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Silent Girl by Tricia Dower - Book Giveaway

Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 13:52 | Category : Book Giveaway Winners, Book Review and Giveaway, Poetry, short stories
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Silent Girl brilliantly takes the short story and adds a Shakespearian twist. Each short, written by Tricia Dower, is based on a work of Shakespeare; but if you’re not well versed in this most famous of writers, you’ll not miss out on enjoying some talented writing. If you do enjoy Shakespeare, then you’re in for a special treat when you pick up Silent Girl. Each story is written with plays such as The Tempest and Hamlet in mind, but it’s done in a subtle manner and in an entirely different setting than the play upon which the story is based. For instance, imagine a sort of Taming of the Shrew set in Kyrgyzstan. Or Twelfth Night set in Minnesota. Shakespeare fans will enjoy searching for the similarities, but those who’ve never studied his work will simply enjoy short stories that are sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes humorous, but always well executed.

For the book club, Silent Girl is a perfect choice due to its many layers. In fact, the book comes with a study guide to help book clubs along, whether or not they’re Shakespeare readers. If you’d like to read Silent Girl for yourself, I have one autographed copy. So grab your reading group and enter here for your own copy.

3 Ways to Win:

1.) Leave a comment telling me if you’ve read Shakespeare. What did you think? Have fun with your comment! Winners are randomly chosen, but if the name drawn doesn’t respond, I choose the next winner by comment.

2.) Email subscribers are entered into this and all future giveaways, for as long as their subscription is active. Simply place your email address in the little white box at the top of my sidebar on the right. (Please make sure to verify your Feedburner subscription by responding to the email they send you. If you don’t receive it, check your junk mail. Only verified subscriptions are entered for all the giveaways.)

3.) Blog about this giveaway on your blog with a link back to this post. Come back and leave me a Comment with a link to your blog post.

Do all three, and you’ve got three entries to win! You have until midnight EST on Sunday, September 28, 2008, to enter.

Published by Inanna Publications.

97 Comments for “Silent Girl by Tricia Dower - Book Giveaway”

  1. 1Meredith Rowe

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 15:17

    In high school I read a ton of Shakespeare…Hamlet, R&J, many of the sonnets, MidSummer’s Night Dream was always my favorite though!

  2. 2Jeane

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 16:10

    I’ve read some Shakespeare, though not near as much as I’d like to. Romeo and Juliet, Julius Cesar, Merchant of Venice were all high school requirements. My favorites are Hamlet and The Tempest.

    Jeanes last blog post..So That Others May Live

  3. 3adrienne gordon

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 17:57

    yep, and I love seeing plays based on his works

  4. 4ruth

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 18:05

    I read many Shakespeare plays in school and when I was younger I was fortunate enuogh to attend The Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Stratford, Ont. which I loved and was memorable.

  5. 5Mary @ Adventures in Mommyland

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 18:15

    I read Shakespeare in high school of course, and he was always one of my favorites. The beautiful prose just speaks to me. Great giveaway, thanks!

  6. 6Sandra

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 18:17

    I like reading Shakespeare very much. Hamlet is my favourite, probably because I’ve seen it performed the most, on film especially. Titus Andronicus is good if a little chilling. Much Ado About Nothing is fun, but I never cared for Romeo and Juliet.
    They met on Sunday and were dead by Thursday, what’s with that?
    And I do like The Merchant of Venice, Portia is my favourite character in that play. I’d love to read this book. Please enter me, and I am already a subcriber. Thank you very much.

    Sandras last blog post..At a Loss for Words by Diane Schoemperlen

  7. 7Ruby

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 18:32

    You bet. I love Willie. He is definitely got a way with words. :) Anyway, my favorite has to be Macbeth. The lady was crazy and the most entertaining characters were three witches who loved to boil and toil. LOL!!

  8. 8Alyce

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 18:35

    I read about half of Shakespeare’s plays in high school and college. In high school I was a fairy in “Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

    My husband and I went to a Shakespeare Festival this year for our anniversary and saw “Comedy of Errors.”

    My favorite history is “Richard III.” I saw it at the Shakespeare Festival years ago and it was fantastic!

    Alyces last blog post..Interzone Sci-Fi Magazine

  9. 9Carol

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 18:39

    The only Shakespeare I’ve read was in high school. Thanks for the chance to win this book!
    mittens0831 AT aol DOT com

  10. 10Susan

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 19:01

    My daughter read some Shakespeare last year for Grade 9. They focused on Romeo and Juliet and it was really fun to see the translations that the teacher and the class came up with. It seems that the translations from 20 years ago are just a muddle to the modern teen.
    I was happy to have a topic that we could discuss with a neutral theme.
    That’s the fun of Classics - boundries get dropped.

  11. 11Gayle Morgan

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 19:41

    enter me please

  12. 12Cindi

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 20:13

    Evening, It has been awhile since I have studied and acted in Shakespeare’s writing. In high school, we studied many of his writings in Honors English. Our teacher was a nit picker and almost ruined Shakespeare for me! This book sounds very interesting. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks, Cindi

  13. 13Giveaway City

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 20:29

    I have never read Shakespeare sorry to say. Am already a subscriber!

    Giveaway Citys last blog post..TIME FOR A GIVEAWAY

  14. 14Rosanne Morrison

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 20:33

    I read it but it was not enjoyable

  15. 15sarah

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 20:42

    We used to study a lot of Shakespeare’s works in high school. My favourite one so far has to be Taming of the Shrew.

  16. 16Sharla

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 21:08

    Soft! What wonder doth these eyes behold? To see such spoils which may be mine for the taking takes my breath away. I love all forms of written prose. Alas, if only luck may win over fate.
    P.S. Yes, I’ve read Shakespeare. I did like it although not generally my first choice. I’m a die hard Jane Austen fan myself. Although obviously Shakespeare was a better writer than me. ;)

  17. 17Mary @ Adventures in Mommyland

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 21:27

    Blogged ya:

    http://mommyland512.blogspot.com/2008/09/silent-girl-book-giveaway-at-carpe.html

    Thanks again!

    Mary @ Adventures in Mommylands last blog post..Eco-Nursery Giveaway at Green Your Decor

  18. 18Genevieve Larson

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 21:46

    We studied Shakespeare in high school. My favorite story is of Romeo and Juliet.
    thanks
    jen

    Genevieve Larsons last blog post..A Daycare Life: Catch that booger!

  19. 19Megret

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 22:05

    I’ve read most of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. I admit, I do require the commentary companions to understand the lingo of the times, but I find his humor humorous and his tragedies, well, heart-wrenching. Hamlet is my favorite.

    Thanks!
    Megret
    musesofmegret (at) gmail (dot) com

  20. 20Mary Casper

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 22:06

    Romeo and Juliet, probably the most common I know but it is my favorite

  21. 21Anita Yancey

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 22:11

    I have read Shakespeare, and enjoyed it very much. My favorite was Romeo and Juliet.

  22. 22Giveaway City

    wrote on 24 September 2008 at 23:01

    Hi, I also blogged about this giveaway here:
    http://giveawaycity.blogspot.com/2008/09/silent-girl-by-tricia-dower-book.html

    Giveaway Citys last blog post..TIME FOR A GIVEAWAY

  23. 23Alyce

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 0:23

    I blogged about it here:

    http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/weekly-giveaway-roundup_24.html

    Alyces last blog post..Interzone Sci-Fi Magazine

  24. 24marleen davis

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 2:01

    I remember reading some Shakespeare in High School with the class and the teacher trying to interpret it to us. But it was way too difficult for high schoolers at the time. I was confused and did not enjoy the exercise so I haven’t read shakespeare since, but would love to read the book.

  25. 25C Duran

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 2:26

    I haven’t read Shakespeare since high school (or maybe college?). I liked most of what I read, especially MacBeth and a Midsummer’s Night Dream. I also saw a performance of Twelfth Night and enjoyed it.

    C Durans last blog post..Thrifty Thursday: Living on the Cheap Vol. 6

  26. 26Susan C

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 9:04

    I am ashamed to say I have never read any Shakespeare. I have tried, but the language always stops me. I have seen most movie renditions though.

    Susan Cs last blog post..Vacation!

  27. 27Becca

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 9:31

    I do read and enjoy Shakespeare. I have read some of his sonnets but I read mostly his plays. I think I prefer his tragedies over his comedies. Hamlet is my favorite.

  28. 28Carolyn

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 10:09

    My twelve year old daughter did a Shakespeare class in acting and really became a fan. I would give this to her!

    Carolyns last blog post..No Bailout!

  29. 29magidraki

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 10:10

    I read a lot of Shakespeare when I was younger (elementary through high school). I had a two-voolume “complete works” set that I’d gotten at a rummage sale. I enjoyed it.

  30. 30Lauren

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 10:39

    I blogged about this here, first off:

    http://shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com/2008/09/win-it-wednesday.html

    And I have read Shakespeare. I’ve read Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, and Titus Andronicus.

    I really enjoyed Romeo and Juliet and Titus was just insanely crazy with people eating other people, but it did make for an intriguing book to study for class.

    I enjoyed Shakespeare for the most part when I was being taught by this English teacher I had. She knew how to help us understand the book in an easy, funny, and plain old fun way. :)

    -Lauren

    Laurens last blog post..Win-It-Wednesday

  31. 31Gina Stratos

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 10:57

    I loved Merchant of Venice.
    gkstratos@yahoo.com

  32. 32Leisa Wooten

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 10:58

    I loooove Shakespeare. I found it a little hard to read in high school. Since then, however, I have been able to enjoy it. MacBeth and R&J are my favorites.

  33. 33veronica

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 12:20

    I read it in school. I was not overly impressed.

  34. 34rebecca snodgrass

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 12:29

    No, i never read it. I probably should though.

  35. 35Denise

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 12:34

    No, I’ve never ready any.

  36. 36Linda Pinto

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 12:44

    I read Shakespeare in college. I don’t think I fully appreciate his genius at the time. Hamlet is the play I remember most.

  37. 37Clifton Wade

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 13:13

    I like the episode(?) of where the witches say: Double, double, toil and trouble.
    Thanks for this great contest and prize!

  38. 38Corkrose

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 14:55

    Loved Hamlet & Romeo & Juliet of course…favourite school plays

    Thank you for the contest

  39. 39Roger Keeney

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 16:21

    Yes I have read the great Bard, in high school I was impressed but then accused of plagerism when i did the book report for using reference to the “Golden Age of Literature”, because a 15 year old could not even know what such a reference infered.

  40. 40Anne

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 17:35

    I have read some Shakespeare when I was much younger in school, but I think that I would appreciate it much more now as an adult!

    Thanks

  41. 41vicky boackle

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 19:04

    i read it in school and was amazed at the complexity of the writing.

  42. 42Kimberly V.

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 20:36

    I read a few stories including Romeo and Juliette, Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew and McBeth. It’s hard to understand sometimes because the words are different (from a different time) but the stories themself are great. Of course Romeo and Juliette is classic and I love Taming of the Shrew.

    Thank you for the giveaway.

  43. 43Pat Connors

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 20:43

    I remember reading multiple stories in high school. Thanks for the contest.

  44. 44Ed nNemmers

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 21:33

    I had a semester of it in college, with Sr. Ritamary Bradley, then. was in the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, so, yes, I enjoyed it.

  45. 45Baba

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 21:43

    I have read Shakespeare and loved them all. Romantic language to say the least, exciting plots and characters. Classics for the ages.

    Babas last blog post..Chocolate Cake for One

  46. 46RebekahC

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 22:11

    I have read and enjoyed Shakespeare, but it’s been many years. My favorite of all is Romeo & Julia.

    Would love to enter your draw for this giveaway. The book sounds really intriguing.

    Thanks!

    RebekahC
    littleminx at cox dot net

    RebekahCs last blog post..Baby Animals by Jim Pipe

  47. 47Kayce C

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 22:12

    I haven’t read much Shakespeare. I liked part of what I did read.

  48. 48RebekahC

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 22:13

    Also, I’ve just subscribed to your e-mail feed.

    Thanks!

    RebekahC
    littleminx at cox dot net

    RebekahCs last blog post..Baby Animals by Jim Pipe

  49. 49djp

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 22:58

    im always in need of a good read

  50. 50sandy

    wrote on 25 September 2008 at 23:27

    read alot when younger- not so much recently, unless for kids school to help them with.

  51. 51Felicia

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 1:18

    I have read Shakespeare in HS, thank you.

  52. 52Felicia

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 1:18

    I do subscribe

  53. 53Michele

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 2:54

    I believe in High School I read a lot of Shakespeare. I actually would like to go back and reread the books because I couldn’t appreciate them when I was that age. I think I would now.

    Thanks so much!
    Michele R.(CA)
    luvkittysmeowmail@gmail.com

  54. 54Michele

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 2:54

    I’m a subscriber!

    Thanks so much!
    Michele R.(CA)
    luvkittysmeowmail@gmail.com

  55. 55Pejad

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 6:50

    Hello! This book sounds interesting, I’d love to read it! I’ve read many of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets, I really adore them! Last year I even went to see Othello at the Globe theatre in London, really unforgettable!

  56. 56Pejad

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 6:54

    Oops, I forgot to say I’m an email subscriber too! Thanks!

  57. 57David Holder

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 9:08

    I enjoyed reading the Bard in highschool but sadly I have not read any of his works since. I need to read some of his poetry.

  58. 58Amy

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 9:34

    I love Shakespear, my favourite is Romeo and Juliet — how could not love the tragic love story!

  59. 59Patricia Simpkin

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 9:47

    I’ve read quite a bit of Shakespear. My fave is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I LOVE Puck!

  60. 60Frank Dendwick

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 10:17

    Should be an interesting slant on Shakespeare.

  61. 61Karen Gonyea

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 12:23

    I love Shakespeare - I don’t have alot of time to read, but I pick it up when I can :)

  62. 62elaina

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 14:08

    I’m a librarian; of course I’ve read Shakespeare! I love how he really understood human nature which is clearly universal and timeless.

    elainas last blog post..Restored316Designs Giveaway

  63. 63Rose

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 15:07

    Count me in

  64. 64S

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 19:56

    This book sounds amazing - I studied Shakespeare in school, and was particularly fascinated by adaptations that moved the works to the present day - what an author chooses to keep and discard says so much about their feelings for the play.

  65. 65Tatiana Mitchell

    wrote on 26 September 2008 at 23:45

    Shakespeare was not my favourite English study in High School, although my mother often took me to Stratford, as she loved his plays. It was only in university did I develop an understanding of the subtle humour and irony at play in many of his works.

  66. 66KAREN WARE

    wrote on 27 September 2008 at 8:14

    Yeah - read Shakespeare in school. Stories were good - once I understood them. The language was a little twisted for me. Going to a play was much less taxing on the brain!

  67. 67Janice Wright

    wrote on 27 September 2008 at 11:55

    Yup, I read Shakespeare in high school. I found it a little hard to understand. I think maybe I would understand them now better than then. I think I could figure out the language better.

  68. 68Tricia Dower

    wrote on 27 September 2008 at 12:35

    Hi Diane,

    Thanks so much for the kind words about Silent Girl. And to all of you who’ve responded, I loved reading your comments. I relate to those of you who say you found Shakespeare’s language difficult to understand. It DOES take a lot of interpretation. The good news is you don’t need to know Shakespeare to enjoy these stories. Good luck in the draw!

  69. 69tim brown

    wrote on 27 September 2008 at 12:45

    in High School

  70. 70Linda Moeller

    wrote on 27 September 2008 at 13:16

    Read it in high school.
    It was fine once you got used to the language & pace.

  71. 71Elizabeth M.

    wrote on 27 September 2008 at 17:45

    I’ve never read Shakespeare unless it was part of a class of some sort and I think that was in high school. I remember studying Romeo and Juliet and that’s the only one I remember by name.

  72. 72Taryn Parker

    wrote on 27 September 2008 at 18:32

    I’ve read some Shakespeare in high school, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, etc. But my absolute favourite is Much Ado About Nothing. I’ve read it a lot and have seen the movie and I’ve seen the play performed several times as well.

  73. 73Jennifer C

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 2:10

    I’ve read a lot of Shakespeare. In a nutshell, I love the comedies, like the tragedies, and hate the histories. His sonnets are okay too.

  74. 74Buddy Garrett

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 8:42

    I have read some of Shakespeare. I loved Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. I know there are a lot more great writings I would love to explore. He was a great writer.

  75. 75Leigh Nichols

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 14:23

    We read Shakespeare in High School, and I didn’t have much patience for it- I’d like to revisit it now that I’m {much} older, though :)

  76. 76Becky Grayson

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 15:53

    I read Shakespeare in College but haven’t taken the time to revisit his works lately. I did love Romeo and Juliet the most.

    Thanks for the contest.

  77. 77kathy pease

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 15:57

    we read romeo and juliet in high school it was awesome

  78. 78Tammy

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 16:10

    I did the required high school reading of Shakespeare! My favorite by far was 12th Night.

  79. 79Janet

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 17:27

    I read Shakespeare in high school .looks like a good book!

  80. 80Pejad

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 17:32

    Hi! the previous comment wasn’t published, I also posted about this giveaway on my blog, here’s the link:
    http://g-sharik.blogspot.com/2008/09/book-giveaway.html

  81. 81christopher h

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 17:50

    ive read and enjoyed shakespeare

  82. 82Chrissy

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 18:14

    Not a fan of Shakespeare.
    Please enter me.

  83. 83kathy

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 18:35

    I have read most of Shakespeare’s work and I enjoyed them very much. “Merchant of Venice” is one of my favorites.

  84. 84Karen Everrett

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 20:07

    I didn’t like Shakespeare until I took it in college. Then I had a professor who taught both Shakespeare and drama. He would bring his dramatic flare to teach Shakespeare and I was hooked!

  85. 85Hayley G.

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 21:17

    I have read Shakespeare since I was little and I love it although I did find some plays more engaging than others. My favorite has to be Merchant of Venice- a political play whose connotations are still relevant today.

  86. 86Lara Aleff

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 21:24

    I have read Shakespeare and was not really too impressed. I found it confusing and not very inspiring.

  87. 87Donna kozar

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 22:18

    I have read some. I liked it, but the English is kind of hard to read.

  88. 88DL Stephens

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 22:23

    I have read Shakespere in school and once I got past all the thees and thous you can understand the story. I liked Romeo & Juliet probably the best, a sad story.

  89. 89Lily Kwan

    wrote on 28 September 2008 at 23:58

    I’ve read Shakespeare’s works in high school and was amazed by the beauty of his writing.

  90. 90raych

    wrote on 29 September 2008 at 14:54

    Even though I kind of feel like it’s cheating, I read Shakespeare best when it has the text on one page and helpful notes on the other. By about halfway through I’m usually not checking the notes at all, but it helps ease me from some easy fiction into something more…shall we say, meaty?

    raychs last blog post..High Fidelity - Nick Hornby

  91. 91Heather

    wrote on 29 September 2008 at 18:48

    I think I’m too late for this, but just in case I’m not, here’s where I posted about the giveaway: http://heatherlo.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/winner-of-matrimony-and-some-other-giveaway-news/

    Heathers last blog post..Review: The Translator

  92. 92Ellen Lopes

    wrote on 29 September 2008 at 20:34

    This is funny because I was just commenting to my husband yesterday about how I considered the fact that a lot of people “find” Shakespeare so wonderful is just them thinking it makes them classy,when in reality,a lot of it is almost mumble jumble, hard to understand in it’s time lingo.This book would bring it to the times, with a new twist !

  93. 93Miss Heidi

    wrote on 8 October 2008 at 15:59

    I was required to read Shakespere im h.s. At first, I didn’t think I’d like his work. I loved it. Still read it 12 years later. Thanks.
    Heidi
    sweet_soul_sistermi@yahoo.com

  94. 94judy brittle

    wrote on 9 October 2008 at 18:15

    I use to read Shakespeare in high school. It was required but found I enjoyed his work.

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