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5 Minutes for Books — Wife in the North

September 22, 2008 by Jennifer Donovan

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

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Judith O’Reilly agrees to move with her husband to northern sheep territory in England — away from her job, friends and beloved city of London. This is how she becomes Wife in the North.

The book is written journal style, and after reading several chapters, I thought that it seemed to be a lot like a blog — covering topics from food, to friendship, to nursing babies and disciplining preschoolers. And then I discovered that it had indeed started as a blog.

Judith O’Reilly began the blog to chronicle her move to the North of England, to help her husband live out his dream. When she gets there, she’s frustrated by her house, the neighbors, the bullying that her son endures at school, her husband’s absence while he’s working in London, the responsibilities of a new baby and a new home and a new life.

I find that when I read now, certain themes resonate with me — such as friendship, marriage, and the many roles that a woman serves as she navigates through her life, and in this memoir O’Reilly covers these. If you enjoy reading personal blogs, and specifically stories that illuminate a different lifestyle than you are living, I think you’d like this.

I found myself shaking my head at her, just as I would my sister or a friend who keeps complaining the same complaints over and over — “Instead of fussing at your husband for leaving the car empty, why don’t you fill the gas tank yourself?” But sometimes as a woman juggling all the balls that we do in the air, there are things that we rely on others to do for us — our friends, our husbands, even our children. O’Reilly captures the reality, frustration and incongruity of this perfectly.

You can read an excerpt of the book HERE.

You can enter to win your own copy by leaving a comment here. The FOUR winners will be announced next week.

We usually announce a winner in each column of the previous week’s book, but the contest from last week is still going on. You can enter to win all of the Harry Potter books in hardcover, plus the anniversary edition of the Sorcerer’s Stone HERE. The winner will be announced October 6.

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About Jennifer Donovan

Jennifer Donovan has been a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom team since 2007. She writes product reviews, covers events, and manages the 5 Minutes for Books weekly column and website. She lives in Houston and blogs at Snapshot about life with her family.

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200 Comments

  1. judith o'reilly says

    October 15, 2008 at 6:30 am

    congratulations – hope you enjoy it (and yes it’s all true.)

    Reply
  2. BRIDGITTE says

    October 7, 2008 at 6:37 am

    great snuggle up book for me for fall :)hot apple cider and this book i can’t wait 🙂

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  3. itsfaircomment says

    October 4, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    All true is it ? or just a story……

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  4. sandra kao says

    October 1, 2008 at 10:39 am

    sounds like a good read

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  5. Jeanine P says

    September 29, 2008 at 12:27 am

    The book sounds very cool! I would love to win! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

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  6. Betty C says

    September 29, 2008 at 12:17 am

    Sounds like a book I would really like.

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  7. Charlene Kuser says

    September 28, 2008 at 11:33 pm

    I would love to read this book.It just shows
    how we keep going and despite frustration that
    we need to get certain things done and it
    just happens to fall right in our lap,so we
    do it and move on

    [email protected]

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  8. Lily Kwan says

    September 28, 2008 at 11:14 pm

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

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  9. Timothy Sternberg says

    September 28, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    That sounds like a great book.

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  10. Bev says

    September 28, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    This book sounds really good. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to live in the North of England. Thanks for having the contest!

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  11. Amy W says

    September 28, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    I love to read and find new authors that I have never read before! Thanks for the contest!

    chrisandamyward(at)comcast(dot)net

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  12. sue neese says

    September 28, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    would love to win!! thanks for the chance!!!!!!

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  13. Barb Wild says

    September 28, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    the title caught my eye actually as i live in NY state UPSTATE in the North…i would love to read this!

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  14. william causey says

    September 28, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    please count me in

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  15. kathleen Yohanna says

    September 28, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    This is a new subject for me. I am really interested. Thanks.

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  16. Becky says

    September 28, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    Sounds like a great book..I would love to read it…

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  17. BreeAnn Kaczmarczyk says

    September 28, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    Sounds like a great book. Please enter me.

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  18. Rebecca Davenport says

    September 28, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    I would love this prize. Please enter me. Thank You

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  19. Janet says

    September 28, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    This sounds like a great book!

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  20. L Knott says

    September 28, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    Looks like a good read aas the days grow shorter. Thanks for the chance to win!!

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    September 28, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY 🙂

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  22. Denise says

    September 28, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    I would love to read this!

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  23. CHERYL A FRANCISCO says

    September 28, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    commenting for entry please 🙂
    [email protected]

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  24. Kobi Hendrix says

    September 28, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    Sounds like a great read!

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  25. judy brittle says

    September 28, 2008 at 11:54 am

    Sounds very interesting. Would love the chance to read it. Thank you!

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  26. Jo says

    September 28, 2008 at 11:51 am

    I think I would enjoy this book. I especially like the fact it is in journal style.
    [email protected]

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  27. Jennifer Schroeder says

    September 28, 2008 at 10:28 am

    Sounds like a great read! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  28. Jennifer R says

    September 28, 2008 at 10:05 am

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  29. Rachel Higgs says

    September 28, 2008 at 10:03 am

    great book would love to win

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  30. Peggy Gorman says

    September 28, 2008 at 9:15 am

    This is the first time I am seeing this book and I had a good laugh! The good old boys on the farm are always teasing me about being a city girl
    I would love to read
    Count me in to win!

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  31. Kerrie says

    September 28, 2008 at 5:40 am

    I haven’t heard of this book, but it sounds really good! I’m always up for a new read, or a new suggestion. =) Count me in!

    keeerried216[at]aol[dot]com

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  32. Michele says

    September 28, 2008 at 3:30 am

    I love reading books by new authors…..new to me, I mean! This book sounds really interesting, too!

    Thanks so much!
    Michele R.(CA)
    [email protected]

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  33. Lara Aleff says

    September 28, 2008 at 2:34 am

    This book sounds really intriguing! I read the excerpt and would love to read the book!

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  34. Veronica Garrett says

    September 28, 2008 at 2:18 am

    I would love to win this book.

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  35. Renee G says

    September 28, 2008 at 12:50 am

    I’d really enjoy reading this.
    [email protected]

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  36. Becca says

    September 28, 2008 at 12:31 am

    This sounds really good. Thanks!

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  37. Deb Wallin says

    September 27, 2008 at 10:33 pm

    I love reading.

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  38. Becky Grayson says

    September 27, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    This book sounds very intriguing and I would love to read it.

    Thanks for the contest.

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  39. Gianna says

    September 27, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    Please enter me 🙂

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  40. shawna f says

    September 27, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    Sounds like a great book!

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  41. Sherri Siler says

    September 27, 2008 at 9:26 pm

    sounds like a great book

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  42. Tammy says

    September 27, 2008 at 6:42 pm

    Sounds like a interesting book enter me in this contest

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  43. B. Park says

    September 27, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    Looks like a great read! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  44. Marion B says

    September 27, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    Sounds like a really good book!

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  45. Dani says

    September 27, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    Sounds like an interesting read, especially because I am a sucker for blogs!! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  46. Patricia Oates says

    September 27, 2008 at 11:53 am

    I moved to the “north” of Australia many years ago (Arnhemland, Northern Territory) as an employee of tribal Aboriginals. It was both a cultural shock and an exciting adventure. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. So, this book would be a treat to read.

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  47. Paula S says

    September 27, 2008 at 10:06 am

    I would love to win this!

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  48. Evelyn Murray says

    September 27, 2008 at 7:46 am

    Sounds like a book I would be interesting to read, thanks

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  49. Erma Hurtt says

    September 27, 2008 at 6:33 am

    I would love to win, thanks.

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  50. Molly Capel says

    September 27, 2008 at 3:45 am

    Sounds like a really interesting book. Would love to win a copy!

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  51. Brenda S. says

    September 27, 2008 at 1:21 am

    That sounds like a great book. I will definitely be putting it on my wish list. Thanks!!!

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  52. Kathy D says

    September 27, 2008 at 1:11 am

    I AM GOING TO MOVE OFF AND START A NEW LIFE WOULD BE FUN TO READ WHEN I START MY NEW JOB IN MY NEW STATE…..

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  53. Pamela White says

    September 27, 2008 at 12:23 am

    Wife in the North sounds like a great book to curl up with during the winter.

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  54. Bev says

    September 26, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    This sounds like a good read. Thanks for the contest.

    Reply
  55. Carissa D. says

    September 26, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  56. Sarah says

    September 26, 2008 at 11:08 am

    enter me!

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  57. Janice Wright says

    September 26, 2008 at 9:37 am

    This looks like a good read. Thanks for the opportunity to win it!

    Reply
  58. Felicia L says

    September 26, 2008 at 12:50 am

    It takes a really good writer to be able to allow the reader to be able to put ones self in the book, thank you for a contest with such an awesome read.

    Reply
  59. Danielle says

    September 25, 2008 at 11:15 pm

    Sounds like a great read!

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  60. Hannah says

    September 25, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    I’m always on the lookout for a good book. I’m actually in library school right now, and I’m a little desperate for something besides a text book!

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  61. Ed Nemmers says

    September 25, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Sweet niblets!

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  62. Rebecca Davenport says

    September 25, 2008 at 9:10 pm

    sign me up!!

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  63. Daniel M says

    September 25, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    always like new reads!

    Reply
  64. Cassandra says

    September 25, 2008 at 7:05 pm

    Please enter me–thanks!

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  65. tim brown says

    September 25, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    THANK YOU GOD BLESS

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  66. Linda Moeller says

    September 25, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    Looks good.

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  67. Donna Wilde says

    September 25, 2008 at 10:56 am

    I would love to win!

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  68. Tonya says

    September 25, 2008 at 9:37 am

    Sounds like a good book to me:)Count me in on the fun.

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  69. theresa N says

    September 25, 2008 at 6:46 am

    I love books like this. Please sign me up.

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  70. Terra Heck says

    September 25, 2008 at 4:03 am

    I’d like to read this book.

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  71. Chrysa says

    September 25, 2008 at 2:18 am

    Sounds great!

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  72. The Diaper Diaries says

    September 24, 2008 at 8:53 pm

    Looks great, count me in!!

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  73. Rachel Fox says

    September 24, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    Sounds like a great read. Count me in! Thanks for the opportunity!

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  74. danielle says

    September 24, 2008 at 5:47 pm

    Sounds like a fun read.

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  75. rebecca says

    September 24, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    Count me in.

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  76. Rebecca Snodgrass says

    September 24, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    Please enter me.

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  77. stampedwithgrace says

    September 24, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    sounds like a book I would relate to 🙂

    Reply
  78. Kristie says

    September 24, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    Sounds like a very interesting book. My parents recently moved to Germany for my dad’s job. Luckily their kids are grown and on their own, but it has still been a struggle for them. I think this would be great for my mom to read.

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  79. Jennifer Hedden says

    September 24, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    enter me

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  80. Evelyn says

    September 24, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    enter me

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  81. Cindi says

    September 24, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    This is the kind of book that sounds wonderful to read when the evenings are getting cooler and I am sitting in front of my fireplace. Please enter me in your delightful book drawing. Many thanks, Cindi

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  82. Zipporah Sandler says

    September 24, 2008 at 10:30 am

    Thanks, looks like a great read.

    Reply
  83. Jennifer Short says

    September 24, 2008 at 4:33 am

    Please count me in!

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  84. Tara R. says

    September 24, 2008 at 12:56 am

    This sounds great!

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  85. Heather says

    September 23, 2008 at 11:31 pm

    I’d love to win this for when I get the chance to read again. It will happen, right?

    Reply
  86. Amanda says

    September 23, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    Sounds like a good read…here’s a hopin’!

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  87. Linda says

    September 23, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    Good Luck to all

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  88. Kari says

    September 23, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    Count me IN….I’m always up for a new read!!! 😀 Thanks girls!

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  89. djp says

    September 23, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    i am in

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  90. Gary Osborn says

    September 23, 2008 at 7:47 pm

    Wooo Hooo Make me a winner!

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  91. Andrea R says

    September 23, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    This book looks like a great read. Especially after the season changes curled up by a nice cozy fireplace.

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  92. Tonya Froemel says

    September 23, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    cool count me in

    Reply
  93. Vicky Boackle says

    September 23, 2008 at 6:13 pm

    this sounds really good.

    Reply
  94. Valerie Mitchell says

    September 23, 2008 at 5:05 pm

    What a wonderful prize!

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  95. Alicia Maes says

    September 23, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    I love to read–this sounds like a good read!! Thanks!

    Reply
  96. Linda Pinto says

    September 23, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    I read the excerpt and found myself wishing that I could have the book in hand and read it all. Thank you for the giveaway.

    Reply
  97. you da mom says

    September 23, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    looks awesome! just the kind of book i like to read. thanks so much for the giveaway!

    Reply
  98. tobye says

    September 23, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    Great sounding book. I’d be interested in reading about sheep country.

    Reply
  99. Barbara Fox says

    September 23, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    This sounds like a really great read!

    Reply
  100. veronica sandberg says

    September 23, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    want to win this

    Reply
  101. willowsprite says

    September 23, 2008 at 1:19 pm

    If I don’t win, it will definately be on my “to read” list. Thanks for sharing, Judith. And thanks for another great giveaway, girls! 🙂

    Reply
  102. Anita Yancey says

    September 23, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    This book sure sounds different. But I definitely would like to read it. Please enter me.
    [email protected]

    Reply
  103. Kasey P says

    September 23, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    Sounds like something I would enjoy reading. Thanks for the contest!

    Reply
  104. Linda Howard says

    September 23, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    I would enjoy reading this. Please enter me. Thanks!

    Reply
  105. Heather H says

    September 23, 2008 at 11:30 am

    Looks like an interesting read.

    Reply
  106. Jenn says

    September 23, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Sounds like a great read – thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  107. Adrienne Gordon says

    September 23, 2008 at 10:20 am

    good read

    Reply
  108. jodi says

    September 23, 2008 at 10:15 am

    looks neat – thanks!

    Reply
  109. Susan C says

    September 23, 2008 at 9:58 am

    I love books written in journal or diary form!

    Reply
  110. Susan M. Heim says

    September 23, 2008 at 9:49 am

    It’s always been my dream to get a home in the country. I’d love to read this and find out why the author thought it was less than idyllic!

    Reply
  111. Susan S. says

    September 23, 2008 at 8:49 am

    This sounds like a wonderful book. Thanks for the opportunity / giveaway!

    Reply
  112. david basile says

    September 23, 2008 at 8:33 am

    very good thank you

    Reply
  113. Wendy says

    September 23, 2008 at 8:18 am

    Wow! This sounds great. Please count me in!!

    Reply
  114. Tammy says

    September 23, 2008 at 6:24 am

    I’d like to win this!

    Reply
  115. Sharon Jones says

    September 23, 2008 at 5:23 am

    sounds great! thanks for entry 🙂

    Reply
  116. Carol Lawrence says

    September 23, 2008 at 4:44 am

    Sounds like something I would read.

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  117. marleen davis says

    September 23, 2008 at 4:13 am

    This sounds interesting and different. Thanks for the chance to win it.

    Reply
  118. Hil'Lesha says

    September 23, 2008 at 4:05 am

    Sounds like a good read! 🙂

    Reply
  119. Rebecca C says

    September 23, 2008 at 2:29 am

    I love to read, and this sounds like a good read!

    legacyofbrutalitysa{AT}gmail.com

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  120. Julie Donahue says

    September 23, 2008 at 12:19 am

    Sounds interesting.

    Reply
  121. christopher h says

    September 23, 2008 at 12:08 am

    sounds like a good read

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  122. Corrie C says

    September 22, 2008 at 11:50 pm

    🙂 HIIII

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  123. Kim says

    September 22, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    This sounds like a fabulous book. I’d love to win it.

    Reply
  124. DJ says

    September 22, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    Would love to read this!

    Reply
  125. K. Cleaver says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:19 pm

    Well written review. I’d like to read this one.

    Reply
  126. Linda says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    Looks like another great prize to win.I just hope i do.

    Reply
  127. Mary Helen says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:15 pm

    Please add me to the list.

    Reply
  128. Angel says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    i want it

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  129. emily says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    This sounds like a very enjoyable read.

    Reply
  130. ky2here says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    sounds like a great read – I am there!

    Reply
  131. Alane Michels says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:08 pm

    I’m always up for a good read – sign me up!

    Reply
  132. susan varney says

    September 22, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    can’t wait to win

    Reply
  133. Leona P says

    September 22, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    sounds good

    Reply
  134. Courtney says

    September 22, 2008 at 7:41 pm

    Sign me up i am ready for a new read…this one sounds great.

    Reply
  135. susan varney says

    September 22, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    i’m in clear to my chin

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  136. DH says

    September 22, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    I moved from Queens to S Jersey when I was in high school, then further out when I went to college. I would love to see how it comes out.

    Reply
  137. Angela says

    September 22, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    This sounds like a good book and I would love a copy to add to our library. My new husband and I were going to go to London on our honeymoon, but he could not get permission from his commander (in the military) to leave the country or stray far from base at all. Oh well. This book should be a good read. Thanks for offering it.

    Reply
  138. Book Therapy says

    September 22, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    I’m one of those people who judges a book by its cover and I’m already obsessed with this one!

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  139. Karen Gonyea says

    September 22, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    Sounds good.

    Reply
  140. Mindy Said says

    September 22, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    This sounds like a great book!

    Reply
  141. Janelle D says

    September 22, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    Hmmm…my husband has a dream to move to the country, too. Would love to read how it all panned out in this case. Thanks for the opportunity!

    Reply
  142. Richelle F says

    September 22, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    That sounds like a great book.

    Reply
  143. Elizabeth M. says

    September 22, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    Sounds wholly entertaining and I’d love to read it!

    Reply
  144. Judith O'Reilly says

    September 22, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    Just seen what you are doing here. Delighted to see this much interest – thankyou so much. In the UK, Wife in the North was in the top 10 non fiction reads for five weeks and was number 3 for a month, and it has been optioned for TV. It is the UK’s fastest blog to book (in fact, I only got the book deal because I was picked up by a copuple of UK political bloggers and then US political blogger Andrew Sullivan who took me from zero readers to 15,000 overnight. The book is fundamentally about what it is to be a wife and mother and daughter, it is about love and relationships and family. It’s funny but warning – it’s sad too, but then so is life. Anyway I am really hoping it works for US readers in the same way as it has worked in the UK. It is more than my diary – when I had the offer of a book deal, I decided I wanted to write a book which was about fundamental things which I wasn’t seeing elsewhere like how a mother feels when she loves a child, breastfeeding, postnatal depression, stillbirth, etc. I am hoping it is a book women connect with. Thanks again for the interest.
    Best wishes
    wifey

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  145. Susan Smith says

    September 22, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    Thanks for the contest

    Reply
  146. Linda Peters says

    September 22, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    love reading and this sounds like a good one

    Reply
  147. Denise says

    September 22, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    Count me in please!

    Reply
  148. Megret says

    September 22, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    I am all about memoirs. This one sounds delightful. Thanks!
    Megret

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  149. sj says

    September 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    I read the excerpt and loved it. Please sign me up! Thanks!

    Reply
  150. Alicia Webster says

    September 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    The theme of this book represents the dream that keeps me going. I have a recurring fantasy of running away from it all by going “up north” to either Canada, Newfoundland, or Nova Scotia. At this point, I’d settle for Northern Maine. My husband is on board with the whole idea, but with three kids under the age of three, and no $$$, it might be a while until we can set the plan into motion. I would love to read this book, and if I don’t win it, then I will look for it in my local library.
    Alicia Webster
    [email protected]

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  151. Kathy Scott says

    September 22, 2008 at 1:04 pm

    I love to read. Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  152. Andrea says

    September 22, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    I’m always looking for a new book to read!

    Reply
  153. charline s says

    September 22, 2008 at 12:18 pm

    The book sounds great.

    Reply
  154. Sandy says

    September 22, 2008 at 11:53 am

    looks very interesting- great review, please include me

    Reply
  155. Petula says

    September 22, 2008 at 11:30 am

    That sounds like something I would like to read. Good review.

    Reply
  156. Andrea Miceli says

    September 22, 2008 at 11:28 am

    This single-mom of five needs a good read!

    Reply
  157. Elaine R says

    September 22, 2008 at 11:27 am

    This sounds like a really interesting book. Count me in!

    Reply
  158. Jenn S. says

    September 22, 2008 at 11:11 am

    I would love to read this book. Count me in!

    Reply
  159. Jeni says

    September 22, 2008 at 10:24 am

    Sounds like a great book – I’d love to have a chance to read it!

    Reply
  160. Amy Tucker says

    September 22, 2008 at 10:21 am

    Wife in the North sounds like a great read. I heard there is a movie out?

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  161. Heather says

    September 22, 2008 at 10:15 am

    As someone who has moved multiple times (they only pencil us in, our realtives, in their address books) I’m sure “Wife in the North” will resonate for me. 🙂

    Thanks for the drawing.
    Lalycairn (at) gmail.com

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  162. Stacy says

    September 22, 2008 at 10:06 am

    Sounds like an intriguing read; enter me please! 🙂

    Reply
  163. shannon Baas says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:50 am

    sound like an interesting book.

    Reply
  164. jenna says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:49 am

    ooh, me! I don’t live in the north, is that a requirement? 🙂

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  165. Maddy says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:44 am

    My husband’s considering moving us all back to England. Maybe if I read this first I’d have some ammunition. I wonder how many husbands read a page or two of a book left open at a strategic page?
    Best wishes

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  166. Laura says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:41 am

    Daily life and routines take on a whole new perspective when transplanted to a different environment. I love reading that kind of story. I’ve noted this for my “to read” list.
    Thanks for the review.

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  167. Debbie says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:40 am

    I can’t resist a great book. Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  168. Michael Capp says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:22 am

    I want to win!

    Reply
  169. Sarah at themommylogues says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:08 am

    That sounds like a good one!

    Reply
  170. Caffienated Cowgirl says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:07 am

    I’ve been reading her blog for a few months…I’ve loved to get a copy of the book.

    Reply
  171. ColleenM says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:06 am

    This sounds like a good read. Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  172. Courtney says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:02 am

    This sounds like a very good read. I am in need of one as i just finished up with my most recent book and havne found another to read yet. I am sure i would enjoy this one.

    Reply
  173. clenna in NH says

    September 22, 2008 at 9:01 am

    This sounds very interesting. I can’t wait to read the whole book.

    Reply
  174. Ruth :) says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:56 am

    I must have that book 🙂 you see .. I am also a woman of the ‘North’ – a metropolitan girl deposited in northern Maine because of her husbands job. I went from a metro area to a town of 1200 and three convenience stores 🙂 I need to know there is someone else experiencing the same as me 🙂 – and loving it now – but oy-vay, what a road to get there!! 🙂

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  175. alyce poalillo says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:52 am

    Looks like a good read. I am always looking for new reading material and authors so would love to try this one.

    Reply
  176. Andria says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:52 am

    Sounds like a great book. Sign me up!

    Reply
  177. Nicole C. says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:48 am

    Sounds great!! I would love to read it!!

    Reply
  178. Just Mom says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:41 am

    Sounds good to me.

    Reply
  179. Deborah Wellenstein says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:38 am

    Thank you for this giveaway!

    Reply
  180. Kelly's Krazy Kids says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:21 am

    This sounds great! Count me in!

    Reply
  181. James Jenkins says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:18 am

    wow

    Reply
  182. Carol says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:09 am

    Count me in… I love to read!

    Reply
  183. Roseann Kies says

    September 22, 2008 at 8:05 am

    I’d love to read this book! Thanks!

    Reply
  184. Liz says

    September 22, 2008 at 7:48 am

    I started reading her blog way back when it was just a regular blog…so I’d love to see it in book format! Count me in!

    Reply
  185. Tina L says

    September 22, 2008 at 7:25 am

    I would love to read this book. Please enter me in the contest.

    Reply
  186. Beth/Mom2TwoVikings says

    September 22, 2008 at 7:20 am

    Just coming back from putting it on my paperbackswap.com wish list (just in case I don’t win it here *wink*)

    Sounds like my marriage: a “cosmopolitan” Detroiter marrying a man from Michigan Upper Pennisula! LOL

    Count me in!

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  187. Marilyn says

    September 22, 2008 at 7:16 am

    This sounds like a fine book!

    Reply
  188. Mommy of Three says

    September 22, 2008 at 6:58 am

    Looks like a fun read.

    Reply
  189. Evelyn Murray says

    September 22, 2008 at 6:56 am

    Sound like an exciting book to read

    Reply
  190. Gina says

    September 22, 2008 at 4:42 am

    Please enter me!

    Reply
  191. thefarmerfiles says

    September 22, 2008 at 3:11 am

    HA! I would love to win! I am a CA girl that found myself trying to adjust on the East Coast two years after marriage. Then…when it was time to go to Hawaii I cried bitter tears. (Sick, I KNOW!) Tonight I cried because after 3.5 years we are moving…and this time to CA. I would love to read this!

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  192. Beth Ann says

    September 22, 2008 at 2:00 am

    It sounds great! Im always ready for a new book…esp. since I force myself to relax and read it- otherwise I stay too busy. Nothing like a good book to slow you down and steal away time for yourself!

    Reply
  193. HeresTheDiehl says

    September 22, 2008 at 1:57 am

    i haven’t heard of this, but love to read. sounds good!

    Reply
  194. Heather Pearce says

    September 22, 2008 at 1:38 am

    sounds like it could be interesting … and I love reading, so put me in the drawing!

    Reply
  195. Michele says

    September 22, 2008 at 1:11 am

    Count me in!

    Reply
  196. Krista says

    September 22, 2008 at 12:36 am

    Sounds fantastic. Sign me up!

    Reply
  197. Amanda Daybyday says

    September 22, 2008 at 12:36 am

    I live in Northern Canada…not quite the same.

    Reply
  198. karen says

    September 22, 2008 at 12:28 am

    In theory, I would love to move to Northern England and live in sheep country. Maybe I’ll change my mind after I read the book.

    Reply
  199. Casey says

    September 22, 2008 at 12:23 am

    That sounds like a great book. I will definitely be putting it on my wishlist. I also love the cover. I wouldn’t have expected to hear of a book about a wife living in sheep country inside a book with red high heels on the cover! Intriguing.

    Reply

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