January Competition

To win a copy of Kate Hubbard's fascinating book about Bess of Hardwick, just answer the question below in the Comments section.

"What book for you gives a flavour of the daily life of a period in history? Give us some details!"

Then send your answer to maryhoffman@maryhoffman.co.uk

Closing date: 7th February

We are sorry that our competitions are open to UK Followers only.

Good luck!

January competition

To win a copy of Stef Penney's new novel, answer the following question in the Comments section below. Then copy your answer to maryhoffman@maryhoffman.co.uk so that I can contact you for your land address.

"Flora’s sexual awakening is an important theme of the book. Which characters in other literary works have been changed by their sexual experience?"

Closing date 7th February

We are sorry that our competitions are open only to UK Followers.

Good luck!

January competition

Our competition are open to UK readers only - sorry!

Please remember to email your responses to maryhoffman@maryhoffman.co.uk as well so that I can contact you easily if you win.

To win one of five copies of The Anchoress by Robyn Cadwallader, our January guest, please leave an answer to the following in the Comment section below:

"Tell us what aspects of the enclosed religious life, whether as an anchoress or as a nun in an enclosed order, either appeal to or appall you." (You don't have to be female to enter!)


Closing date is 7th February. Good luck!

January Competition

We have five copies of Katie Grant's Sedition to give away to the five best answers to this question:

'Can you match a novel with a piece of music (doesn't have to be classical) that would reflect the novel's story or mood?'

You can read about Sedition in the post for 29th January.

Just put your answers in the Comments section below. Closing date: 7th February

We are afraid that History Girl competitions are open to UK residents only.

January Competition Winners

And the winners of Deborah White's book, Deceit, are:

Ruan Peat
Sarah (Walker)
Marjorie
Young Historian

Please contact Liz Scott at: liz@lizscottpr.co.uk to receive your prizes

Congratulations!

January Competition

We have five copies of Deborah White's book, Deceit, which she wrote about here to give away to the best answers to this question:

"If you were a seventeenth century smuggler, bringing something in or out of the country, what contraband would appeal to you?"

We regret that all our competitions are open to UK residents only.

Closing date 7th February; please put suggestions in the Comments below.

January Competition

There are five copies of The Double Shadow by Sally Gardner to win in our January competition. UK entrants only.

In the Double Shadow, there is a "Memory Machine." If you could choose a moment you could preserve and re-live, what would it be?

Leave your answers as comments here and we'll pick the five we like best. Closing date 7th February.