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Monday, 10 December 2012

The King's Carver

CONGRATULATIONS to Susan who is the winner of The Lady's Slipper picked out of the hat today!
Many thanks to everone else who stopped by my blog and made the effort to enter, wasn't it a great idea of Amy's. Hope you might have won something in the other draws.


A short post today as I'm one of the stops on the Fantastic Historical Fiction Holiday Blog Hop.

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THE LADY'S SLIPPER 
Top Pick! Swift's eye for detail and language augment this atypical debut. Compelling and intriguing, this is a well-told story full of wonderful prose and surprising events. It's a vivid addition to the genre.
--RT BookReviews
To win a copy of my debut novel THE LADY'S SLIPPER please leave a comment below. 
Giveaway Open Worldwide. Don't forget to leave an email address. One extra entry if you follow this blog, and another if you tweet my post.

As for the Historical Holiday Blog Hop - Just look at the fabulous prizes you can win! Click on the banner above to follow the other blogs on this hop.Historical Holiday Blog Hop Grand Prizes - $25 Amazon or Barnes and  Noble Gift Card - Prize package(s) from SIXTY historical novels. 

GRINLING GIBBONS
Grinling Gibbons - such a wonderful name - was the "King's Carver", in the Restoration period and was famous for beautiful carved wood decoration for St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Windsor, and the Earl of Essex's house. Legend had it that his carving was so fine that the wooden pot of carved flowers above his house in London would tremble from the motion of passing coaches.

Walpole later wrote about Gibbons: "There is no instance of a man before Gibbons who gave wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers, and chained together the various productions of the elements with the free disorder natural to each species."

Grinling Gibbons was introduced to Christopher Wren by the diarist John Evelyn who spotted him at work and was impressed by his talent. He was able to make wood appear to flow and move and was thus one of the master carvers of the Baroque style. More information about this seventeenth century sculptor in wood can be found at wanderings in eden
 or in the book, The Work of Grinling Gibbons by Geoffrey Beard
A Man's cravat, carved in lime wood by Gibbons,
courtesy of the V&A Museum
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  1. UnknownMonday, 10 December, 2012

    Thanks for the giveaway! Merry Christmas!

    Kendal
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  2. mikiMonday, 10 December, 2012

    thank you a lot for the international giveaway

    happy holidays

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  3. Colleen TurnerMonday, 10 December, 2012

    Thanks so much for the giveaway! I loved The Gilded Lily and cannot wait to read The Lady's Slipper!

    I am a GFC follower (Colleen Turner).
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    Thanks!
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  4. SusanMonday, 10 December, 2012

    Thanks for the giveaway! I've heard such great things about the book- I'd love to read it.
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  5. Angela - BookauntMonday, 10 December, 2012

    Thank you for the chance to win. I am a gfc follower - griperang

    I posted on twitter too - https://twitter.com/griperang/status/278239749607682048

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  6. Celticlady's ReviewsMonday, 10 December, 2012

    Thank you for the giveaway!! I am a follower via GFC as CelticLady

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  7. UnknownMonday, 10 December, 2012

    thank you for the giveaway! I hope you enjoy your holidays :)
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  8. BlodeueddMonday, 10 December, 2012

    I'd love to win this one :D
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  9. FleurDeMarMonday, 10 December, 2012

    I think men look so sexy in a cravat... just sayin'.. haha :)

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  10. LeocadiaMonday, 10 December, 2012

    Thanks for the giveaway !

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  11. AnonymousMonday, 10 December, 2012

    Thanks for the giveaway and Happy Holidays :)
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  12. Nise' Monday, 10 December, 2012

    Thanks for the giveaway. I've got The Gilded Lily on my TBR list after reading positive reviews.

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  13. Leah Weller (leahluvsmedieval)Monday, 10 December, 2012

    This was the neatest post! I love reading about something new to me. Thank you for the chance in the giveaway. :)

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  14. UnknownTuesday, 11 December, 2012

    Many thanks for your international giveaway. I would greatly love the chance to win, the cover is lovely :)

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  15. mamabunny13Tuesday, 11 December, 2012

    Thanks for the great giveaway!
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  16. Giada M.Tuesday, 11 December, 2012

    THE LADY'S SLIPPER sounds great! Thank you for this lovely giveaway! :D

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  17. MeghanTuesday, 11 December, 2012

    This is a great giveaway! I think the book looks especially interesting and I LOVE the cover art.

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  18. ElysiumTuesday, 11 December, 2012

    I'd love to win this one :)

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  19. GigiTuesday, 11 December, 2012

    Thank you so much for the giveaway! Keeping fingers crossed!
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  20. Lara NewellTuesday, 11 December, 2012

    I have always wanted to read this one! The library doesn't have it :(

    Thanks for the great giveaway!!

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  21. UnknownTuesday, 11 December, 2012

    Please enter me in this giveaway! I have wanted to read this book for awhile and I LOVED The Gilded Lily.

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  22. JanetTuesday, 11 December, 2012

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  23. Liss MartzWednesday, 12 December, 2012

    Sounds like a great book!
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  24. BurtonReview Wednesday, 12 December, 2012

    Thank you for this giveaway! I look forward to reading one of your books!

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  25. NancyWednesday, 12 December, 2012

    I've wanted to read this one. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  26. ChelseyWednesday, 12 December, 2012

    Thank you for this awesome giveaway! I just reviewed your book, The Gilded Lily, on my blog! I am a new follower too! GFC: Chelsey

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  27. UnknownWednesday, 12 December, 2012

    Thanks for joining this hop. Lots of fun blogs and lots of new books on my reading list!

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  28. ShoshanahWednesday, 12 December, 2012

    I would absolutely LOVE to win a copy. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

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  29. MicheleWednesday, 12 December, 2012

    Gibbons' carvings are AMAZING!! Thank you for sharing that!
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  30. saraWednesday, 12 December, 2012

    book sounds interesting. My to read list just grew by many,many books

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  31. AnonymousThursday, 13 December, 2012

    Thanks for the chance!
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  32. JoanneThursday, 13 December, 2012

    I'd love an opportunity to win - thank you!
    I am now a follower.

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  33. UnknownSaturday, 15 December, 2012

    Thank you for the nice giveaway!
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  34. AnonymousSaturday, 15 December, 2012

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  35. KimHSaturday, 15 December, 2012

    That picture of Gibbons' cravat carving is just stellar! That is amazing work, and to think that he has not been surpassed...!
    Thanks for the giveaway, and please enter me.
    Kim
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  36. AshleySunday, 16 December, 2012

    Thank you so much for the giveaway!

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  37. Life's Simple PleasuresSunday, 16 December, 2012

    Looks like a retelling of Cinderella? Very cool! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  38. Theresa Friel NewburySunday, 16 December, 2012

    Your books look/sound amazing!! *hugs* to the new2me author!!

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  39. nrlymrtlSunday, 16 December, 2012

    Thanks for the chance to win. Great choice. nrlymrtl at gmail dot com

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  40. MaureenMonday, 17 December, 2012

    Thanks for the giveaway!
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  41. Katie AmandaMonday, 17 December, 2012

    Thanks for participating. I'm looking forward to exploring this genre. katieamanda1(at)yahoo(dot)com
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