✨WIN✨a bumper bundle of books in time for the summer
Book post is the best post so imagine receiving all of these brilliant books in time for the summer 😎
📚 We all know book post is the best post so, as part of TOO MUCH INSTAGRAM’s first birthday celebrations, I’ve organised a bumper book giveaway! 📚
One lucky winner will receive a copy of each of these ELEVEN books👇🏼. Please note some of the books will be dispatched to UK addresses only.
In the mix are three memoirs, six novels and two non-fiction books so plenty for you to enjoy yourself, or pass onto someone else you know will love it!
HUGE thanks to the authors who have donated copies of their books - make sure you follow them here on Substack or on Instagram to keep up with their work ❤️
👇🏼 Scroll down to see the books you could win👇🏼
💬 To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment that says which of the books in this list you would read first if you won 💬
For an extra chance to win visit my Instagram account and leave a comment under the giveaway post there. Entries will close at 12pm on Monday 30th June and a winner will be chosen at random. The winner will be contacted via Substack and/ or Instagram DM. I will ask for your address which I will forward on to the authors who will then dispatch your copy of their book.
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✨Read on for the books you can win in the giveaway…
The Pilot’s Wife by
Fiction
The Pilot’s Wife is a heartbreaking story about three generations of women kept apart by a devastating secret from WWII. Set in Switzerland, it offers a fresh perspective on neutrality, resistance and the healing power of love.
"A profoundly moving and beautifully written novel…deeply human." - Marius Gabriel
Follow Cynthia on Instagram or find her on Substack. Order her book here.
Nest: a memoir of home on the move by Turner
Memoir
An immersive memoir of a decade moving between Scotland, France, Uganda, Congo, and Denmark, Nest will resonate for any reader seeking home and belonging, wherever they are.
‘With lovely prose and deft craft, Catriona Turner brings the reader with her not just to fascinating locations around the world, but through her equally compelling inner journey. Don't miss this memoir of a woman coming home to herself.’ - Rachael Herron
Follow Cat on Instagram; order her book here
Has Anyone Seen My Husband by
Fiction
*dispatched toUK addresses only
Shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print prize, Has Anyone Seen My Husband? is a hilarious and relatable book about the challenges of being a second wife and dealing with blended families, ex-partners and stepchildren.
'Page-turning and heartwarming, with pitch-perfect bite and wit' – Helen Lederer
'A riotous read' – Woman's Own
Follow Kathleen on Instagram. Order her book here.
Twelve Moons: a year under a shared sky by
Memoir
*dispatched toUK addresses only
Set against windswept beaches and ancient hills, this is a story steeped in nature and landscape. A dazzlingly honest memoir that while never turning away from the awkward truths of life, it also shows how love will flourish if we can only find a space for ourselves. Twelve Moons is a book about finding yourself, your voice and a sense that even in the dark of the night, we are never truly alone.
Follow Caro on Instagram, or find her here on Substack. Order her book here.
Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets a Phone by
Fiction
In post-Communist Hungary, Ilona finally gets a phone, once denied for her family’s defiance. With her son exiled Emil returning home, she hopes to regain her life and estate. But he’s more interested in art than helping her. Ilona’s nagging risks losing him again—this time, for good.
Though set in the 1990s, this book is great for historical fiction lovers, due to its flashbacks to 1946 and 1956. Most readers say they enjoyed reading about a country they knew so little about, too!
Follow Alison on Instagram; order her book in the US here, in the UK here
Little Prisons* AND When I Ran Away* by Ilona Bannister
Fiction
*dispatched toUK addresses only
When I Ran Away: Gigi walks out of her house one morning, leaving her husband and children behind, because it is all just too much: the grief, post-partum, losing her job, being an outsider. She checks into a grimy hotel, with only a pigeon and a Real Housewives marathon for company. A story about losing your way until you find it again.
Little Prisons: Four women cross paths in an apartment block in London: Mable, an elderly Jehovah's witness, Carla, a single mum with legal troubles, Penny, an agoraphobe who never leaves her flat, and Woman, the cleaner for the owners of the building. A story about women on the margins, and the strength it takes to live there.
You can find Ilona here and on Instagram
More Sales Please by
Non-fiction - business
*dispatched to UK addresses only
For creatives, authors and personal brands who want a practical way to sell without sleaze. More Sales Please offers a fresh, empowering path to consistent sales, helping you turn visibility into income with simple, authentic strategies that feel good and actually work.
You can find Sara here on Substack, on Instagram, and order her book here.
Out With Lanterns by Hillary Bowen
Fiction
If you love BBC's Edwardian Farm, but wish there was a romance plotline, this is the book for you! Newly independent, Ophelia is building her own life, while Silas is struggling to find his footing since returning from the Front. Their old attraction threatens to become a blaze, but will it burn everything to the ground or light their way to a new future?
You can find out more about Hillary and her book on her website and follow her on Instagram.
Life Almost: miscarriage, misconceptions and a search for answers from the brink of motherhood by
Memoir
*dispatched to UK addresses only
Life Almost is a deeply personal - and at times shocking - investigation into all the things we still don’t understand about miscarriage, written by a health and science journalist who couldn’t believe how little she knew about pregnancy loss until she went through it four times.
For anyone who’s felt lost and alone after pregnancy loss - but also for readers who enjoy powerful, feminist non-fiction such as Invisible Women, by Caroline Criado Perez.
You can follow Jennie’s work on Instagram here, and order her book here.
Walking Italy: A Guide for Tourists and Armchair Travellers by Rachael Martin
Non-fiction - travel writing
If, like Rachael, you're in love with Italy or are planning to visit Italy some time soon, then Walking Italy could be the book for you.
It's a book about walking in Italy for those who love walking and go regularly but it’s also aimed at beginners, for those of us who enjoy a walk followed by lunch or dinner in a medieval square and a night at a cosy B&B.
Even if you think you’ll never actually go on any of the walks this is also the book for you as it’s full of the history and stories of routes and places, so you can go on your own journey from the comfort of your own home. It gives you all the relevant links you’ll need such as up-to-date maps, detailed routes, GPS navigation, updates, further reading, and advice on the walking itself.
You can order a copy of Rachael’s book here, or follow her on Instagram.
💬 To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment that says which of the giveaway books you would read first if you won 💬
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Would definitely read Has Anyone Seen My Husband first!!! It sounds brilliant - and I'd like to suggest the answer is (usually!!) in the garage, LOL! xxx
Nest, I am intrigued by the premise. But not an easy choice they all sound great x