"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Cars from a Marriage
By Debra Galant
Publication Date: April 27
From Amazon:
From a ’74 Mustang to a Chevy Suburban, Debra Galant’s Cars from A Marriage charts the important events—big and small—in one couple’s relationship by way of the automobiles that drive them throughout the course of their lives. Ivy is a transplanted Southern belle—the daughter of a car salesman— who continually wonders how she has ended up a New Jersey stay-at-home mom with a not-so-secret fear of driving. Her husband Ellis was a stand up comedian when they met, and the owner of that ’74 Mustang, but his ambitions were overshadowed by the responsibilities of a family. In the blink of an eye, he became a PR executive with a mortgage, two kids, and a Buick LeSabre. With insights that alternate between hilarious and profound, Galant provides a unique, unforgettable portrait of a marriage.
What's your "waiting on" pick this week?
Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!
From a ’74 Mustang to a Chevy Suburban, Debra Galant’s Cars from A Marriage charts the important events—big and small—in one couple’s relationship by way of the automobiles that drive them throughout the course of their lives. Ivy is a transplanted Southern belle—the daughter of a car salesman— who continually wonders how she has ended up a New Jersey stay-at-home mom with a not-so-secret fear of driving. Her husband Ellis was a stand up comedian when they met, and the owner of that ’74 Mustang, but his ambitions were overshadowed by the responsibilities of a family. In the blink of an eye, he became a PR executive with a mortgage, two kids, and a Buick LeSabre. With insights that alternate between hilarious and profound, Galant provides a unique, unforgettable portrait of a marriage.
What's your "waiting on" pick this week?
Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!
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This actually made me laugh. My cars never changed much but when they did it meant something else than better paying jobs. It is a unique idea for a novel and one I imagine everyone can relate to.
My Wow is http://eatingyabooks.blogspot.com
Cars From a Marriage sounds really good : )
My WOW pick is here.
This one sounds sort of fun.
Here's my pick:
http://booksaremything.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
thats is so weird but so cool I'm looking into it because the summary so realed me in I love how her husband changes from one minuete to the next!! Awesome choice!!
My WoW pick in Here
Here is my pick!
http://yaaddict.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-week-nine.html
I like what you are waiting for. An interesting way to portray a marriage. Here's what I'm waiting for:
http://memybookandthecouch.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
I think I know someone who could describe their marriage with the aid of different cars.
Here's my choice this week.
Sounds like a great book!
Here's my WoW. http://bookaddictchris.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-guardian-of-dead.html
I just posted my very first waiting on Wednesday! Check it out!
http://daisychainbookreviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-1.html
Sounds interesting. I don't drive but can see how this would work.
Here's mine
http://rhiana-reads.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
That's an interesting angle to take!
Mine is at The Introverted Reader.
Love the concept of this! LOL
Here's mine.
I love the sound of this one!! Very original!
Here's mine.
What a change! This looks fun, and such a cute cover :)
Here's mine: http://hefollowedmehome.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-march-24-2010.html
Here's mine: http://cafesaturday.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-11.html
This sounds like such a fun book. I never thought about the fact that someone could divide her life up according to the cars she's owned. :-)
Mine is here
Sounds like a fun read :-)
Here's mine.
Cars from a Marriage sounds like an interesting read. Here's mine:
http://cornucopiaofreviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-march-24.html
This sounds like a fun light read. Great pick. My WOW is at The Crowded Leaf.
I did see this one -- what a title!
Here is my pick:
http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-day-for-night.html
Your choice sounds good. Here is mine.
http://thefictionenthusiast.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-2.html
lurve it when books come from left field and it sounds funny too :)
My WoW!
Yay for Wednesday!
Mine are here:
http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/?p=3826
The book sounds good and I just love that cover!
Sounds great!
Here is my "waiting on Wednesday! :)
http://myboyfriendlivesinabook.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday.html
What a great premise! Instead of dogs or cats, it's cars. Truly sounds like a fun read.
Here is my pick
Sounds funny! Here's mine.
Jill, that sounds like a great read. AHHH....another one goes on the wish list.
Here is mine:
http://maryinhb.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-tell-all-by-chuck.html
I really hope it is better than the author's last effort.
Oh, I like the sound of this one! So completely typical, too, charting the course of a marriage by outside objects...in this case, cars. Me, I usually think in terms of the houses!
Mine is here:
http://chezraine.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/waiting-on-wednesday-2/
Great pick! My pick this week is City of Veils by Zoe Ferraris.
I think that's a really clever way to explore people's lives: through the cars they have and had! (Then again, I've never owned a car...does that mean I've never really lives?? ;)
My WoW pick is here!
This sounds so good! :)
Here's mine:
http://sarasbookjourney.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-6.html
Ha! Sounds fun!
Mine's here! ;D
This sounds like a fantastic book. I like the idea of using the cars symbolically. I hope that Ivy overcomes her fear of driving.
Here is my WoW pick.
Interesting, I do remember cars and what I was doing when I had a particular model..have fun reading.
Here is mine.
Books and Life
My WoW pick is here.
That sounds like a unique novel idea :) Should be intresting to see what you think! :)
My WOW is very different this week - it's about protecting the Dolphins
Hunting the Dragon
Love that cover! As the driver of an embarrassing (but free) car, I really identify with the symbolism.
Here's mine:
http://carolinebookbinder.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
This looks like a fun book!
My WOW pick is at The Serpentine Library.
It looks to be a fun read. I hope that one you get your book, that you enjoy it. I hope that one you get your book, that you enjoy it. I hope that one you get your book, that you enjoy it. Here's mine.
Here's mine!
http://jessicalawlor.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
This sounds really good. I'll have to look for it.
Mine is here
I am really loving that cover!
Here's my pick for the week - Kiss of Death
That sounds really cute. We could definitely see the progression of our marriage in our vehicles. ;)
My WoW is up as well.
'The Awakening' is my pick for today: http://frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-awakening.html
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I love that concept - cars from marriage :)
Here is mine this week: http://mindingspot.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
Sounds like a good one!
Here's mine :)
http://fallingofftheshelf.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-march-24-2010.html
cars from a marriage sounds really interesting and sounds like a fun read!
here is my WoW: http://booksandmakeup.blogspot.com/2010/03/book-i-covet-shadow-hills-by-anastasia.html
Very interesting!! I've seen books where they use dresses or outfits as life landmarks but never cars!!
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Here's my WoW.
Happy Wednesday!
what a great idea for a novel...i will definitely have to add cars from a marriage to my tbr pile!
here's my WoW pick for the week...Fever Dream by Childs/Preston
http://anovelsource.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
oh, boy! what the car history in my family would reveal!!
Here's mine!
That definitely sounds like something different!
Here is my pick:
http://missysbooknook.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
Cars from a Marriage sounds awesome. I like how she likens her marriage to cars; very original.
Here's my WoW!
http://www.rebloco.com/2010/03/24/waiting-on-wednesday-3/
That sounds quirky!
My pick is here.
Here is my WoW pick.
My picks are here: http://jessica-agreatread.blogspot.com
Here's my pick for the week: http://allbookedup-elena.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-silver-borne.html
my wishlist this week: Great Call of China
Here's mine!:)
http://alwayssomethingtoread.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
That book looks like fun!
Here's mine:
http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
I chose Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready!
http://alexreadsbooks.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-8.html
Great post! This book looks good. About to put it on my wishlist.
Here's my post
http://melangesreviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday.html
Cool concept!
Mine is here
Here's my Wow:
http://bash-a-book.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-1.html
Interesting concept; sounds neat!
Here's mine.
The title alone intrigued me! Here's mine; better late than never!
http://writeforareader.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-inconvenient.html
Jill and everyone! This is Debra Galant, the author of "Cars from a Marriage" and I'm so thrilled you picked my book. It just totally made my day.
I wanted to tell all of you a couple of things. First, to promote my book, I'm having a contest and giving away a free iPod nano (as well as three copies of the book). Just go to my Facebook fan page, join the group and post a little story of your own about cars and love.
Second, for any book groups that reads my book in May or June, I will be happy to talk to your group by speakerphone. Just contact me through my website.
Thanks again for picking my book! Hope you all like it.
Almost forgot today.. http://visionquestfail.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_24.html
http://teensactuallyread.blogspot.com/2010/03/wow-yes-more-memes.html
My first try at it :)
Ari
My pick http://debbiesworldofbooks.com/2010/03/24/waiting-on-wednesday-324-ten-things-i-love-about-you-by-julia-quinn/
That book kind of sounds fun. Here's my pick: http://fangirlsview.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-insatiable.html
Here's Mine A whole lot different to yours by the looks of it
Nice Teaser, ours is in here:
http://smartgirls-read.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday-19.html
-Smart Girls Read
This one sounds sort of fun.
Here's my pick....
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