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Yes, it’s that time of year again! The lovely Leeswammes has organised the Literary Giveaway Blog Hop, where you have the opportunity to win some fantastic bookish prizes!
What am I giving away? I’d like to give one reader, anywhere in the world where the postman delivers, a gently read copy of The Restaurant of Love Regained, by Ito Ogawa. (Click on the title to read my review). This is a beautiful story about a woman who opens a small restaurant after a breakdown in a relationship. Despite issues, the book is an ultimately happy one. It’s translated from the Japanese.
How can you win? I’d love you to follow my blog, but that’s not compulsory. Please leave me a comment (tell my something bookish!) with an email address so I can contact you if you’re the lucky winner.
The giveaway closes on Wednesday 27th June 2012 at 11:59pm GMT +8. I will draw the winner using random.org according to post number and will contact them via email. The winner will also be announced on my blog on Thursday 28th June 2012.
Please also visit the other lovely people participating and good luck!
Sam Still Reading 
This sounds like a fun read! As soon as I started reading your review the first thing I thought was that it would make a perfect Weekend Cooking post! Or maybe that is just because I am currently writing today’s Weekend Cooking post and therefore have it on my mind!
I love your blog. It gives me so many ideas for readings news authors . I’ve read quite a few of the books you have reviewed and enjoyed most of them. Thanks for the blog.
The book looks wonderful. I have not heard of it before. Thank you for the giveaway.
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This sounds like an interesting book. I have not read much Japanese literature except for THE HOUSEKEEPER AND THE PROFESSOR which was fantastic.
bibliosue(at)hotmail(dot)com
Thank yoy!
I would love to win this, especially since I am taking part in the Japanese Reading Challenge and I love the way Japanese writers mesmerize everything 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!
allina_tomi(at)yahoo(dot)com
This looks like a great read. All these book giveaways are fabulous!
beautyandthebooks@btinternet.com
http://jo-beautyandthebooks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/100-follower-giveaway.html
I don’t read nearly enough translated literature – this one sounds great!
What bookish thing can I tell you? Ummm, how about this for a conundrum: I’m a book fiend. I have about 1500 books, most of them unread (*coughs guiltily*). And I’m about to move into a single room in a new house, with the idea of building a ‘tiny house’ to live in after that. HOW WILL THIS WORK?! Does anyone know if you can actually BUY Mary Poppins’ magic carpet bag, because that’s looking like my best option right now… 😉
Cheers m’dears – enjoy the hop!
Ellie @ Musings of a Bookshop Girl
emp501@hotmail.co.uk
I just read your review of this book and it seems amazing! I’d love to read something from Japan. Whoa! Thank you 🙂 I followed you on twitter.
fetachan@gmail.com
Being a great fan of Japanese Literature this I would love (parrishlantern@live.co.uk)
Twilight – Heiichi Sugiyama
Window glass is artful
the sun sets and
the window turns into a mirror
to show that the person I thought someone else
is actually my own self
I love how we are both giving away something translated from Japanese! I always knew we were friends. 😉 I saw your review for this book and straight away desired it, so it’s nIce to have the opportunity to win a copy of my own. Regardless, someone will be quite lucky. Happy Literary Blog Hop!
Would love to read this! I, too, enjoy reading Japanese Literature. Are you participating in the Japanese Literature Challenge hosted by Dolce Bellezza (http://www.japlit6challenge.blogspot.com/)? I just finished reading The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto, and am about to start reading The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura. Thanks for the great giveaway prize~
Beth 🙂
Something bookish…I’ve not ever read a book translated from Japanese. Isn’t it interesting how many books there are floating around now that are translated. Really opens up the world for us. Thanks for offering the book!
I haven’t heard of this before but it sounds great! Thanks for the giveaway.
this sounds an interesting read
beautybalm1@virginmedia.com x
I love the title and would love to win a copy:-) Some bookish news, well, I received a book in the post today called The Year of the Gherkin, South African author which I am itching to start reading….
Thanks for the giveaway!
Well, something bookish… The first thing I did this morning was jump out of bed, quickly dressed and had breakfast and then I went into town for a second hand book market. I thought it would be embarrassing to arrive exactly at 9 (a bit greedy!), which was when it was supposed to start, but in fact, I was there only at 9.07. Guess what? It was already a bit busy with people walking around with huge piles of books that they’d already selected. All of that in 7 minutes? I might try and be there even earlier next year! BTW I got 6 books, all books that I’d heard of and wanted to read anyway. And all in a good condition. Beautiful start of the day.
This sounds like a really heart-warming tale from your review, thanks for the giveaway and for the list of participating blogs to investigate! I’m following your blog via Bloglovin so I hope that’s alright. I love Japanese fiction, there tends to be something very soothing and relaxing about it.
That book looks good. The only other Japanese novels I’ve read have been by Murakami.
A book about a girl and a restaurant…that means there’s food in it and I love food!!
Please enter me – I already follow through goggle reader. Something bookish – I love the feeling and look of really old hardback books. There is something about the way they feel and the thought that I am one in a long line of readers of this book.
I’ve never heard of it before..It sounds interesting. Thank you for the international giveaway!
milkristia@hotmail.com
It’s completely new for me but I’d love to give it a try. I haven’t read very much (if any) Japanese fiction. I have read a little bit of nonfiction though (Hiroshima memoirs/journals).
akreese at hotmail dot com
Sounds very encouraging! I love books that gives a lift in spirit! Think I can learn somethig from this one too!!
I have not read a Jap novel yet!
Something bookish…hmmm, let’s see….I’m reading non-fiction right now, all about User Generated Content. Thanks for the chance to win!
Well, the best book I read this year is Dreams of Joy by Lisa See.
Thanks for the chance to win.
The book sounds interesting. I haven’t read much Japanese novels so it would be good to read this one. Thanks for the giveaway!
dl(dot)love(dot)freedom(at)gmail(dot)com
This sounds interesting. I haven’ read much of Japanese literature. Thanks for the opportunity.
This sounds like a lovely book! My personal favorite is TROPIC OF HOCKEY by Dave Bidini (great travelogue with fascinating anecdotes, even if you’re not a hockey fan).
I hadn’t heard of this book. Beautifully written and recipes sounds good to me. One of the things I enjoy about this hop is finding books I would have never discovered on my own.
This book sounds very good and something uplifting is what I need right now! Thanks for the chance to win!
darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com
If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society…get the audiobook if you can! Fantastic!!
Hmmmm… a book recommendation. The quirkiest book I have read this year (and equal first so far in terms of favourites) is The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuising by Alina Bronsky.
something bookish…er…carlo ruiz zafon’s newest will be available in july. Thx for the giveaway.
Thanks for this amazing giveaway! I love the opportunity to learn about great books like this one that I might have missed! This book sounds like a perfect way to remind ourselves to be happy even if things are not going so well 🙂 This book sounds great and I would love to win it!
susanw28 (at) mindspring (dot) com
I would like to join blog hop and love your blog! It looks very good!
That books sounds like exactly what I need right now – optimism, happiness, joy. Something bookish: I am currently reading the first Game of Thrones book. I like it so far, but I’m going fairly slowly because there are so many damn characters and it gets so confusing! Gah.
cathryn-tang(at)hotmail(dot)com
I haven’t read any book by a Japanese author or one that was set in that country, so this will be a fabulous chance. Something bookish: my favorite books so far this year has been The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting and The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons. Thanks for the chance.
ilepachequin(at)hotmail(dot)com
Something bookish… the Japanese word for book, written in Kana is like this 本
Thanks for the giveaway!
I absolutely love books that explore the human condition, the fragility of the human psyche, and heartbreak. I think stories that begin after a break-up are usually that of resilience, and in them, we can always find the message of hope and strength. Thank you for your generosity, and for being part of the Literary Giveaway Hop.
Name: Hira Hasnain
Email: Enamoredsoul(at)gmail(dot)com
Hello,
I love browsing literary blogs where I can fish out great references for books, and then buy plenty of them !
I am a bookworm, a compulsive book buyer but am proud of this !
I love victorian literarure,fiction, thrillers, crime fiction, historical fiction biographies…
Thnaks for this giveway !
Greetings from France
Hi, I just to read more and more, Read anything that I can get me hand on.
seanly93[at]hotmail[dot]com
I have read very few Japanese authors. I would like to be counted in for the giveaway. Thank you for making it open to all. Much appreciated.
I previously won Tender is the Night from you, which I loved! If I won this one, I might give it to my sister-in-law, who is a big foodie. maevalentine39 [at] gmail [dot] com
Sounds like just the pick me up I need after reading a really sad book! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
londonjudge@verizon.net
Oh I love Japanese books and I’d love to win this!
(I don’t think I’ve been to your blog before, will have a good nose around too!)
giraffedays@gmail.com
This book sounds interesting! I haven’t read much Japanese fiction but enjoyed Murakami’s Norwegian Wood very much. Thanks for the giveway and hope you’re enjoying the Hop!
Hi Sam,
it was ;lovely to discover your blog through the hop.I’m laid up in bed with an illness, so am catching up on my reading…. hope to win your book!
amrita.r.kanjilal@gmail.com
The book sounds interesting! Thanks for the chance to enter.
I’m also very happy to have come across your blog. That’s one of the best things about such a hop: discovering new-to-me blogs that look interesting.
irisonbooks [at] gmail [dot] com
I’ve never read any Japanese novels before, so basically this will be the first if I, luckily, win this giveaway. 🙂
erleen.alvarez @ gmail . com
Can’t resist this giveaway since I love reading Japanese novels.
Mmm something bookish… If you like tearjerkers, I’d like to recommend 1 Litre of Tears (translated from Japanese 🙂 )
This book sounds good.
Something bookish? I’m really into reading Japanese books (it started with Murakami), and I really want to read this book. Also, I’m (slowly) learning Japanese, so one day I’ll be able to read Japanese books without translation 🙂
tanjavrljic AT gmail DOT com
Loved your review of this book I think she’s a person I’d like. I’ve signed up for your newsletter.
Theresa N
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This is not a book nor author with whom I am familiar. I am looking forward to finding out more about the author, and hopefully, reading the book! Thank you for the give away!!!
Lisa Hackney
yankssssrule08@yahoo.com
I love Japanese literature, but I haven’t read anything by this author yet. BTW, I totally agree that life is too short for bad books! 🙂
I have never heard of this before, but I would love to give it a whirl!
Thanks for the giveaway.
wilsonre09@students.ecu.edu
Thanks everyone! The giveaway is now closed, and I’ll be posting the annoucement regarding the winner shortly.