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Win reading group copies of A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty

To celebrate the paperback publication of A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty this November, we’re offering 3 reading groups the opportunity to win paperback copies to read and review.

Please apply by emailing [email protected], including a note about why your group would be interested in reading and reviewing A Bird in Winter. The deadline for applications is 8 November.

We’d love to hear what your group thinks about the book and for you to share your reviews on key retailer sites – we’ll send you further information about this if your application is successful.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she’s in a meeting in her office in Birmingham – the next, she’s walking out on her job, her home, her life. It’s a day she thought might come, one she’s prepared for. But nothing could prepare her for what will happen next.

As Bird tries to work out who exactly is on her trail, she must also decide who – if anyone – she can trust. Is her greatest fear that she will be hunted down, or that she will never be found?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Louise Doughty’s novels include Platform Seven, recently filmed for ITV; Black Water, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; the bestseller Apple Tree Yard, which was adapted for BBC One; and Whatever You Love, nominated for the Costa Novel Award and the Women’s Prize for fiction. She has been nominated for many other prizes including the Sunday Times Short Story Prize and the CWA Silver Dagger, along with creating and writing the hit BBC drama Crossfire. Her work has been translated into thirty languages. She lives in London.

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