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We've all heard the saying "The straw that broke the camel's back." What's your straw? The event that would cause you to straighten up and say, "That is IT! I am going to change my entire life!"
For Catherine "Cat" Larose that straw was a Paris sunset full of amazing colors...in stark contrast to her usual life that was, well...colorless. Her memoir, Any Color But Beige: Living Life in Color, chronicles her journey from her colorful childhood to the predictability and security of a beige suburban marriage to the major life changes that she initiates in her quest to live life in color. Any Color But Beige is a tale of metamorphosis, international travel, and romance as exciting and enthralling as any novel.
With the New Year and its accompanying resolutions is right around the corner, Any Color But Beige is the ideal inspiration for readers who want to shake up their lives to celebrate 2012.
You can enjoy the book trailer for Any Color But Beige (also shown below) and a video of Cat wandering the colorful streets of her hometown and celebrating her book's release with friends.
Hardcover: 232 pages
Publisher: Friesen Press (August 2011)
ISBN-10: 1770674896
ISBN-13: 978-1770674899
Twitter Hashtag: #NoBeige
Any Color But Beige: Living Life in Color is available at Amazon in print or as an e-book for Kindle.
BOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST: If you would like to win a copy of Any Color But Beige, please leave a comment at the end of this post to be entered in a random drawing. The giveaway contests closes this Thursday, November 17 at 11:59 PM, PST. For an extra entry, link to this post on Twitter with the hashtag #NoBeige, then come back and leave us a link to your tweet. We will announce the winner in the comments section of this post on the following day, Friday, November 18.
BOOK CLUB CONTEST: Cat is also sponsoring a Color-tastic Book Club Contest so you can share Any Color But Beige with your favorite book club! Visit any participating blog before Friday, December 16 and leave a comment on the Any Color But Beige Blog Tour post with the words "Book Club Contest" in the message. If you win, your book club will win 10 copies of Any Color But Beige, a virtual visit from Cat at your next book club meeting, and several other surprises. Don't miss this fabulous giveaway!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Catherine is one part hot blooded Latin and one part wild eyed Celt. She's the oldest of seven children raised in a large Irish/Italian family--Catholic, of course. But family and friends think of her as the gypsy. She's spent her life studying, living, and working all over the place. Cat is forever destined to wander. Blessing or curse? Grandma V
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I love the central thought of this book. As most of us have found out, l
iving a beige life is the "safe" way to live...but living life "colorfully" is the best way to experience it all...good and bad...happy and sad!
Please enter me to win this book.
Thanks!
I so identify with the importance of colour (spelled Canadian way here) whichever way you spell it.
Book trailer is an invitation to read!
Beige is safe, isn't it? I wonder if it matters which way you move on the color wheel, or simply where you end up? Sounds like an interesting book.
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Please enter me for your book contest!
Monday Morning--So glad I learned how to obtain a Twitter link today! :)
I love the idea of this book and can't wait to read it. The question "if your life were a color, what color would it be?" is so wonderful. I imagine asking the class I teach that question and having them create an expository essay based on it.
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Great promo, Cat. Your book promises humor, insight and life-changing inspiration. So glad that you wrote this – eager to see how other women use your experience to make their own lives more colorful.
I just chose colors and painted our new house! Not one bland one in the bunch, pumpkin spice, antique purple, and honey toast so far. Can't wait to start decorating with more colors and living a more colorful life :)
https://twitter.com/#!/beepedyournose/status/136145899922522112
This book sounds fantastic and something I desperately need to read. Please enter me in the drawing!
Would love to read a copy of Any color but beige.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com
Looks like a wonderful read, I'd be delighted to win!
hookedonafeline999 at yahoo dot com
Cat is overseas on business and is having trouble logging on to The Muffin so she asked my to pass on this message to everyone:
Greetings from sunny South Africa where a whole palette of summer colors reign. I'm delighted to read that Any Color but Beige has all of you thinking in color. My wish for all of you is this: "May you always live your life in color!"
Colorfully yours,
Cat
I would love to win this! Thanks for the opportunity.
ighmeg at yahoo dot com
Would love to win this! Donna
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I'd love to win this book! Here is my tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/KBSagert/status/136644499551174656
I think this looks like a fun read for the cold months ahead.
vmkids3 at msn dot com
I am glad to see the book finally out!
Hi Valerie,
I hope it warms your heart!
Cat
Dear Dis -
I'd love to have your feedback after you've read it.
Colorfully yours,
Cat
With no color in your life could your name be Gray? Can't wait to read the book! Love the concept and the quirky trailer!
Carol Lanning
I like the title of this book!
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i would love to win
susansmoaks at gmail dot com
Would love to win
I would love to read this book!
ATREAU at GMAIL dotcom
my mother's friend would love this book
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i tweeted
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It sounds like a great book. Thanks for the giveaway. [email protected]