Welcome Winter Giveaway Hop! {Ends 1/24/23}
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For this stop, a Print copy of Concrete Wings will be given. (outside U.S./Can. an ecopy will be sent)
An added bonus of $5. Amazon Gift Card will also be included!
This book is a coming of age book based on a true story of one man’s journey to discover why success isn’t always measured by what one becomes, but often by what one overcomes.
Book Details:
Concrete Wings by Beverly Gandara
Publisher : Beverly Gandara (March 11, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 0997140607
ISBN-13 : 978-0997140606
Genre: Memoir, Young Adult, Adventure, Drama, Family, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Biographical, Drama ,Family, Political, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Epic
Book Description:
Inspired by a true story, a naïve teen sent out of Cuba on the eve of the Bay of Pigs Invasion to retrieve smuggled family jewels and bring his family to America, comes of age in New York City at the height of the sexual revolution, and earns his political and economic freedom. By a twist of fate, he begins to lose his liberty when his oppressive parents arrive and refuse to assimilate into American Society.
Buy Links: My books are available on Amazon and all fine stores where books are sold. https://www.amazon.com/Beverly-Gandara/e/B01E7TYXJ8
Meet the Author:
I am an Award-winning author/screenwriter who has written two novels, and one non-fiction book and several screenplays after retirement from the corporate world. My books earned four awards and my screenplays earned six awards and ten placements. Two of my screenplays have novels attached.
My Five-Star Readers’ Favorite, debut novel Concrete Wings, a family drama/coming-of-age story earned the Literary Classics Seal of Approval with a recommendation for school and home libraries and 2021 Speak Up Radio Firebird Book Award. My second novel, Soaring in Silence, a suspense thriller earned a Five-Star Readers’ Favorite Seal. My third book, Women, Work and Triumph is a compilation of interviews with a diverse group of 26 fascinating women from 5 countries in 26 careers from A – Z with 1 goal – acceptance and respect. It earned the 2020 Five-Star Readers’ Favorite Seal and 2021 Speak Up Radio Firebird Book Award.
Writing in different genres, I completed several screenplays. My comedy script, Rent Money won the Golden Palm Award for Best Screenplay at the 2012 Beverly Hills International Film Festival. My coming-of-age script Concrete Wings won the 2021 Accolade Global Film Competition for Best Screenplay in two categories Latin/Hispanic and Personal Growth, the 2021 World Film Carnival – Singapore for Best Feature Script, 2021 Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards for Best Original Story, the 8 & Half Film Awards for Best International Writer, and the 2022 World-Fest International Houston Film Festival Gold Remi Award for the Historical/Period Piece Category Category and the Golden Reel Award (Honorable Mention) at the 2022 Shockfest Film Festival. My LGBTQ+ period piece While I Wait won the silver award for Best Feature Script at the June 2022 Hollywood Gold Awards and is a semi-finalist at the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards – Diversity Initiative. My thriller Misinformed Heart is an Official Selection at the 2022 Shockfest Film Festival.
I live with my husband Armando, whose experiences inspired the script and the novel, Concrete Wings. For more information about me and my work, please visit www.bevgandara.com or imdb.me/bevgandara
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… Additionally, the Winner will receive an Amazon Gift Card of $5.00!
Giveaway Details:
One Lucky U.S./Can. Winner wil receive a print copy of Concrete Wings (outside U.S,/Can. an ecopy will be sent + a $5.00 Amazon Gift Card!
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