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Freebie Friday: Yann Martel's 'Beatrice and Virgil'

Happy Friday, everybody! I hope you have a great weekend planned, because it is looking gorgeous! You know, unless you're not into the whole warm weather and sunshine thing.

And congratulations to Nancy Johnston, who is NOT me, and who has also won "The Devil's Star." I hope you enjoy it, Nancy!

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It's a bit of a twist this week: I'm going to start reading the very same book we're giving away next Friday. Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" was an instant success in 2002, when it won the Man Booker Prize, and now he's back with "Beatrice and Virgil." I'm seriously looking forward to this one, thought I hope it's a tad bit happier than Martel's last novel.

The book follows an author, named Henry, who receives a play in the mail featuring the title characters. With it is a note, signed "Henry," with the address of a taxidermist's shop. And then the adventure begins ...

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