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Cherie Magnus on tour: The Church of Tango

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Cherie Magnus

is back

on Tour

June 1-14

with

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The Church of Tango: a Memoir

(memoir)

 Release date: 2012
292 pages
Mirasol Press

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SYNOPSIS

When she couldn’t do anything else, she went to Paris. This is a story of survival that cuts across death, cancer, Alzheimer’s, loss of home and homeland and cherished heirlooms and possessions, loss of shared histories, of hope for one’s children, of hope for the future, of love. But it’s also about finding love and unexpected joy. And about listening to the music and dancing.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The Church of Tango_Cherie MagnusCherie Magnus
returned home to Los Angeles, California in 2014
after teaching tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina for eleven years.
Before her South American expat adventure,
she lived in France and Mexico.
Cherie worked as a dance research librarian at the Los Angeles Central Library
and was a dance critic for local newspapers.
She is the author of the Death Dance Destiny Memoir Trilogy,
which includes The Church of Tango.
Her articles and reviews on dance, books, travel and international culture
have been published in magazines, professional journals, and anthologies.

To find our more, please visit her website. Follow her on Facebook, and Twitter 

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Tuesday, June 1
Review and Giveaway at Locks, Hooks and Books

Wednesday, June 9
Review by Denise

Friday, June 11
Review and Giveaway at Boys’ Mom Reads!

Monday, June 14
Guest-post and Giveaway at Words And Peace

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or on any other book blog participating in this tour.
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as listed in the entry form below, and win more entry points!

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will give you 5 extra entries each time!
[just follow the directions on the entry-form]

Global giveaway open to US residents
3 winners will receive a kindle copy of this book

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The Church of Tango giveaway winners

Church of Tango winners

won an e-copy of

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The Church of Tango:
A Memoir

 [memoir / travel, with some elements of romance]

 Release date: January 2012
at Mirasol Press

306 pages

ISBN: 978- 0615573540

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SYNOPSIS

More than a metaphor and much more than a dance, the Tango takes Cherie from being a widow with suicidal tendencies to traveling the world in search of herself, finding love, sorrow and serenity. Her quest takes her to France where she falls in love with aristocratic Olivier, and to Argentina where she falls in love with the tango. Along the way she discovers and deals with her own two separate breast cancers and the loss of all that she’d previously valued. Relationships in the desperate singles world is a whole new dance to learn, before being blessed at the Church of Tango.

The Church of Tango captivates readers struggling with tragic loss, illness, and death, as well as those who are passionate about travel and adventure, who long for love, or who delight in dance of all kinds.

Gold Medal winner 2013 of the Wishing Shelf Book Award [provided by the author]

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Cherie MagnusCherie Magnus, a California native, lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for 12 years.
She was a dance research librarian in the Los Angeles Central Library
and a dance critic for local newspapers before moving to France, Mexico, and finally to Argentina in 2003.
Many of her articles on dance, books, travel and international culture have been published in magazines,
professional journals, and several anthologies.
She has written a blog on expat life, Buenos Aires culture, and tango since 2006.
Currently she is preparing a prequel, Arabesque: Dancing on the Edge in Los Angeles, to be published in 2014.

Visit her website. Follow her on Facebook, and Twitter 

 

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Tour quotations: The Church of Tango

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Author Cherie Magnus

on Tour

October 1-5, 2014

with

Church of Tango cover

The Church of Tango:
A Memoir

 [memoir / travel, with some elements of romance]

 Release date: January 2012
at Mirasol Press

306 pages

ISBN: 978- 0615573540

***

SYNOPSIS

More than a metaphor and much more than a dance, the Tango takes Cherie from being a widow with suicidal tendencies to traveling the world in search of herself, finding love, sorrow and serenity. Her quest takes her to France where she falls in love with aristocratic Olivier, and to Argentina where she falls in love with the tango. Along the way she discovers and deals with her own two separate breast cancers and the loss of all that she’d previously valued. Relationships in the desperate singles world is a whole new dance to learn, before being blessed at the Church of Tango.

The Church of Tango captivates readers struggling with tragic loss, illness, and death, as well as those who are passionate about travel and adventure, who long for love, or who delight in dance of all kinds.

Gold Medal winner 2013 of the Wishing Shelf Book Award [provided by the author]

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Cherie MagnusCherie Magnus, a California native, lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for 12 years.
She was a dance research librarian in the Los Angeles Central Library
and a dance critic for local newspapers before moving to France, Mexico, and finally to Argentina in 2003.
Many of her articles on dance, books, travel and international culture have been published in magazines,
professional journals, and several anthologies.
She has written a blog on expat life, Buenos Aires culture, and tango since 2006.
Currently she is preparing a prequel, Arabesque: Dancing on the Edge in Los Angeles, to be published in 2014.

Visit her website. Follow her on Facebook, and Twitter 

Buy the book: Amazon (paperback) | Amazon (kindle) | Smashwords

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TOUR QUOTATIONS

Unshelfish

A very inspiring story of a woman navigating her way through loss, her own health crisis, poor choices in men – never less than with determination, independence and utter drive. Her love of the tango was intoxicating, leaving me with the hope of mastering this passionate and sensual dance.
Thank you Cherie for sharing your story in such a blunt and raw manner. Your boldness and decisiveness is nothing but inspiring. Your spirit stays with the reader long after the memoir ends and the last dance called.

An Accidental Blog

Cherie’s love for tango was the passion that took her on her adventures, and I truly enjoyed the journey along with her in her well-written memoir.

Book Nerd

I thoroughly enjoyed this memoir and learned about the courage it takes to start over and follow ones passion!

 Lisa’s Yarns

My favorite part of the book was her initial trip to Paris as she comments about how Paris felt more like home than anywhere else did at the time, which is a sentiment that I can completely relate to. 

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