Sunday, July 31, 2011

Summer Giveaway Hop: Breaking Up With God

Welcome to Summer Giveaway Hop at In The Next Room.
I'm offering one copy of Breaking Up With God by Sarah Sentilles.
"I broke up with God. The breakup was devastating. It was like a divorce when all the friends you had as a couple are forced to choose sides and end up not choosing yours.

Sarah Sentilles's relationship with God was not casual. When it began to unravel she was in the ordination process to become an Episcopal priest, a youth minister at a church, and a doctoral student in theology at Harvard. You might say they were engaged and that the wedding was all planned. Calling it off would be more than a little awkward. But in the studying of the religion she'd been raised on and believed wholeheartedly, one day she woke up and realized . . . it was over.

In this powerful memoir of faith, Sentilles reveals how deep our ties to God can be, and how devastating they can be to break. Without God to mold herself to and without religion as her script, who was she and what was her purpose? Her relationship with God had been connected to everything—her family, her friends, her vocation, the places she frequented, the language she used, and her way of being in the world.

Not unlike after a divorce, she had to reorient her life and face a future that felt darkly unfamiliar. But this beautiful, brave book is surprisingly filled with hope, a coming-out story that lets others know it's safe to come out too, and that there's light on the other side."
You must be a follower to enter this giveaway. If your GFC name is different than the one that shows up when you comment, let me know. To enter, leave a comment letting me know your favourite summer read so far.  The winner will be randomly selected using random number.org and will have 48 hours to reply to my e-mail. It is open the US and Canada only, no PO Boxes. This giveaway will close when the giveaway hop ends at 11:59 PM on August 7th EST.

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66 comments:

  1. Honestly for summer reads I haven't gotten very far with little onrs. The last good one I recall was Fiend America's youngest serial killer

    Follow on gfc
    Larissa Brunken / lmbrunken

    Lmbrunken AT gmail DOT com

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  2. Best summer read so far is Between Two Ends by David Ward! It's a quick romp between the covers of an ancient (magical) & unexpergated copy of the Arabian Nights...
    Best wishes and thanks for a chance to win this fantabulous giveaway!
    Chanticlear1(at)gmail(dot)com

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  3. This summer I enjoyed "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet". Thanks for joining the giveaway.

    Cindy
    drjakesma at sbcglobal dot net

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  4. New follower! whipanne at yahoo dot com Thanks for the giveaway, WHIPANNE

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  5. I am a gfc follower. I liked If I Stay.
    debbie
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  6. Excellent book.
    GFC: liss125
    My best summer read so far is The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, it made me cry =(

    thanks!

    Lissette_125(AT)hotmail(DOT)com

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  7. GFC follower-judy

    I enjoyed reading Fallen by Lauren Kate.


    Judy
    magnolias_1[at]msn[dot]com

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  8. I followed you via tran nguyen
    My favorite summer read is " We'll always have summer"

    ckaylie777@hotmail.com

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  9. Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews is probably the best book I've read this summer.
    Follow on gfc
    Amanda Chambers
    chefamanda at gmail dot com

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  10. Please enter me in the draw!

    I'm following you on GFC (Darlene), and my email address is darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com.

    My favourite summer read so far are any of the books in the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward! If you like paranormal romances, this you will enjoy the series! My fav so far is Lover Eternal, the 2nd book.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  11. I'm a follower... My favorite book of the summer.... I really enjoyed Jasper Fforde's One of Our Thursdays Is Missing.

    situationswhereyoumayneedit at gmail dot com

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  12. my favorite summer read so far has been "The D Word" by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke

    Alison Fees
    alison.fees@gmail.com

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  13. So far the best book I've read this summer is Kindred by Octavia Butler and also Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares

    :)

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  14. I am a follower on GFC as lyndaclark81and I am currently reading Faye Kellerman’s “Prayers for the Dead”. I live in the US.

    lyndaclark81(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  15. New GFC follower! Mandi Garfield - Smile and Mama With Me.

    Favorite book I've read this summer: Glass Castle. Love it!

    Mandi
    Smile and Mama With Me
    garfieldwrites @ gmail . com

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  16. GFC Krystal Larson My favorite summer read is Die For Me by Amy Plum so far! edysicecreamlover18@gmailDOTcom

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  17. New GFC follower.Favorite book I've read this summer
    is patchwork bride by jillian hart.Thanks for the chance! augustlily06(at)aim(dot)com.

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  18. GFC Follower - Rita M
    Favorite read this summer was The Hunger Games triogy.
    rmelton[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  19. Thank you for the giveaway!! Favorite read this summer is It Can Always Get Worse by Shandy L. Kurth!
    GFC Shannon Johnson
    shannonjean14(at)gmail(dot)com

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  20. Awesome! :) I'm a new follower :)

    My favorite summer read so far would have to be Raising Cain - very informative as I'm raising a boy! :)

    -Hope
    hopefulmee@gmail.com

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  21. One of the books that I liked the most so far is Under Fire by Margaret McLean.

    GFC-Christine Davis

    ceeenndee at gmail dot com

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  22. My favorite summer read so far has been Heaven is for Real.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Jasmine Ko
    thebookishmama at gmail dot com

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  23. Favorite book: Room:A Novel by Emma Donoghue.
    GFC name sarahsparks79
    sarahsparks79(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  24. So far, my favorite book has been "Harem" by Dora Levy Mossanen

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  25. So far it has been The Sleepwalkers by J. Gabriel Gates and Witch Song by Amber Argyle and Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning. SO many I am sorry I can't choose between them.

    Thanks for the giveaway.
    I am following GFC.

    mary_reiss @ hotmail.com

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  26. hi thanks for the giveaway. I am reading The Orphan Sister and love it so far.

    Jill aka Seaside Book Nook

    seasidebooknook at yahoo dot cm

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  27. Wow this book sounds really really interesting!
    Please enter me.
    forevereading at gmail dot com

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  28. Thanks for the giveaway. So far my favorite read was Smokin' Seventeen by Janey Evanovich.

    GFC follower - Andrea I


    lillieblue613(at)gmail(dot)com

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  29. my fav read this summer has been paranormalcy! it was great and im itching to get my hands on the sequel :)
    gfc name: Jay

    jazzy_jay673 at hotmail dot com

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  30. I really haven't had the chance to read this summer. How sad is that?!

    I am hoping that if I win one of the books from this blog hop giveaway that it will give me a good place to start for the school year.

    acvanslyke@gmail.com

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  31. Thanks for the great giveaway! My favorite summer read so far was The Scorch Trials by James Dashner. I'm a GFC follower as audreyclair.
    Thanks!
    twigerina@hotmail.com

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  32. Wow that book sounds very interesting. and I think the hop is a novel idea.. I want to join in the giveaway

    leann.luckett[at]gmail[dot]com

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  33. My favorite book so far this summer is the Geography of Bliss.

    mia at jacobsracing dot com

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  34. Hourglass so far!
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Thanks for participating in the blog hop.
    I'm a follower on GFC-Lisa Richards


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    alterlisa AT yahoo DOT com
    http://lisaslovesbooksofcourse.blogspot.com/

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  35. Hmm...hard to choose one favorite for the summer...probably a toss up between "What Happened to Goodbye," and "Forever"

    GFC Follower: Anita

    anitaloves2read @ att.net
    www.iloves2read.blogspot.com

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  36. The best book I have read so far this summer is blood red road.

    GFC name Nayjf

    nayjf@yahoo.com

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  37. My favorite summer read sooo far was The Search by Nora Roberts

    GFC name is MadelineJ

    thanks!

    jonesmadelinee@yahoo.com

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  38. I've been re-reading Harry Potter at the moment and it's just as amazing as the first time. :]
    thanks for the give-away!

    lehtoa92@gmail.com

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  39. My favorite summer read is the Privilege and The Private series by Kate Brian. They are so addicting!!!

    missbookaholicgirl@gmail.com

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  40. I've been reading the Hunger Games again in anticipation for the movies and they're one of my all time favs
    girl23rocks at hotmail dot com

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  41. My favorite summer read so far would have to be Populazzi by Else Allen. It was such a funny read!

    laurenscrammedbookshelf@gmail.com

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  42. I'm a follower on GFC. I liked The Help. captainliss40(at)gmail(dot)com

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  43. My favorite summer read is city of bones by cassandra clare

    Great giveaway!

    ruby95660[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  44. My favorite summer read so far has been Matt Ruff's "Bad Monkeys" I loved it! I'd love to read this book. I'm Alicia, I'm a new GFC follower, and my email address is alicia.ebaugh at gmail dot com

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  45. My favorite summer read so far has been Love Always by Harriet Evans.

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  46. Hard to choose a favorite so far, probably Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry.
    Thanks for the contest,
    coreenamcburnie at gmail dot com

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  47. My favoite read this summer so far is
    Miss Perigrines home for peculiar children
    chaarmedone1512(at)aol(dot)com

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  48. Thanks for this giveaway! My favorite book so far has been Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have). It was a great YA book!

    teddybrgrrl@sbcglobal.net

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  49. Thank you for the chance to win your giveaway.
    I'm a GFC follower - Cindy Macbeth
    The book I've enjoyed reading this summer so far is "The Promises She Keeps" by Erin Healy
    cindymacbeth at gmail dot com

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  50. Thanks for the giveaway!
    GFC follower-Susan Bryant

    My favorite book thus far this summer has got to be The Help by Kathryn Stockett!!!!!

    sbuttercup{at}roadrunner{dot}com

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  51. GFC: Chelsea Carson

    My favorite summer read has to be The Hunger Games. I loved it!

    dakotagirl16AThotmailDOTcom

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  52. GFC: Chelsea Carson

    My favorite summer read has to be The Hunger Games. I loved it!

    dakotagirl16AThotmailDOTcom

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  53. GFC follower-laurie1993

    my fav so far has been The Fallen:
    Raziel

    laurie1993@verizon.net

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  54. my fav. summer read is the Breed Series
    By Lora Leigh


    missmarsee(at)gmail(dot)com

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  55. My favorite read this summer so far is An Offer You Can't Refuse by Jill Mansell

    sassysasha817 at gmail dot com

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  56. My favorite summer read so far has been The Help!

    imabookshark AT yahoo DOT com

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Mickey @ imabookshark

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  57. Hi, follow on GFC

    best read was

    TURN OF THE ROAD
    by DEBBIE MACOMBER

    Hope to find more and getting lots of suggestions with these giveaways:)

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  58. I follow this blog via GFC, ID: Megan (Celtic_Girl).

    My favorite summer read so far is "Inside Threat" by Jason Elam & Steve Yohn.

    lovetoread205 [at] gmail [dot] com

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  59. Favorite book this summer:
    Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet, what a beautiful book!
    I follow on GFC and my name there is cape coupons.

    Jill Lombardo
    capecoupons@yahoo.com

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  60. Wake (Dream Catcher, #1) by Lisa McMann is my fave so far

    robinblankenship at gmail dot com

    Robin Blankenship

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  61. My favorite summer read thus far is Divergent. I'll be honest and say I didn't want to read it because of the cover (bleeeeeech) but I was pleasantly surprised.

    GFC follower Tina
    melodiousrevelry (at) gmail (dot) com

    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  62. I am loving The Night She Got Lucky by Susan Donovan
    GFC Follower [Robin D robindpdx (at) gmail (dot) com]

    Robin D
    robindpdx (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  63. I would have to say The Hunger Games! nightsky1102@gmail.com

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  64. book would have to be shift series. very interesting :)
    crazyhatash5@gmail.com

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  65. So far my favourite book that I've read this summer was The girl with the dragon tattoo by steig larsson. a little old, i know, but im just getting to the series now.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    ayoung3360@hotmail.com

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