So . . . I'm trying to figure out why it is that I've never thought to include these books in the purse! I mean, sheesh!

For anyone who doesn't know this bit of personal trivia, the honorable N.D. Wilson is my very own younger brother. Which means of course, that with my priviledged standing as the much respected and revered older sister, I can prevail upon him to inscribe the book for you if indeed you happen to be the lucky winner. And it's no use saying that you already have a copy - that's no reason not to enter. Think of all the people who need one for Christmas! You can wrap up your old copy and give it to them . . . keeping the autographed version for yourself.

If you haven't read it . . . well then. It's absolutely a must. Plus, it's the first in a trilogy . . . the last of which will be released this coming January. That gives you a nice comfortable amount of time to read it, and move on to your autographed sequel . . .

. . . and you won't have to wait too terribly long until the release of The Chestnut King. (Need to preorder anyone?)

Anyhow, there you go. Clearly you need to enter for this. And - because no purse is complete without it . . .

A Skirty! In winner's choice of size. So have at it!

Now - just in case you're feeling too lethargic to enter, I have a cautionary tale for you. A friend of ours in Oxford was a student when JRR Tolkien's wife had just died and he had moved back into Merton College. Our friend lived just downstairs from him. And he kept meaning to take his copy of Lord of the Rings upstairs to have him autograph it - but he just didn't get around to it before the summer holidays. And when he came back in the fall, Tolkien had died. Now, I'm not insinuating that Nate might die . . . but merely that you shouldn't pass up opportunities to get your books autographed!