Win a signed first edition of A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness! [closed]
One Bookhugger reader will win a very limited signed first edition hardback of Deborah Harkness’ stunningly successful story of witches, daemons and vampires!
It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.
When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, it’s an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage, the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself to a world she’s kept at bay for years; one of powerful witches, creative, destructive daemons and long-lived vampires. Sensing the significance of Diana’s discovery, the creatures gather in Oxford, among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, a vampire genticist. Diana is inexplicably drawn to Matthew and, in a shadowy world of half-truths and old enmities, ties herself to him without fully understanding the ancient line they are crossing. As they begin to unlock the secrets of the manuscript and their feelings for each other deepen, so the fragile balance of peace unravels…
- Watch author Deborah Harkness on a walking tour of Oxford
- Watch a reading from A Discovery of Witches
The Questions:
To win, answer two simple questions, the answers to which can be found in a recent Bookhugger article…
- Question 1: What location does the walking tour visit first in Oxford?
- Question 2: How long would it take to retrieve a stool in the Bodleian Library?
Terms and conditions
- Closing date for entries: 1st October 2011.
- Open to residents of the United Kingdom only.
- Entry to the competition is by completion of the above form only. Anyone submitting multiple entries will be disqualified.
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September 30th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
Not the sort of book I would normally go for, but this sounds really good! I will definitely give it a try.