The Book Cover Mystery

How good is your memory and your sleuthing abilities? In 2010, to celebrate our blogiversary we did a Book Cover Mystery. It was a big success so we decided to do it again this year.

The rules are simple: we post 10 parts of several historical fiction covers and you have to discover which book it is and send us the of the title and the author. To make things a little easier, we also give some clues. After finding out all the covers, you can send your answers to our email:

historical.tapestry at gmail dot com

The winners will be randomly selected among those who gave the all right answers.

• Contest is open Worldwide
• Do not post your answers in the comments, to give everyone a fair chance we decided to have the answers emailed to us. Or else the first readers to comment will be at a disadvantage.
• The contest ends the 15 July at midnight GMT and the name of the winners will be announced the 17 July.

THE PRIZE:

We have 3 copies of Douglas R. Skopp book Shadows Walking to give away to 3 winners. Kailana has read it and considers it one of her favourite reads of the year. She will post will post a review soon.

Johann Brenner, an idealistic physician and ardent German nationalist, has joined the Nazi Party and willingly participated in its "crimes against humanity." His Jewish childhood friend, Philipp Stein, has also become a doctor. Their lives inevitably intersect until their last, fateful meeting. After the war, Brenner, with stolen papers and a new name, has become a janitor in the courthouse where the Nuremberg Trials are being held. Hoping to "heal himself" and begin a new life with his estranged wife, he decides that he must write her a letter telling what he has done--and why.

Are you ready?

1 - Recently published book set in Japan

2 - Another recently published book but this time set in Spain

3 - A young adult HT set during WWII

4 - Many books had Titanic related plots this year

5 - HF set in 19th century India

6 - An epistolary novel set during WWII

7 - A novel about drapers set in 19th century England

8 - A Comic HF set at the beginning of the 20th century

9 - A Regency Historical with a truly evil villain

10 - The Napoleonic court can be a dangerous place for a young woman

Good luck! All these covers have been featured on this blog recently

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Winner of the Book Cover Mystery

We have collated the names of all those who got all the correct answers  and we have selected a winner using random.org. The winner is:

AMANDA

Congratulations!

Please send your shipping address and three book choices to historical.tapestryatgmaildotcom

Here are the answers:

1 - For the King by Catherine Delors

2 - Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn

3 - Band of Angels by Julia Gregson

4 - Madame Serpent by Jean Plaidy

5 - Cotillion by Georgette Heyer

6 - The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani

7 - The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier

8 - Devil's Brood by Sharon Kay Penman

9 - Angélique: The Marquise of the Angels by Sergeanne Golon (or Anne Golon)

10 -Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati

Congratulations are also in order to all the amazing ladies who relentlessly searched for all these covers during this week. Thanks for participating in this game. We truly hope you had fun!

Last day to join the Book Cover Mystery

 You can still join the game!Contest ends the 15 July at midnight GMT

The Book Cover Mystery

How good is your memory and your sleuthing abilities? To celebrate our 3rd blogiversary, we decided to organize a little game to all historical fiction fans, especially those who have a thing for book covers - The Book Cover Mystery.

The rules are simple: we post 10 parts of several historical fiction covers and you have to discover which book it is and send us the of the title and the author. To make things a little easier, we also give some clues. After finding out all the covers, you can send your answers to our email:

historical.tapestryatgmaildotcom

The winner will be randomly selected among those who gave the all right answers.

• Contest is open Worldwide
• Do not post your answers in the comments, to give everyone a fair chance we decided to have the answers emailed to us. Or else the first readers to comment will be at a disadvantage.
• The contest ends the 15 July at midnight GMT and the name of the winner will be announced the 16 July.

THE PRIZE:

Our winner can choose three books from the list below.

1. The Rose of Sebastopol by Katherine McMahon
2. A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander
3. The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
4. The Last Wife of Henri VIII by Carolly Erickson
5. The Kommandant's Girl by Pam JenoffThe Diplomat's Wife by Pam Jenoff
6. The Conjuror's Bird by Martin Davies
7. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
8. Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
9. Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn 
10. The Poison Garden by Karen Harper
11. Death of a Musketeer by Sarah d'Almeida
12. A Lady Raised High by Laurien Gardner
13. My Theodosia by Anya Seton
14. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
15. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
16. Sprig Muslim by Georgette Heyer

Note: these are not new books but they all are in good condition (some are like new).

Are you ready?

1 - Recently published book set in the Post-Revolutionary Paris.

2 - A slave girl who becomes a singer and mistress to an emperor (this is the UK edition).

3 - Running away from home leads a young girl to join Florence Nightingale nurses in the Crimean War.

4 - First book of a series where the main character is a well known queen of France rumored to be well versed in the art of poisons.

5 - When you read her book it is like dancing through the pages. The author is usually called the inventor of the genre she wrote.

6 - A young spirited girl who becomes a maker of carpets in an exotic land.

7 - A beautiful story about a series of six rather famous tapestries.

8 - The final installment of a trilogy where some rebellious princes fight against their own famous father.

9 - The first book of a long series about a beautiful French Marquise.

10 - The forests of the New World are the home of one of our favourite heroes.

Good luck!

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