The Accidental Art Thief ~ Book Tour & Giveaway

Posted: June 19, 2017 in Contemporary Literature, giveaways
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The Accidental Art Thief
by Joan Scheighardt
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
 
For a quarter of a century forty-five-year-old Zinc has worked as a
caretaker for a wealthy old man, living in a small casita on his
ranch in New Mexico. She doesn’t make much money, but she has the old
man, her dogs, and gorgeous views of the mountains. She is basically
a very content recluse who doesn’t invest much time thinking about
what she might do if her circumstances change. So when the old man
dies suddenly, and his daughter all but throws her off the property,
Zinc is forced to reinvent herself—and quickly. With a touch of
magical realism and a collection of offbeat characters, The
Accidental Art Thief explores the thin line between life and death
and the universal forces that connect all things. 


“Zinc is an engaging, quirky, and utterly unique heroine, instantly
likeable, with a hefty mixture of strong intelligence and
overwhelming naivety…. While the novel is realistic, there is
subtle magic woven in nearly every line, as coincidence and confusion
come together into what might be termed the wisdom of time, spirit,
and love.” ~ Magdelena Ball, CompulsiveReader.com, author of
Sublime Planet, Black Cow, and other titles.
“Schweighardt populates her modern-day odyssey through the southwest with
fascinating, quirky characters thrust into a complex (and hilarious)
web of emotional turmoil, poignant misperceptions, and downright
lies. As laugh-out-loud funny as it is thought provoking.” ~
Julie Mars, author of the memoir A Month of Sundays: Searching for
the Spirit and My Sister, and the novels Rust, Anybody Any Minute,
and The Secret Keepers.
“A sensitive, gripping, artfully rendered novel that kept me reading
from the first page to the last.” ~ Faye Rapoport DesPres,
author of the memoir-in-essays Message from a Blue Jay.
 
 
Joan Schweighardt is the author of five novels, and more on the way. In
addition to her own writing projects, she writes, ghostwrites, and
edits for individuals and corporations. 

 
 
 
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Comments
  1. rsbrandt44 says:

    It was an accident! I was nowhere near the place! It was some other guy that looks like me!

  2. Mary Preston says:

    This books sound wonderfully unique.

  3. Interesting cover. 🙂

  4. Janet W. says:

    This sounds like a great read! Thanks for sharing!

  5. Anne says:

    This novel sounds captivating and wonderful. I love the setting, the story and the character whose life is abruptly changed. Living in NM this is a dream book.

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I enjoy reading about life changing events. And I’m into character driven stories. So this would be a good one for me to read too:)

  6. Drangonfly says:

    wow look at that cover as unique as the book sounds. And all those praises!

  7. I adore the cover. Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂

  8. Bonny McDevitt says:

    i definite must read, for sure!

  9. Sandra Watts says:

    Sounds good. Different cover.

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