Holiday Book Giveaway, Day 13: Richard Haffey shares Love Song (Win 1 of 5 copies)

To enter for your chance to win one of five copies of Richard Haffey’s Love Song, simply email me at OyeJohn52@aol.com before 11:59 PM EST tonight and write GIVEAWAY in the subject line. (The winners will be notified tomorrow.) In addition, please continue to leave your comments (excluding email address) below, as the authors and I truly appreciate reading them. And don’t forget to subscribe to Hartford Books Examiner—by doing so, you will receive email notifications when each new entry in the Holiday Book Giveaway Extravaganza is posted.

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Today, Hartford Books Examiner offers a spirited welcome to Richard Haffey.

Richard Haffey is a freelance writer, businessman and environmentalist from Connecticut and Cape Cod, where he and his wife make their home and enjoy their children and friends. He has written educational materials in the past and privately published works of fiction and poetry. The novel Love Song is his first publicly released work.

While Love Song is not a seasonal book, it does confront a topic that often manifests itself during the holidays: grief over the loss of a loved one. (See the author’s introduction below.) As the relatable protagonist, Jay Alfred is forced to reckon with the all-too-human emotions of despair and anger when fate unexpectedly disrupts his life. As he struggles for clarity, readers find themselves whisked along on a poignant journey that just may inspire them to reflect upon their own life experiences.

Response to the book has been passionate, and the following are just a few of the comments that readers have offered:

“I never knew someone could love (and successfully impart in words) that deeply. The Alfreds now live in my heart.” -- Joan G. Copiague, NY

"Thank you for the gift of Love Song. It waited for a while on my night table but the time was right a week ago and the story became my bedtime reading. I was toughly engaged and loved the story. It was a little sad to reach the end and have no continuation the next night. My life experience is better for having read the story." -- Tom P. Santa Barbara CA

Now, Richard Haffey introduces us to Love Song…

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Inspired by T. S. Eliot’s poetry and John Field’s music, Love Song befriends us to Jay and Abby Alfred. Jay withstands family pressures and medical opinions to preserve Abby’s dignity and health after she abruptly slips into an inexplicable comatose condition. While the turmoil of the summer of 1969 rages outside their Manhattan apartment, Jay fashions an environment of home care. Convinced she can still hear, Jay arranges a playlist of the music Abby loves and uses it to pace the events of each day and to maintain her inner sense of order and tranquility.

Holidays are always hard on those of us who have lost a loved one, especially in those first few holiday seasons. Love Song places in our hearts and hands a healing reminder of the love we have been blessed to share and can brighten our saddened holiday with the splendor of such memories.

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With deep appreciation to Richard Haffey for his generous donation to the Holiday Book Giveaway. The author encourages readers to purchase copies of Love Song through Burgundy Books in East Haddad. The store’s phone number is 860-873-9312, and inquiries can also be sent to info@burgundybooks.com

Don’t forget to email me at OyeJohn52@aol.com before 11:59 PM EST tonight for your chance to win one of five copies of Love Song.

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Other entries in the inaugural Holiday Book Giveaway Extravaganza:

Announcing the Inaugural Holiday Book Giveaway Extravaganza

Holiday Book Giveaway, Day 1: Wally Lamb shares Wishin’ And Hopin’ & his favorite seasonal songs

Holiday Book Giveaway, Day 2: Wendy Corsi Staub shares The Best Gift and a recipe for rum cake

Holiday Book Giveaway, Day 3: Marek Fuchs offers A Cold-Blooded Business in a warm-hearted gesture

Holiday Book Giveaway, Day 4: Hank Stuever shares Tinsel

Holiday Book Giveaway, Day 5: Ann Pearlman shares The Christmas Cookie Club

Holiday Book Giveaway, Day 6: Debbie Macomber shares The Perfect Christmas & a holiday recipe

Holiday Book Giveaway, Day 7: Roberta Isleib shares Preaching To The Corpse & seasonal advice

Holiday Book Giveaway, Day 8: Peter Brooks shares God's Love Is A Two Way Street