Saturday, December 15, 2012

Day Fifteen - All About City Of A Thousand Dolls + Giveaway

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Name - City Of A Thousand Dolls (Goodreads)
Author - Miriam Forster
Genre - Fantasy
Release Date - February 5th 2013 

The girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives.

Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a child. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. Nisha makes her way as Matron’s assistant, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city’s handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die.

Before she becomes the next victim, Nisha decides to uncover the secrets that surround the girls’ deaths. But by getting involved, Nisha jeopardizes not only her own future in the City of a Thousand Dolls—but her own life.

Available - The Book Depository | Fishpond | Amazon | Barnes and Noble

The Insider's Scoop

Influences : As I said yesterday, I’m obsessive. These are some of the obsessions and influences that went into writing City of a Thousand Dolls.

1. The line “Who are you being groomed for?” (from The Child Queen by Nancy McKenzie)

2. The book Memoirs of a Geisha (as well as several other books on geisha culture)

3. The mystery of the Indus River valley civilization

4. Studies on the history and origin of the Romani people (gypsies)

5. Caste systems

6. A love of Agatha Christie mysteries

7. My husband’s visit to an orphanage in India

8. A lifetime of owning cats

9. The idea of an isolated world (which came from a subplot in Terry Brook’s book The Elf Queen of Shannara)

10. Organizations like All Girls Allowed (HERE) and articles like this: HERE

~Giveaway~


Miriam is giving away a Signed Hardcover Copy of City Of A Thousand Dolls!

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48 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 15, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    This sounds soooo good. I'm really excited to read it :D

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  2. AnonymousDecember 15, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    I love the cover and the title. The premise is promising! I can't wait to dig into this book!

    Thank you for the giveaway :D

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  3. AnonymousDecember 15, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    This book has been on my TBR shelf since I first heard of it!

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  4. Natalie AguirreDecember 15, 2012 at 11:50 PM

    Loved learning what influenced City of a Thousand Dolls. I was lucky enough to get an ARC. It's fantastic.

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  5. illflyawayonedayDecember 16, 2012 at 1:13 AM

    This sounds so good!

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  6. UnknownDecember 16, 2012 at 1:36 AM

    Can't wait to read this!

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  7. Nikki SDecember 16, 2012 at 5:07 AM

    I love the title and what influnced the book. Can't wait to read this!

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  8. Carmen B.December 16, 2012 at 5:55 AM

    I've been excited about this book for months! Even more so now that I've seen some of the influences :)

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  9. VivienDecember 16, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    I really am interested in this one!! It sounds like a great adventure :)

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  10. AlyssaDecember 16, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    Ahhh, this book looks so good!!! I'm surprised at the various influences that impacted thsi book - Agatha Christie? Indian orphanage? Interesting! Thanks for the AWESOME giveaway!

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  11. Erin W.December 16, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    This book sounds really interesting. Loving the sound of the story.

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  12. EnbrethilielDecember 16, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    +JMJ+

    That's an excellent mishmash of influences and elements! I'm getting a sense of the story in bold, almost brassy colours. =)

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  13. EnbrethilielDecember 16, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    +JMJ+

    That's an excellent mishmash of influences and elements! I'm getting a sense of the story in bold, almost brassy colours. =)

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  14. alicia marieDecember 17, 2012 at 2:25 AM

    This sounds like a book I'm definitely going to have to read : )

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  15. Mel@ThedailyprophecyDecember 17, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    This book sounds very good! I need a copy. The cover is also gorgeous! :)

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  16. DianeDecember 18, 2012 at 3:36 AM

    I can't wait for it to come out!

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  17. Danielle DDecember 18, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    I love the cover, makes me thing of The Never Ending Story

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  18. Michelle SedeñoDecember 19, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    Awesome!! This book was on my WoW months ago. :)

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  19. UnknownDecember 19, 2012 at 10:06 PM

    Wow! Thanks for the chance to win!! Want this

    -Dannielle

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  20. PreciousDecember 19, 2012 at 10:15 PM

    I like how her obsessions and influences contributed a lot to the book. :) It sounds awesome!

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  21. gypsyharperDecember 20, 2012 at 7:03 AM

    So excited to read this book! It's really fun to read about some of the influences that went into it.

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  25. GaladrielDecember 21, 2012 at 12:18 PM

    Sounds interesting

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  26. AmberDecember 21, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    LOVE the title! Sounds really interesting~ Thanks for the giveaway!

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  27. UnknownDecember 24, 2012 at 10:45 PM

    I love your lists. The cover gave me an Indiana Jones feel and I love the blurb. I'm really looking forward to this book. It's wonderful to find out some of the influences on the book.

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  28. AshleyDecember 25, 2012 at 2:23 AM

    This is an AMAZING giveaway!! Thank you so much. I'm dying to read it :D

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  30. LiliDecember 26, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    Her inspirations are so interesting!

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  32. RebeccaDecember 27, 2012 at 5:21 PM

    It's always interesting to hear what inspired books so thanks for sharing, along with the great giveaway!

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  33. Bea TejanoDecember 28, 2012 at 1:28 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway!:)

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  34. Readsalot81December 28, 2012 at 5:51 AM

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  35. Gabrielle CarolinaDecember 29, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    I have been DESPERATE for City of Dolls for about a year and a half; those obsessions only serve to increase this desperation.

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  36. Shelver506December 29, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    Oh my gosh. I wanted to read this book before, but then I read the list of influences and could NOT stop gasping! WANT!!

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  37. LeocadiaDecember 29, 2012 at 6:41 PM

    I need to read this book, it really sounds great !
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  38. UnknownDecember 30, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    This book has been on my TBR list for some time!
    Thanks and a happy New Year! :)

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  39. Jaime LesterJanuary 1, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    Amazing cover, and I can't stinkin wait to read this book already. It sounds flippin amazing!

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  41. UnknownJanuary 4, 2013 at 4:37 PM

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  42. ramydulJanuary 6, 2013 at 7:51 PM

    So interesting.Thank you for the chance to win!

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  43. SelJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:03 AM

    I love the cover to bits! Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  44. HannahJanuary 9, 2013 at 2:52 PM

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  45. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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  46. Dark_CallingJanuary 10, 2013 at 5:50 PM

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  47. Lynn K.January 14, 2013 at 11:32 PM

    The summary sounds incredibly intriguing and the cover is so so so gorgeous. *__*
    The 10 influences are interesting, I read about the Indus civilization back in HS.

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  48. LeeannaJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    I have been wanting to read this book the minute I heard about it, which I think was before it had a cover? I'm not sure, it's been a long time! The 10 influences makes me want it NOW.

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