Mother’s Day is almost upon us and if she’s anything like mine, your mum deserves the world. There is no price that can be put on their worth and much as you would like to give her the world… it’s not possible.
What we are offering this Mother’s Day is the chance to win her an escape to another world, either in fiction or on her dinner table.
May sees the release of the new Karly Lane novel Second Chance Town, which I am eagerly awaiting, and to celebrate Allen & Unwin are generously providing us with a set of 6 Karly Lane novels and 4 runners up prizes of The Lovers’ Guide to Rome by Mark Lamprell and What’s For Dinner by Nadia Lim.
This is what Goodreads has to say about Second Chance Town:
The town of Bundah is dying, with many of its young people fleeing for jobs in the city. A desperate plan to revive Bundah’s fortunes – with generous incentives to attract new businesses – results in a flood of people coming to the town to set up shop.
As Bundah begins to come to life with the new arrivals, a spate of teenage drug overdoses starts to divide the locals. Many are convinced the narcotics trade has been brought to town by one of the newcomers. It doesn’t help that the mysterious new owner of one of the local pubs has a dark past.
Lucy Parker is a single mother doing her best to support her teenage daughter, Belle, through her last year of high school. It’s long been Belle’s dream to go to university, so when she starts to stray, hanging out with the wrong kids and experimenting with alcohol and possibly drugs, her mother is deeply troubled.
The very last thing Lucy needs is for a man like Hugh Thompson to mess with her heart and disrupt her life. However it seems fate has other ideas.
Suspenseful, pacy and packed with romance, Second Chance Town is a scintillating novel that is sure to grow the fan base Karly Lane has established with her bestselling novels Poppy’s Dilemma and Gemma’s Bluff.
The Karly Lane book pack includes:
- Second Chance Town
- Tallowood Bound
- Poppy’s Dillema
- Gemma’s Bluff
- Bridies Choice
- Morgan’s Law
4 lucky runners up will receive:
The Lovers’ Guide to Rome which, according to Goodreads, is a gorgeous romantic novel set around the beautiful sights of Rome which tells the story of three couples and their adventures with love in the eternal city.
The narrator of this romantic novel is actually Rome itself, who tells the story of the city and why it is has become a blessed place for lovers. It turns out that Rome will play a part in the lives of these characters and make sure they find the happiness they deserve.
The Lovers’ Guide to Rome will appeal to readers of David Nicholls and fans of films such as Midnight in Paris and Love, Actually. It is a beautifully written, warm, funny and compelling novel full of heart and pure romantic delight.
What’s For Dinner? introduces a fresh set of My Food Bag customers’ favourites, arranged by season. With nutritional analysis, and gluten-free and dairy-free options, this book is the complete package for everyone who enjoys simple, healthy and delicious weeknight recipes.
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For your chance to win one of these amazing prizes tell us in the comments below why your mum deserves this escape to another world for Mother’s Day.
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My mum absolutely loves reading as it is her escape from life and takes her on adventures, she passed her passion on to me, and i have passed it on to my daughter. She deserves this amazing prize as she is the best, loving mum and needs to escape on adventures!
My mum gets up at 4am everyday gets ready to leave the house by 4.30am – drives 20 minutes to work then works at a nursing home hard until 3pm – she then drives 20 mins home does the washing does her usually mum dutys around the farm tries to read a book for half an hour and then she starts cooking dinner. My mum has done this for 35 years all through raising 3 kids. My mum is incredible and no matter how tiered she is she still makes time for us kids and now her grandchildren.
I think that my mum would love this prize, as any mum would do anything to protect their child. I know I would, and I learnt this beautiful loving endearment from her. Love you my mum.
I lost my mum to Bowel cancer when I was pregnant with my second son who is now 36,she loved reading and would have loved these books as I do.I would dearly love to win them for myself ,not sure if this is wrong to enter but would love to read them as I knew she would have ,I miss her terribly RIP Mum xoxo Love you to moon and back
Parenting can sometimes be really dreary. There’s no way around it. However much you love your kids, it can be difficult and insanely boring. So, Mum deals with that every day. And she deals with all the additional stuff that comes with a disabled child – therapy, forms, talking to all sorts of professionals, brokering appointments, and don’t forget the extra worry. She never neglects her other children. She manages to maintain a loving relationship with her husband. She does all that invisible stuff that so many Mums do – cleaning, paying bills, writing notes for school, remembering birthday parties, friends’ birthdays… the list is endless. After all that, Mum doesn’t get much time for herself. So she well and truly deserves the chance to spend some downtime in wonderful alternate worlds where other people deal with the problems.
Mum hasn’t read a book in years and I believe this pack would be the ultimate excuse to start reading again. I’ve loved every one of the books I have been able to read and would love to share these with my mum. I believe everyone should read a great book like karly’s
This a prize is great that my mum would love. She raised not only her children but she has always helped with her grandchildren as well. She is a mum that is always there for my sister and I no matter what we need. She makes time for her six grandchildren. Love you Mum.xxx
As a mother and grandmother who’s own mother has passed on I would love to win a prize just so I could escape for a little while to a special place if only in my mind to enjoy a great read that does not involve barbie, Nemo or even the smurfs!7 grandchildren have me talking like smurfs on too many occasions. Bring on a great book just for me!
Have recently introduced my mum to Karly Lane novels and as she is a avid reader she absolutely loved them she is restricted to home now and she has trouble sleeping so books keep her company at night . I know she would be thrilled with this. Thankyou
My step father passed away 12 months ago, and Mum still feels his loss greatly. She does find enjoyment in reading, and this book pack would be perfect for her