Submitted by Bethanne on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 10:13am
If you haven't read Chris Bohjalian's "Secrets of Eden" yet, enter this giveaway now -- you'll definitely want to catch up on this bestselling author's latest novel.
As a bonus, you'll snag a copy of "Only Milo" by Barry Smith -- a little-known but very sharp little novel by a debut author.
To win both books, simply leave your answer to the following question in our Comments section:
Have you ever successfully kept a secret?
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Of course.
Of course.
The world is full of secrets.
Yes I have kept various secrets my friends have confided in me over the years. After all, those secrets are not mine to tell. They might have told me to lighten their burdens, to share their pain, to have a shoulder to lean on. Why would I gossip that to the next person? If it was meant to be told it wouldn't be a secret. If they didn't want me to keep it from the world they wouldn't let me know. If they wanted me to share it -- they would say.
Yes I can keep secret and
Yes I can keep secret and after I am told usually just forget about it.
Yes - I have but I usually
Yes - I have but I usually struggle with it. The secret keeps popping into my head when I am in conversation with someone. Always feels like a success when I manage to suppress it!
Secrets
My favorite Ben Franklin quote is "Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead." I can't think of one secret I've never shared.
Secrets
Oh, yes, I've definitely kept lots of secrets in both my personal and professional life.
Secret Keeping
I am the guardian of secrets. I hold the one and only key and it will go with me to the grave.
Secret Keepers?
Oh, I really wish I could say yes...but...I don't know that I can!
Secrets Of Eden Giveaway
Yes - I have kept secrets successfully.
Secrets of Eden giveaway
Yes, I've kept many, many secrets over the years.
Of course, I've kept secrets.
Of course, I've kept secrets. One must leave things to the imagination!
Secrets
Yes I have kept secrets, many times. And isn't it amazing how easy is it to keep one when revealing it could be detrimental to yourself!
Secrets of Eden
I have kept many secrets. Where I work, a lot of people come and talk to me in confidence because they know that it won't go any further. Thanks for the chance. sharon54220@gmail.com
Secrets
Yes. I have no trouble keeping secrets.
giveaway
yes,many times!
Yes I have kept secrets and I
Yes I have kept secrets and I am getting better at it.
Secrets of Eden
I just added this book to my TBR a couple of days ago!
And, yes. I have succesfully kept many secrets during my life. Because I am quiet and introspective, people seem to trust me easily, and I end up knowing secrets about many of my friends.
Keeping Secrets
Yes, I have kept secrets...hard to do, but I don't necessarily do it on a regular basis.
Secret-Keeper is my middle name
When I was about 10, my best friend told me a secret. After a couple of days, the secret found its way out to world and my friend blamed me for the pain it caused her. I was devastated by the lack of trust - but, yes, we were merely kids. Yet, from that day on I hate being told secretes. And when I'm told one, I keep it safe to the point of forgetting knowing anything.
Have You Ever Successfully Kept a Secret?
Yes, I have kept a couple of secrets. It's not very easy.
My friends call me the secret
My friends call me the secret keeper. I know many secrets. And keeping them is how I learn more.
Secrets kept
Indeed. There is a large one that I still have to keep everyday, in the face of. It is tough sometimes, and it can hurt, but I knowthat revealing it would be so much worse - for others too.
Secrets of Eden Giveaway
I have kept many secrets successfully. In fact I think I may even have kept some from myself! =)
Secrets of Eden Giveaway
I have kept many secrets successfully. In fact I think I may even have kept some from myself! =)
Secrets of Eden Giveaway
I have kept many secrets successfully. In fact I think I may even have kept some from myself! =)
Secrets
Yes. I have kept secrets. I keep them locked away. Sometimes I write them down. When they become too much to keep I burn them. Very cleansing.
Secrets of Eden
My volumes of journals under lock and key demonstrate that I keep them very well.... as do all the HIPAA agreements I've signed throughout my nursing career!
yes, i am very good at
yes, i am very good at keeping confidences, its not hard for me to do it
My Secrets
I have a very weak memory. I simply forget everything and that is the best way to make all those things secret.
Secrets
Mostly--my wife will hear a few. She, however, does not keep them well, so I have to be careful which ones I pass on.
secrets
oh, definitely. but, if i told you about them, they wouldn't be secrets would they?
Secrets
I'm a terrible secret keeper--especially from my husband. If someone starts to tell me something in confidence I ask if they mind if he knows, and if so, stop right there. I tell him everything.
Secrets of Eden
I do my best to keep secrets... some are too good not to share.
Of course. By the way, since
Of course. By the way, since my friends' secrets aren't mine to tell, I don't tell them to my spouse. A secret is a secret.
Secrets of Eden
I keep secrets very well. The secret to keeping them: forget that you know them.
Keeping a Secret
Yes! An employee I supervised was pregnant and asked me not to tell anyone until she had made it past the 3 month mark...My boss yelled at me for that one...
Yes, I have! My lips are
Yes, I have! My lips are sealed!
Book Giveaway/Keeping a Secret
I've kept a secret about one of my very best friends. It's a secret that reflects quite negatively on him. And I've kept his secret even though he has spilled some of mine.
I have kept many secrets
I have kept many secrets successfully, though sometimes my husband gets spouse secret privileges! Shhhh - don't tell. :)
Giveaway
No, I can't keep a secret... For a while maybe but then I can't help myself telling my husband about it. :)
Yes, I've kept plenty of
Yes, I've kept plenty of secrets!
Giveaway
Yes, I have kept secrets....things friends have told me, and my own. But it's been nothing earth-shattering!
Keeping Secrets
Yes, I have kept secrets. My friends' and -- more importantly -- my own.
Very successfully. : )
Yes, but if I told you what
Yes, but if I told you what it was, then I wouldn't be able to say yes. =)
Secrets
Oh yes, I've kept secrets, sometimes for years. If it's information that's not mine to share, then I won't. I do agree that if a secret could result in serious harm to someone, then it's a different situation.
successfully kept a secret
Yes, I have kept a secret Successfully, inless it something that will hurt someone, then i mush tell them. XD
Secrets of Eden
Have I kept a secret? Yes, definitely. My former job required that a lot of things be kept confidential, which is like a secret.
Only Milo
Only Milo sounds interesting. I would love a chance to read this one.
Secrets of Eden
I will admit that it is hard, but if the secret will hurt someone, I will not tell.
Keeping secrets
Hmmm, i only kept them if its absolutely necessary and there's a life and death situation..lol I love Chris Bohjalian. I reviewed one of his books called Midwives on my blog and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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