Thursday, March 19, 2009

The Best Things In Life Are Free … Books

Another week, another freebie giveaway, and this week the generous souls are Hachette Books Ireland, offering three signed copies of Twenty Major’s sophomore novel, ABSINTHE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER. First, the blurb elves:
It’s just days after the Folkapalooza concert and having saved the world, Twenty Major is looking forward to some R&R&G (Rest & Relaxation & Guinness) - but little does he know that someone from his murky past is about to surface ... Notorious Dublin gangster Tony Furriskey is calling in his marker. A while ago, he helped Twenty and Jimmy the Bollix out of a hole and the time has come for them to repay the favour ... or end up swimming with the Dublin Bay prawns. Twenty and Jimmy must follow a young man and his pals to Barcelona, where the stag weekend of Tony’s future son-in-law is taking place. Their job is to infiltrate the party and make sure, one way or another, that the wedding doesn’t happen ... In the city of Gaudi and Picasso, Twenty, Jimmy, Stinking Pete and Dirty Dave are more gaudy and pick-arse as they try to enjoy the cheap mojitos and Mediterranean sun, while making sure the job gets done. But Twenty’s Barcelona past is about to catch up with him.
  Nice. To be in with a chance of winning one of these signed copies, just answer the following question.
Was Twenty Major’s debut novel called …?
(a) THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX PARK;
(b) BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX PARK;
(c) THE PHOENIX HAS LANDED IN THE PHOENIX PARK;
(d) THE CORRECT PLURAL OF ALBATROSS IS ‘ALBATROSSI’, NOT ‘ALBATROSSES’.
  Answers via the comment box, leaving a contact email address (using (at) rather than @ to confuse the spam munchkins), before noon on Monday, March 23rd. Et bon chance, mes amis

12 comments:

  1. Pesky e-mail address:
    rawsonkeith (at)gmail dot com

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  2. a) The Order of the Phoenix Park

    Rather a witty title for a novel that is suitable only for adults. ;)

    noenic at g

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  3. A) Sounds just up my warped alley!

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  4. How can so many people be so wrong? It's D. (For Declan...)

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  5. a) The Order of the Phoenix Park

    and a Happy St.Patricks Day from Australia

    Jacki

    cluelass(at)gmail dot com

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  6. The Order of the Phoenix Park was the first. Got to respect a man with a cat named Throatripper.
    malundy (at) gmail.com

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  7. The answer is.....(a).

    adrianmarley(at)gmail.com

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  8. Hmmm, sounds very interesting!

    a) The Order of the Phoenix Park


    djbaynham(at)aol.com

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  9. (a) THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX PARK

    fan_909 (@) hotmail.com

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Declan Burke has published a number of novels, the most recent of which is ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL. As a journalist and critic, he writes and broadcasts on books and film for a variety of media outlets, including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Examiner and the Sunday Independent. He has an unfortunate habit of speaking about himself in the third person. All views expressed here are his own and are very likely to be contrary.