Win a copy of the book that inspired the Downton Abbey series, TO MARRY AN ENGLISH LORD by Gail MacColl and Carol McD. Wallace.
From the Gilded Age until 1914, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles--just like Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, the first of the Downton Abbey characters Julian Fellowes was inspired to create after reading To Marry An English Lord. Filled with vivid personalities, gossipy anecdotes, grand houses, and a wealth of period details--plus photographs, illustrations, quotes, and the finer points of Victorian and Edwardian etiquette--To Marry An English Lord is social history at its liveliest and most accessible.
To win your own copy of TO MARRY AN ENGLISH LORD by Gail MacColl and Carol McD. Wallace, just send an email to contest@gmail.com, with "ENGLISH LORD" as the subject. Make sure to include your name and mailing address in the US only. This contest is open to all adults over 18 years of age in the United States only. One entry per email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or sold to anyone. All entries, including names, email addresses, and mailing addresses, will be purged after winner is notified.
This contest is only going to run until the end of the month, so your odds of winning are pretty good - if you enter by March 31, 2012! Good luck!
Monday, March 12, 2012
I've got the cure for Downton Abbey withdrawal!
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I would love to win this book. I'm an Anglophile with a hernia. I'm going to be doing a lot of reading and resting. This is just the book for me!! Thanks!
Meljprincess AT aol DOT com
What a great prize for a contest. I love the era of the Gilded Age.
Love to read and this sounds like something I would enjoy.
I love the series. Now they're on a break before Season 3 is aired, winning and reading the book will be just the ticket! Thank you.
Jessica Fellowes wrote a lovely companion book titled "The World of Downton Abbey" which covers both seasons.
There's also a CD soundtrack--the opening track has longer version of the theme song.
Thanks, Elisa, I didn't know about that one! Will have to check my library for it.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks, I'm definitely going to try for the contest! There's also another book that supposedly inspired Upstairs, Downstairs that's also been recently reprinted. It's called Below Stairs by Margaret Powell.
I also recommend the BBC series Manor House, which is like 1900 House, but set during the Edwardian period.
Sounds like a wonderful read and what a lovely cover! Thanks for the chance.
catslady5(at)aol.com
This sounds like a terrific book. I'm a total Downton Abbey Fan. Can't wait for season 3. Thanks for the giveaway.
I read another book also set in the gilded age titled 'The American Heiress' by Daisy Goodwin. The heroine is Cora Cash and her life is based on real life heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. If you haven't read this one, I highly recommend it.
I would be thrilled to read this book as reading a good book is my favorite hobby
I would love to win this book as I love reading good books.
Thanks for the suggestions and great comments. Hope you all entered to win this book!
I have heard so much about Downton
Abbey from my friends, but I don't watch television series. I would love to read this book, knowing that the rest shall follow. I find more enjoyment from holding a book that I find has more depth.
Americans with dollars and asipirations ; )
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