What clever readers! Lots of people correctly answered the quiz question, hoping to win a personally dedicated copy of A Distant Prospect. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter!
The question after the book review in The Catholic Weekly of 13 July was this:
“What talking movie caused a sensation at Christmas in Sydney in 1928?”
The winner, Anne Rosewarne of Canberra, correctly answered “The Jazz Singer”, starring Al Jolson.
Anne requested a dedication “to our Catholic Irish ancestors”, which Annette expressed in these words:
“In memory of the Faith of our Fathers – our Catholic Irish ancestors who, in many ways, often hidden, have given us so much.”
Anne’s prize is the 610-page hardcover edition of A Distant Prospect, with a handsome dust jacket and large 12-point print.
Annette’s piano
The hardcover retails in Australia at A$49.95, in the UK at UK£29.95, and in the USA at US$39.95. It can be ordered from any bookseller, but prices and shipping costs may vary. To give a copy to someone in the UK, try Foyles Bookshop.
If you order it via our quick “Buy Now” button link above, for delivery to an Australian address, Annette can even dedicate it for you!
Congratulations again, Anne, and we hope your prize will give you many years of reading and re-reading pleasure!