This week, we are pleased to host Mary DeMuth and her latest novel, Daisy Chain. Mary is a personal friend and got me started in this whole business of blog touring. Her dedication to the writing craft – both in honing her own skills and in helping others – are highly commendable. Plus, she really is an amazing writer.
Daisy Chain Contest: 2 Truths and a Lie (contest closed)
Congratulations to Rachel Rigdon! She won the 2 Truths and a Lie Contest and will receive all of Mary’s fiction books. Thanks to all who participated!
Along with this tour, we’re hosting a special contest. A major theme through Daisy Chain is secrets. We invite you to participate in a little meme based upon the game 2 Truths and a Lie. Following are the rules to participate.
1) By Friday, March 13th, write a blog post or Facebook note that includes two truths about yourself and one lie. Don’t identify which is which, but encourage your visitors to guess in the comments section.
2) If you feel so inclined, tag a few people and encourage others to play along as well.
3) Please reference this tour and Mary’s book, Daisy Chain.
4) Bloggers, put a link to your post into Mr. Linky on the Blog Tour Spot Daisy Chain Tour post: http://www.blogtourspot.com/2009/03/daisy-chain-blog-tour/. If you are using Facebook, leave a message on the wall of the Daisy Chain Tour Event. All other participants can leave a comment on the Blog Tour Spot Daisy Chain Tour post (above). IMPORTANT: Only those posts and notes entered through Mr. Linky, the tour post, or the Facebook event will be considered in the contest.
5) On Monday, March 16th, reveal which fact was a lie. Mary will determine the contest winner later that week.
Two Truths and A Lie Contest Submissions
Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth
The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance from a small Texas town in 1977 spins three lives out of control-Jed, whose guilt over not protecting his friend Daisy strangles him; Emory Chance, who blames her own choices for her daughter’s demise; and Ouisie Pepper, who is plagued by headaches while pierced by the shattered pieces of a family in crisis.
In this first book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper has a sickening secret: He’s convinced it’s his fault his best friend Daisy went missing. Jed’s pain sends him on a quest for answers to mysteries woven through the fabric of his own life and the lives of the families of Defiance, Texas. When he finally confronts the terrible truths he’s been denying all his life, Jed must choose between rebellion and love, anger and freedom.
Daisy Chain is an achingly beautiful southern coming-of-age story crafted by a bright new literary talent. It offers a haunting yet hopeful backdrop for human depravity and beauty, for terrible secrets and God’s surprising redemption.
About the Author:
Mary DeMuth
Mary DeMuth is an expert in the field of Pioneer Parenting. She helps Christian parents plow fresh spiritual ground, especially those seeking to break destructive family patterns. Her message guides parents who don’t want to duplicate the home where they were raised or didn’t have positive parenting role models growing up.
An accomplished writer, Mary’s parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture, Building the Christian Family You Never Had, and Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God. Her real-to-life novels inspire people to turn trials into triumphs: Watching the Tree Limbs (2007 Christy Award finalist, ACFW Book of the Year 2nd Place) and Wishing on Dandelions (2007 Retailer’s Choice Award finalist).
Mary is a frequent speaker at women’s retreats and parenting seminars, addressing audiences in both Europe and the United States. National media regularly seek Mary’s candid ability to connect with their listeners. Her radio appearances include FamilyLife Today, Moody Midday Connection, and U.S.A. Radio network. She also has articles published in Marriage Partnership, In Touch, and HomeLife.
As pioneer parents, Mary and her husband Patrick live in Texas with their three children. They recently returned from breaking new spiritual ground in Southern France where they planted a church.
Learn more about Mary at http://blog.myfamilysecrets.org/.
Daisy Chain
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Zondervan (March 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0310278368
ISBN-13: 978-0310278368
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
Hi–just wanted to let you know how much I’m enjoying this tour. I’ve received great response to my three posts. On Monday, I posted my review; on Tuesday, I posted an interview; today, I’m posting “Two Truths & One Lie,” with a follow-up post on Monday, March 16th.
Cathy Bryants last blog post..Two Truths & A Lie
2 truths and a lie up on my blog and linked with Mr. Linky. Thanks.
Carla Stewarts last blog post..THE PASSION OF MARY-MARGARET by Lisa Samson up on CFBA
1. My dad & I won 3rd place in a father-son BassMasters tournament. Our picture was in BassMasters Magazine.
2. My father owned a liquor store while I was growing up but I have never had an alcoholic drink other than a glass of wine.
3. I flew to Alaska with my husband on a fishing expedition and had to make an emergency landing in the middle of nowhere.
I am so short of time right now, there’s no way I’m going to have my own review up before Friday, however I’ve quickly posted the canned version at cathilyndyck.blogspot.com.
Cathi-Lyn Dycks last blog post..Our Perfect Boat
I love Mary and not just because she hands out chocolate when she teaches a class.
Melodees last blog post..Daisy Chain Social Media Tour – and a game!