A winner and another draw

 

     To all those who entered the Cornflower Books 2nd. birthday draw, thankyou. The winner, chosen at random, is Juliet, and her prize - a favourite book of mine from last year, a corner of which is shown cryptically here - will go off to her soon.

 

    But the fun doesn't end there because, thanks to the kind souls at Chatto & Windus, I have another book to give away, this time a copy of Edmund de Waal's family memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance. I mentioned it last week when it won the Costa Biography Award, and it also won the New Writer of the Year award at the Galaxy Book Awards 2010. I haven't read it yet, but Mr. C. - who is no slouch in these matters - says it was the best book he read last year, and I've heard similarly high praise from many other reliable sources.

    If you would like to enter the draw to win a copy of The Hare with Amber Eyes, please just leave a comment on this post, and I'll pick the winner in a few days.