Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Author Interview + Giveaway: A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont! (US)



Back in November during the Historical Fantasy Jubilee, I had the pleasure of interviewing debut author Eve Marie Mont and getting my first taste of the windswept moors and certain hazel eyed boy with a haunted past found in A Breath of Eyre.

I've since read A Breath of Eyre and while I'll restrain my gushing today (tomorrow I'll gush), I am delighted to be able to offer a finished paperback copy for giveaway, courtesy of the publisher!


I've re-posted the interview below to help whet your appetite!


Please Welcome Eve Marie Mont!

Eve Marie Mont is the author of the upcoming A Breath of Eyre, where a modern girl finds herself sucked into the classic story and inhabiting Jane's body! Every time I see another hint, snippet, or beautiful piece of A Breath of Eyre swag, I get a little bit closer to "barely containable excitement."        

Q: Which one of your characters would you most want to kiss?

A: Hands down, it would be Gray. He’s a swimmer and lifeguard with sad, hazel eyes and a haunted past. How could he possibly be a bad kisser? Is it weird to have a crush on an 18-year-old fictional character?

Q: Which one of your characters do you most want to slap or give a verbal tongue lashing to?

Elise Fairchild is everything her name suggests: fair and lovely and blueblood and, as it happens, a real b-----! She is nemesis and rival to my protagonist, Emma, and she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But don’t despair: there are a few satisfying scenes in which Emma yanks that spoon right out!

Q: If you were transported into your book, which scene would you most want to reenact?

Um, hello? Read question #1. No, seriously, I’d want to reenact one of the scenes in which Emma is stuck in Jane Eyre, wandering over the moors, falling in love with Mr. Rochester, and trying to solve the mystery of how to get back home.

Q: Which one of your character’s brains would you like to pick the most?

Emma’s best friend, Michelle, lives with her Aunt Darlene in a section of Boston that’s sort of a “Little Haiti.” Darlene practices voodoo and interprets dreams AND runs her own bakery, so I’d definitely want to spend an afternoon with Darlene talking about philosophy and religion over pastries and Cremas.

Q: Which scene do you think will surprise readers the most?

Without giving spoilers, there’s a scene at the end of the book in which two characters realize they are far more connected than they first realized. What follows is dramatic, intense, romantic, and a little bit scary. And it’s also loosely based on a scene from Jane Eyre!



Get lost in a good book. Literally.
 
Emma Townsend has always believed in stories—the ones she reads voraciously, and the ones she creates in her head. Perhaps it’s because she feels like an outsider at her exclusive prep school, or because her stepmother doesn’t come close to filling the void left by her mother’s death. And her only romantic prospect—apart from a crush on her English teacher—is Gray Newman, a long-time friend who just adds to Emma’s confusion. But escape soon arrives in an old leather-bound copy of Jane Eyre… 
 
Reading of Jane’s isolation sparks a deep sense of kinship. Then fate takes things a leap further when a lightning storm catapults Emma right into Jane’s body and her nineteenth-century world. As governess at Thornfield, Emma has a sense of belonging she’s never known—and an attraction to the brooding Mr. Rochester. Now, moving between her two realities and uncovering secrets in both, Emma must decide whether her destiny lies in the pages of Jane’s story, or in the unwritten chapters of her own…

 

Have I teased you enough? Want to enter to win? Ok!

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Just fill out THIS FORM and cross your fingers!

Info for the giveaway:
  • What you can win: A finished paperback copy of A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont
  • As always, you do NOT have to be a follower
  • You must have a US mailing address
  • You must be 13 years of age or older
  • One entry per person
  • Your address is not required, but including it will help with sending the book out to you sooner
  • I will contact the winner through email and the winner will have 24 hours to reply before a new winner is chosen 
  • This giveaway closes on April 3rd

23 comments:

  1. Thanks for the chance to win Smalls! This is one of my most anticipated books of the year.

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  2. I hope I win! I really want to read this book. I read Jane Eyre such a long time ago. I remember liking the scenes with Helen. I loved reading about Jane at the boarding school, even though it was awful.

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    1. Oh wow, I didn't realize Jane went to boarding school. Hm, I wonder how many of those scenes were parallels with JE then...

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  3. I'm not entering, I have a copy of the ARC and finished today! I sent Eve Marie Mont a super fan girly letter!! I loved this book. It had everything, boarding school, drama, school bullying, Emma's escape into Jane Eyre, family secrets, Gray, defintely swoon worthy!! This is not light hearted fare. This is a deep and emotional novel and it's part of a series!!

    sorry didn't mean to steal your thunder.
    Heather

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    1. Ha, you are totally not stealing any thunder! I love long comments :)

      And I agree! I was hoping for more light hearted fare (because I'm not a Heavy Issues reader), but she did such a good job with this book.

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  4. Thanks for the great giveaway! I'm super curious about the book. It kind of reminds me of "Lost in Austen" which I enjoyed for the most part.

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    1. I really liked Lost in Austen! This is sort of like that, but without the humor. A lot more time is spent in the modern world, too.

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  5. Great interview!! :D I seriously canNOT wait to read this book! :D

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    1. Oh, and you don't have to wait anymore—it came out today! :D

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  6. My fingers are cramping, they're crossed so hard!

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  7. I really don't participate in giveaways, but I had to enter this one. I'm such a fan of Jane Eyre.

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    1. I would love to read your take on this book. I think there are so many references I missed.

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  8. Oh, Jane Eyre. I loved that book when I first read it in high school, and I've read it two or three times since then. I'm actually taking a class on Charlotte Bronte this semester! Lol. I think I would also appreciate the Jane Eyre references. :)

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    1. Wow! You're steeped in JE! I am definitely interested in seeing your take on A Breath of Eyre.

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  9. So I can't enter the giveaway which is a bummer but I have this one on my wishlist and was looking forward to reading it. You've made me more excited about this one though, Small, since you said you loved it.

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    1. I hope you enjoy it! I didn't love it, but I did like it a lot which is saying a lot considering I'm not really the right kind of reader for this book.

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  10. *Grins* I so want to read this book!
    It sounds like it's made of awesome and I love me some Jane Eyre something fierce!
    thanks for the interview and the giveaway

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  11. Love your honesty on the review! It's difficult for me to not finish a book I start....goes with the whole "FInish what you start" mantra! Hoping to get a copy to review for myself!

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    1. Thank you! I'm a ruthless DNF-er :P I hope you get your hands on a copy soon :)

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