sounds awesome. I can't wait to get started on it.
    Thanks,
    Lori
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  10. I love historical reads
    Tia
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  12. I want to know what the secret sinister life is about.

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  13. Sounds like a great book. Thanks for the chance to enter your giveaway!

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  14. Sounds like a great read!

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  15. Thanks for the giveaway! It's great!
    Love that book cover as well...

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  16. I have been looking forward to the release of this one!! Thanks for the giveaway!!

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  17. This sounds really good. Looking forward to it..it's on my TBR list.
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  18. Would definitely like to read this.
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  19. Thank you for the giveaway, I enjoy reading historical fiction!

    Brooke
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  20. This sounds like a really interesting story. Thanks for the synopsis and author bio. I'd love to win a copy.
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  21. Thanks for the giveaway. Sounds really interesting. I would love to read. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com

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  22. Tanks for the awesome giveaway!
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  23. love getting in from the ground floor on a new author/series!!
    thank you for the giveaway!!!

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  24. Added to my tbr and wl.


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  25. Cool setting for a mystery, this sounds very unusual.

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  26. Sounds like a great book, and I'd love to read it. Please enter me. Thanks!

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  27. I enjoy reading books with historical background settings.

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