Fellow blogger, Saloma Furlong asked me if I would be interested in doing a review and giveaway for her book on my blog. After consenting she sent several books tucked inside the sweetest home made fabric gift bags.
Saloma writes about her experience of growing up in a dysfunctional family, in a community that seemed to turn a blind eye to the suffering of her and her family. She writes with raw honesty about what led to her eventual breaking free and escaping the life that had held her captive for so long.
I have always been aware that there are vast differences between Amish communities and after reading her book I was reminded how thankful I can be to have been raised in a home and community where I did not have to be afraid of having bad things happen to me.
If you would like to have a chance to read her memoir leave a comment telling me which color you like best, blue or red.
You can visit her blog to read more about her and her life or order her book.
I will be choosing a winner using Random.org on Monday February 21st.
Giveaway is now closed and a winner has been chosen.
Disclaimer: Saloma has given me an autographed copy of her book and another one to give to one of my readers.
I'd love to read her book. My favorite color is BLUE! Colors of the ocean, and a calm gentle spirit of a color! Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the cover picture of this book adorable! And it does sound interesting so I'd love read Saloma's book. Thanks to you & Saloma for the giveaway. I like blue, just in case...
ReplyDeleteI would love to read her book,also.My color is blue. Thanks to you and Saloma for the opportunity to have a chance to win this book.
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough choice cause I love both colors...have both of them in my home. Guess I'll go with Red though, it's hubby's favorite color, and the accent color of my kitchen! :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read her book, thanks so much to both of you for the giveaway.
I'd love to read it. I like the blue one best.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this as well! Thanks to you and Saloma for the chance to win this book!
ReplyDeleteMy color I'd chose would be the red!
I'd love to read her book as well :)
ReplyDeleteBlue is my favourite colour
blessings,
Niki
I'm another blue girl! I'd love to enter this giveaway, it looks like such an interesting book.
ReplyDeleteI've read many essays on Saloma's blog. She's a wonderful writer and brings to light many things that happen to children in communities everywhere, not just where she grew up. My favorite color is red.
ReplyDeleteI like the red one. It looks like an interesting book!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read her book...the blue.
ReplyDeleteI love blue. It is the color of all my beautiful grandbabies eyes. I could stare into their innocent blue eyes forever.
ReplyDeleteI follow Saloma's blog and feel alittle guilty posting here. It has been my intention to order her book and just haven't done it yet.
Her perspective on Amish life with her contrasting experiences have been quite "grounding" to me.
I feel the same about your journey and enjoy reading.
I believe I like the red bag best.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is blue.
ReplyDelete~Cheryl
That sounds like a fascinating book. Blue.
ReplyDeleteI really like the blue one. Thanks for another giveaway. That is so sweet.
ReplyDeleteLisa :O)
Calming of the blue as in the heavens and oceans.
ReplyDelete:) I like the blue bag best. And the book, I would love to read.
ReplyDeleteHow sweet of you to offer another give-away! I also love a good read...and, if given the choice, I would choose blue. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day,
Laura
How nice to offer! I will choose the red. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI saw that book and wondered if it was a good read.
ReplyDeleteI like both blue and red, but would choose blue as my favorite. The color of the sky, the oceans and my husband and children's eyes...
I would probably choose blue. There is something so soothing about that color.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this, and I like the blue.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read the book.
ReplyDeleteI love blue best.
I would love to read this book. My favorite color is blue. Really enjoy your blog!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this book. I follow Saloma's blog too but just don't have the extra money right now to buy all the books I want to read, so I have to try to win them. :-) I like the blueish colored bag. And the reddish colored one. They're both cute:) But if I won, you could send the blue. Or whichever one you didn't want, I suppose. :-) I love your blog and read it faithfully, and have been loving the story of your and LV's wedding:)
ReplyDeleteBlue!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your blog as well as Saloma,s and would love to read her book. Blue Vicki
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read - and a new perspective on the Amish life. My favorite color - red! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI love to read and this book sounds fascinating. Blue has always been my favorite color.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are having a wonderful weekend.
Blue is my favorite color although I really like red, too. I enjoy your blog and try to check in every day.
ReplyDeleteI like red, but not as much as I like your blog. Thank you for sharing. Sue
ReplyDeleteBetween the two I usually choose red, though it's sometimes difficult to make up my mind as one of my all-time favorites is purple.
ReplyDeleteWould love to read her book! Blue would be lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love reading new books. It is always interesting to have a peek into someone else's life. My favorite color is blue.
ReplyDeleteRED! I love red! I would love to be entered to win this book.
ReplyDeleteI would love the blue one. It sounds like such an interesting book!
ReplyDeleteBlue is my favorite color anyway, so I'll pick blue! Sounds like an interesting book.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary Ann. I'd love to win this give away. Either color bag would be perfect. I have linked to both yours and Saloma's blog on my blog today. Thank you for hosting this.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend!
Blue, definitely! Thanks for the link as well.
ReplyDeleteSuch a weighty decision..... I love reds and pinks but think I'll have to go with blue on this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the offer...I will be visiting Saloma's blog for sure...red would be my either color would be fine for me.....blessings,Shelley
ReplyDeleteBlue sky, Blue, Sea, Blue Comforter on my bed, Blue paint, I choose.....Red, what can I say I like to mix it up! ;o) Blessings, Joanne
ReplyDeleteI like the red one. I would love to have a chance to read her book. It would be interesting reading about other side of the Amish community. Thank you for having these giveaways!
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting you asked about my favorite color. It used to be blue. My fabric stash for quilting screams this. But in the past couple of years that has changed. Red is now my favorite. I see it everywhere. I just recently bought a red chair for my living room and LOVE IT! Thanks for the chance to win. Terry
ReplyDeleteI am ever so grateful to have found your blog site! I love the readings. Very interesting! Keep up the wonderful writings1 My favorite color is RED!!!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you and your family
Debbie
Blue is my favorite color as well.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this and my favorite color is blue.
ReplyDeleteI am a first time commenter because I have been (slowly) reading your posts from the beginning and haven't caught up yet. :)
ReplyDeleteI would love a chance to win this book. I will go check out her blog too. Oh and Red. :)
Blessings from Jessica
I would like a chance to read her book. My favorite color is RED.
ReplyDeleteI'm still reading your past posts and enjoy each and every one. Thanks for making it easy to read past posts with the links.
I'm an amish-nerd, so I'd love to read this book! I prefer Blue.
ReplyDeleteRed! I have been wanting to read her book.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't care which color because I like them both, but red if I have to choose, I guess. This sounds like a fascinating book. Sorry to hear that she had such a hard life growing up. I guess there's no escaping dysfunctional families no matter what culture you grow up in. I arrived via Deanna's blog. :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this book. Red is choice!
ReplyDeleteI would love to read her book. I like both colors, but if I had to choose I guess I would pick blue. My absolute favorite color is teal, so I guess that's close. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat posts, brings back great memories,of by gone days, I like Red, would be fun to read that book
ReplyDeleteThough sad that she had so many problems growing up, I would love to read her book. My favorite color is actually red, so naturally that's my choice :)
ReplyDeletewell blue would be my choice but i do like the red. i hope that doesn't disqualify me cause i would just chose either!
ReplyDeleteBlue is my favorite color - there are so many shades and moods of blue...
ReplyDeleteOh wow! One of my best friends happens to be Old Order Amish and the stories she tells of her childhood are so wonderful! I would love to have a chance at winning this book. My favorite color? Blue! Isn't that everyone's favorite?
ReplyDeleteIt looks a fascinating book and I would love to read it. The colour I like best is red. Good luck everyone!
ReplyDeleteWould love to read her book. Have just recently discovered her blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity!
Dianna
www.thesedaysofmine.com
Enter me please! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBlue is my favorite color out of those 2 :-)
ReplyDeleteKate
Oh my goodness, another chance to win her book! BLUE! (and thank you very much for sharing her with all of us. I think I found her blog by way of yours many months ago!)
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ReplyDeletemy favorite color is *Blue*!
Dianna
www.thesedaysofmine.com
I would like to read this book too ~ blue if I win :)
ReplyDeletei would enjoy reading this book. Blue would be my pick.
ReplyDeleteI am interested too. I prefer blue to red I guess, but red is better for some things ...
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds just lovely. I like red. Thanks
ReplyDeleteOh, it sounds like such an interesting read! I think my favorite is red.
ReplyDeleteCount me in, I would like blue.
ReplyDeleteColeen
I love blue!! I would really love to win and read this book:)
ReplyDeleteRed would be my choice - the book sounds wonderful and what a generous giveaway! Thanks to you and to Saloma. Karin
ReplyDeleteI'm not fussy about the colour.... I'd just love to read her book.
ReplyDeleteFrogdancer from Australia
Red all the way! :) Hoping I might just be the lucky one because I'd love a chance to read Saloma's book. The reviews have been good. I'm also looking forward to reading more about the big choices and changes you and LV made in your own lives when you left your Amish community.
ReplyDeleteI love RED..
ReplyDeleteLove reading Saloma's blog and would love a copy of her book...thanks.
I love reading your and Saloma's blogs. I really want her book. I like blue.
ReplyDeleteI love Red! Also, am really loving your blog!
ReplyDeleteWould love to read this book! Blue is my favorite color...it would take over my entire house if I wasn't careful!
ReplyDeleteBlue is my favorite color, so this choice was easy for me.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win Saloma's book. I read her blog regularly, too.
I'd love to own Saloma's book, and read of your life. I also read her blog. My color would be blue and it's varied shades! ~~marilyn
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an interesting read. I love red, a deep dark red. I also love the different varieties of blue in the sea. :)
ReplyDeleteSaloma's book sounds interesting. I have sometimes been visiting her blog too.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite colour is blue. :)
Mrs. P.
My colour preference is blue.....
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds like it would be a great read...many thanks to you and Saloma for making this giveaway possible.
this is my first blog that I have read and I must say you have kept me coming back for more. I found your blog through Mindy (the author) and started reading from the beginning and just caught up with you today. Took me 1 week to get through it all.
ReplyDeleteRed is my favorite color but any color is wonderful.
Can't wait to read more :) Thank you for bringing your life into mine.
i like both blue and red - my kitchen has lots of blue, and my living room walls are red - if i had to choose, i'd pick -red?
ReplyDeleteMy mother often dressed me in red and my sister in green as children. But, thank goodness I can now choose my own colors.....and I choose BLUE!
ReplyDeleteI follow Saloma's blog, too! Riveting story and I'd love to win a giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHowever, I confess that I don't really have a favorite color. I hope that doesn't disqualify me. :-)
- Sally
I like blue, closest to purple :)
ReplyDeletecame over from Deanna's blog; fascinating book; I would love to read it; I like blue.
ReplyDeletebetty
Oh blue is definitely my color and I'd love to read this book!
ReplyDeleteHeather
I would also love to read this book, both colors look lovely, if I have to pick one, I would say blue.
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I would love to read her book! I would have to say I like blue the best, but red is a great color, too! :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to read her book. As far as red or blue I like both. I really don't have a favorite cause I love all colors I'm a colorful person so they all fit me.
ReplyDeleteHolly
I would love to read this book I have been following her blog also. My favorite color is red so I would have to choose that. My kitchen and dining room look great with red walls!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to read her book!
ReplyDeleteI love the Amish people - did a "confession" on that on my blog (in the form of vlog in a serioes) about a week ago.
Anyways... my favorite color of her adorable gift bags is the blue one.
But they're BOTH beautiful!
Blessings to you!
I would love to read the book. I don't care for the color blue so I'll take red.
ReplyDeleteMine is red...dark shades I especially love.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
It has always been blue but a lot of bedding seems to coming out in the colour red this season and I have to say I love it! So, I guess, I like both colours!
ReplyDeletei would love to her book and her blog....and my son's favorite color is red, so i have to say RED....
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color has always been blue!
ReplyDeleteI love blue! I follow her blog and your! Thank you both!
ReplyDeleteI love blue! I follow her blog and your! Thank you both!
ReplyDeleteI, too, would love to read the book. I do like the red bag
ReplyDeleteKathy
I'd love to read Saloma's book and I'll give the book a good home. The color blue is soothing for me but I'm loving the red bag this time!
ReplyDeleteRed for me!
ReplyDeleteWould love to read her book. Love your blog. Blue for me :)
ReplyDeleteI've read her blog and would love to win the book! I like blue, but red is fine, too :o)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read this book. I'll bet it's as good as the oatmeal bread recipe she posted! I like blue best too...
ReplyDeleteRed is my favorite color. Love reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your life with us. It's a wonferful gift to others and you are such an engaging writer! I've heard a lot about this particular book -- some good, some not so good. I'm curious to read it, if I were lucky enough to win. Oh, my favorte color is RED! :)
ReplyDeleteI would like to read the book - my favorite color is blue.
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in Ms.Saloma's book and my favorite color is blue!
ReplyDeleteThank you,
mary.
I would like to check this book out. I have heard of this book and it looks interesting. I like the red bag.
ReplyDeleteI would like to read this book very much. And I love all things blue.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
imannies@gmail.com
I love red! and I would like to read her book - it sounds so full of emotion
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying Saloma's blog--thanks for pointing people there, and would really love to read her book. My color choice is Red, it's very cheerful looking.
ReplyDeleteMeryl
How kind of you both to do this!
ReplyDeleteI am choosing red because I think of it as an outgoing color and I'd like to be more outgoing.
Thank you.
Ann
I hope I'm not too late. I would love to read this book..and pass it on to someone else in a giveaway on my blog...
ReplyDeleteI choose red as that is my favorite color...
This sounds like such an interesting book, and I would love to win! I would like the blue, I think.
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I've always been interested in learning more about the Amish; I used to live in Southeastern PA and would often go to Lancaster where there were large Amish communities. I now live in SoCal and miss that beautiful countryside! In case I get lucky - I like blue ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win a copy of this book and my favorite color is blue.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your site very much and look forward to the next chapter in your story.
i just came across your blog tonight. I was looking for an amish penpal and this was a sight that was suggested. I started reading your blogs and have been at the computer now for two hours and just finished. It is too bad I missed the giveaway deadline, my favorite color has been blue for as long as I can remember. Blue anything, food, drink, clothes, etc... blue is always better!!
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