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Book Giveaway - Signed, Mata Hari


Head on over to Loaded Questions who not only raves about Yannick Murphy's "Signed, Mata Hari", but is also giving away ... not one, but five brand new hardback copies of this book.

Signed, Mata Hari is a fictional novel by Yannick Murphy that follows the life of Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, the woman who reinvented herself to become Mata Hari.

Margaretha, born in the Netherlands in 1876, went on to marry a Dutch naval officer named Rudolf MacLeod and moved to Java. Later, Margaretha moved to Paris, France where she worked as a circus horse rider named Lady MacLeod. In 1905, however, she changed her name to Mata Hari, which translated to "Eye of the Day".

Mata Hari quickly became a famed exotic dancer and began to work as a courtesan to wealthy and powerful men from Russia, France, and German. In other words, this is a fascinating woman whose life was full of intrigue, secrets and transformation.

There are two ways to enter. The final day to enter in the contest is December 30th, 2007. The contest winner will be announced on January 1st, 2008!

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