A BETTER VIEW OF PARADISE: GIVEAWAY

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A BETTER VIEW OF PARADISE
BY RANDY SUE COBURN

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

Dramatic, moving, and exquisitely written, A Better View of Paradise explores the tender bond between fathers and daughters, ponders the delicate nature of healing, and celebrates the redemptive power of forgiveness and love.

Thirty-six-year-old Stevie Pollack has come into her own as a celebrated landscape architect. Her designs, famed for their evocative natural beauty, reflect her upbringing amid the splendor of Hawai‘i. But when critics blast her latest efforts and her boyfriend abruptly ends their relationship, Stevie seeks solace in her roots among the dazzling flowers, and comforting traditions of the islands and their calming waters. Still, in the back of her mind, Hawai‘i holds troubling memories of a childhood with Hank, her emotionally distant father, and a reserved British mother.

Despite her irascible father’s presence, the trip home promises Stevie a welcome departure from her trials on the mainland. But the shocking news that Hank is dying forces the pair’s reunion into high gear. As father and daughter attempt to rekindle their bond, Stevie discovers sides of Hank she never knew, including family secrets that have shaped their lives. And what started as a holiday escape for the beleaguered architect becomes a chance for transformation, one as exciting as it is uncertain. Inspired by her father’s insight, and energized by the attentions of an attractive local veterinarian, Stevie learns to surrender her inhibitions and seize the day.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Randy Sue Coburn began her career as a journalist whose essays and articles appeared in numerous national magazines and major newspapers. Her screenplays include Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, the 1994 film about Dorothy Parker that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and won Jennifer Jason Leigh the National Society of Film Critics Award for best actress. Film work and teaching at The University of Washington subsidized the writing of Remembering Jody, (1999, Carroll & Graf), and Randy Sue’s second novel, Owl Island, was published in June, 2006 by Ballantine, a division of Random House Publishing Group. A Better View of Paradise, also from Random House/Ballantine, is being published in July, 2009. Born in Chicago and raised in South Carolina, Randy Sue is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The University of Georgia. She lives along the waterfront in downtown Seattle and relishes morning strolls through the Pike Place Market with Binx, a floppy-eared terrier known by name to many more vendors in the Pike Place Market than his mistress.

GIVEAWAY

THANKS TO DOROTHY AND "PUMP UP YOUR BOOK", I HAVE TWO HARDBACK COPIES OF THIS AMAZING BOOK TO GIVEAWAY. JUST FOLLOW THE RULES AND DIRECTIONS FOR ENTRY, AND A COPY COULD BE YOUR VERY SOON!

RULES

1-U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY (DUE TO COST OF SHIPPING BY ME, SORRY)
2-NO P. O. BOXES, PLEASE
3-INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO YOU CAN BE NOTIFIED WHEN YOU WIN!

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6 PM, EST, SEPTEMBER 2

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!