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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Liar's Diary by Patry Francis Blog Day

I'm taking in part in today's blogging for the novel The Liar's Diary by Patry Francis, a book I had meant to finish by today to give you a review, but alas, I've been way too busy. I can tell you that about 30 pages in, I'm totally intrigued, especially by Ali Mather. Below is some info about the book and tour; you can read more at Susan Henderson's brilliant site Litpark and about Patry battling cancer at her blog Simply Wait:

One thing I learned was that for every ounce of trouble I was forced to drink, I would counter it with two ounces of bliss. Not the cheap bliss I attempted to find in a wine bottle, but the real thing. The kind I saw in that thin shell when I held it up to the light. The kind we all have inside us if we choose to draw on it.

I really think this is where we so often go wrong . When bad things happen--whether it's disease, rejection, mistreatment, percieved or otherwise--we allow it to control us. In other words, we pour ourselves another glass of poison when what we really need is the antidote--a double shot of BLISS!


Do read her book, her blogs, and explore some of the bloggers posting today. I'll have that review when I'm done with the book, and I'm honored to be a part of this writing and blogging community, not to mention to be introduced to a book I probably never would have come across otherwise (as I don't read mysteries that often).

All content below from Lit Park, which you should bookmark and read anyway, and you'll notice that many bloggers are using the new author-resource site Red Room - I haven't really checked it out yet, but it looks promising.



Whether you like text, audio, or video, I have a taste of the book for you. Let's start with an audio clip of THE LIAR'S DIARY. This audio clip comes courtesy of Eileen Hutton at Brilliance Audio.







This video for THE LIAR'S DIARY was created by Sheila Clover English, C.E.O. of Circle of Seven Productions, who was moved by Patry's story and volunteered her lightning-speed creativity!


Here are the publisher's words:


Answering the question of what is more powerful—family or friendship? this debut novel unforgettably shows how far one woman would go to protect either.


They couldn’t be more different, but they form a friendship that will alter both their fates. When Ali Mather blows into town, breaking all the rules and breaking hearts (despite the fact that she is pushing forty), she also makes a mark on an unlikely family. Almost against her will, Jeanne Cross feels drawn to this strangely vibrant woman, a fascination that begins to infect Jeanne’s “perfect” husband as well as their teenaged son.


At the heart of the friendship between Ali and Jeanne are deep-seated emotional needs, vulnerabilities they have each been recording in their diaries. Ali also senses another kind of vulnerability; she believes someone has been entering her house when she is not at home—and not with the usual intentions. What this burglar wants is nothing less than a piece of Ali’s soul.



When a murderer strikes and Jeanne’s son is arrested, we learn that the key to the crime lies in the diaries of two very different women . . . but only one of them is telling the truth. A chilling tour of troubled minds, The Liar’s Diary signals the launch of an immensely talented new novelist who knows just how to keep her readers guessing.


And now, here are Patry's words, which I lifted off her blog: "Though my novel deals with murder, betrayal, and the even more lethal crimes of the heart, the real subjects of THE LIAR'S DIARY are music, love, friendship, self-sacrifice and courage. The darkness is only there for contrast; it's only there to make us realize how bright the light can be. I'm sure that most writers whose work does not flinch from the exploration of evil feel the same."


Ready to buy the book? Why not buy one for yourself and one for a friend? And if you like it, tell people!


Here are links to THE LIAR'S DIARY at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Powell's. You can also buy directly from Penguin to save 15% (after you add the book to your cart, just enter the word PATRY in the coupon code field and click ‘update cart’ to activate the discount).



Patti Abbott

Mario Acevedo

Susan Adrian

Mary Akers

Samina Ali

Christa Allan

Amazon Shorts - Featured Author

Anne-Marie

Joelle Anthony

Jorge Argueta

Vicki Arkoff - MAD Magazine, Nickelodeon, MW Book Review

Melanie Avila

Tricia Ares

Neil B

Backspace

Backstory

Terry Bain

Gail Baker - The Debutante Ball

Anjali Banerjee

L.A. Banks

Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Elizabeth Bartasius

Carolyn Burns Bass

Brett Battles

BCB

Laura Benedict

Pinckney Benedict

Janet Berliner

William Bernhardt

Alexander Besher

Bev

Marcie Beyatte

Brenda Birch

Roberto Bonazzi

Jason Boog

Bookfinds

Raven Bower

Laura Bowers

Beatrice Bowles

Tara Bradford

Gayle Brandeis

Stacy Brazalovich

Susan Breen - Gotham Writers Workshops

Heather Brewer

Eve Bridburg - Zachary Shuster Harmsworth

Sassy Brit

Heatheraynne Brooks

Debra Broughon


Josie Brown

Pat Brown

Ruth Brown

Ken Bruen

Rachel Kramer Bussel

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Bill Cameron

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Vincent Carrella

Karen DeGroot Carter

Rosemary Carstens

Alexander Chee

Lee Child

Circle of Seven Productions

Cynthia Clark - Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine

Jon Clinch

Kamela Cody

Oline H. Cogdill - Sun-Sentinal

Tish Cohen

Eileen Cruz Coleman

Myfanwy Collins

Dan Conaway - Writers House

Laurie Connors - Penguin

Eileen Cook

Richard Cooper

David Corbett

Auria Cortes

Peter Coyote

Bill Crider - Pop Culture Magazine

Kim Cristofoli

Ann Mare Cummins

Sheila Curran

Kristie Cutter

Jordan Dane

Josephine Damian

Daryl Darko

A.J. Davis

Kelli Davis

Alyssa Day

Alma Hromic Deckert

Jim DeFelice

Mike Dellosso

Katrina Denza

Bella DePaulo

Karen Dionne

Felicia Donovan

Julie Doughty - Dutton

Gerry Doyle

Terri DuLong

Firoozeh Dumas

Xujun Eberlein

Christine Eldin

J.T. Ellison - Killer Year

Sheila Clover English - Circle of Seven Productions

Kate Epstein - the Epstein Literary Agency

Kathryn Esplin

Gayle Etcheverry

Sean Ferrell

Rachel Fershleiser at SMITH Magazine

Ryan Field

Michael A. FitzGerald

William Floyd

Natasha Fondren

Brian Ford

Jamie Ford

Connie May Fowler

Heather Fowler

Therese Fowler

Jenifer Fox

Thaisa Frank

Michelle Gable

Gary Gach

Leighton Gage

Neil Gaiman

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Jayson Gallaway

Jane Ganahl - Red Room

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Linda Gerber

Shane Gericke

Tess Gerritsen

Karin Gillespie

Dara Girard

Anne Glamore

Kathi Kamen Goldmark

Jewelle Gomez

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Bob Gray - Shelf Awareness

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Lynette Hart

Melanie Harvey

Michael Haskins

Melanie Lynn Hauser

Bill Hayes

Maria Dahvana Headley

Susan Henderson

Heidi the Hick

Georgia Hesse

Billie Hinton

Vicki Hinze

Jenn Hollowell

Lori Hope

Khaled Hosseini

Sharon Hurlbut

Eileen Hutton - Brilliance Audio

Gina Hyams

International Thriller Writers

David Isaak

Susan Ito

Lisa Jackson

Lori James - All Romance eBooks

Arachne Jericho

Jerri

Allison Johnson

Jen Jordan - Crimespree

Jungle Red Writers

Lesley Kagen

Polly Kahl

Andrew Kaplan - Media Mensch

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Charles Kelly

Lisa Kenny

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Jackie Kessler

Merle Kessler

Kristy Kiernan - Southern Authors Blog

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Jeff Kleinman - Folio Literary Management

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Kyra

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Rebecca Laffar-Smith - Writers Roundabout

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Leah

Virginia Lee

Leslie Levine

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Richard Lewis

Liane

Sharon Linnea

Jessica Lipnack

Julie Anne Long

CJ Lyons

Jonathan Maberry

Amy MacKinnon - The Writers Group

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Ric Marion

Kerstin Martin

Nancy Martin

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Ellen Meister

Melba

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Kyle Minor

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David Montgomery

Alexis Moore

Joe Moore - Inkspot

Michelle Moran

Amanda Morgan

Sarie Morrell

Murderati

Amy Nathan

Nathalie

National Post

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Nicole

Carolyn North

Aurelio O'Brien

Martha O'Connor

Andrea Okrentowich

Lori Oliva

Jodie Osinga

Aimee Palooza

Pamela

Michael Palmer

Stephen Parrish

Marie Peck

Marcia Peterson - WOW! Women on Writing

Jason Pinter

Anthony S. Policastro

Douglas Preston

Publishers Marketplace

Edie Ramer

Terese Ramin

Reader's Entertainment TV

Jody Reale

Martha Reed

Janet Reid - FinePrint Literary Management

Kamilla Reid

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Maria Robinson

John Robison

James Rollins

M.J. Rose - Buzz, Balls & Hype

Renee Rosen

Jordan Rosenfeld

Russell Rowland

Anneli Rufus

Hank Ryan

Marcus Sakey

Harris Salat -Visual Thesaurus

Rachel Sarah

Maria Schneider - Writer's Digest Magazine

Nina Schuyler

Michele Scott

Dani Shapiro

Rochelle Shapiro

Charles Shaughnessy

Jessie Sholl

Robert Siegel

Clea Simon

April Sinclair

Lynn Sinclair

Jen Singer

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Sisters in Crime

Sky

Robin Slick

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Alice Tasman - the Jean Naggar Literary Agency

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The Book Pirate

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2 Comments:

At January 30, 2008, Blogger Susan Helene Gottfried said...

Hey, awesome post -- and thanks for reprinting all the links. I've met a lot of new people because of yesterday.

 
At January 31, 2008, Blogger Modern Matriarch said...

Way to pay it forward. I also feel blessed being able to participate in such a supportive event, and I look forward to visiting all the blogs that united for this cause.
(As Well as adding them to my blog roll.)

 

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