October 5, 2010 / Leslie

GIVEAWAY: The Tower, The Zoo and The Tortoise [Closed]

Thanks to Liz at Doubleday Books I have 2 copies of The Tower, The Zoo and The Tortoise by Julia Stuart to give away to my readers.

Read my review here.

Description from the publisher:

The Tower, The Zoo and The Tortoise

by Julia Stuart

Category: Humorous Fiction
Publish Date: August 2010
Pages: 320

Brimming with charm and whimsy, this exquisite novel set in the Tower of London has the transportive qualities and delightful magic of the contemporary classics Chocolat and Amélie.

Balthazar Jones has lived in the Tower of London with his loving wife, Hebe, and his 120-year-old pet tortoise for the past eight years. That’s right, he is a Beefeater (they really do live there). It’s no easy job living and working in the tourist attraction in present-day London.

When Balthazar is tasked with setting up an elaborate menagerie within the Tower walls to house the many exotic animals gifted to the Queen, life at the Tower gets all the more interesting. Penguins escape, giraffes are stolen, and the Komodo dragon sends innocent people running for their lives. Balthazar is in charge and things are not exactly running smoothly. Then Hebe decides to leave him and his beloved tortoise “runs” away.

Read an excerpt.

About The Author

Julia Stuart is an award-winning British journalist and the author of one previous novel, The Matchmaker of Périgord. She currently lives in Bahrain with her husband.

How to enter the Giveaway:

Contest is open to US addresses only, no PO Boxes. Contest runs through October 24th.
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