We’re very excited to announce that we have a winner in the weekly Kindle Fire Giveaway Sweepstakes that closed Sunday night! She is Leigh Scott of Hiawassee, GA. Her brand new tablet will arrive Thursday, and for everyone else, there is still plenty of time to enter this week’s sweepstakes, sponsored by author Jess Winfield! Give your Prize Winner Karma a big boost and pick up a great read by downloading Jess’ book THE PERFECT BURRITO now!
Here’s the set-up:
In Jess Winfield’s second novel, fiftysomething food blogger Don Miguel de Los Angeles no McDonalds attempts to walk from L.A. to San Francisco in a Quixotic quest to find THE PERFECT BURRITO.
Steak. Beans. Cheese. Guacamole. Pico de gallo.A big, stretchy flour tortilla. AND NO FREAKING RICE! Is this a formula for self-realization?
Twenty-one year-old Maria “Mary” Sanchez, a fully assimilated, half-Chicana Valley girl, joins a fifty-something food blogger, the self-styled “Don Miguel de Los Angeles no McDonalds,” on his Quixotic quest: walking from Los Angeles to San Francisco to find The Perfect Burrito. Written in Maria’s sassy first person narrative and Don Miguel’s comically “high-styled” blog posts, this multilayered novel is part Cervantes spoof, part eulogy for decimated California Indian cultures, and part mouthwatering foodie travelogue. Yet at its core is the emotional journey of Maria, a young woman caught between teenager and adult, American and Latina, and her curious attachment to Don Miguel, who has a mysterious love of all things Hispanic. The burrito serves as a kind of Grail, a symbol of Maria’s quest for cultural identity in a corporatized, fast food culture, the fulfillment (in every sense of the word) that both Maria and Don Miguel desperately seek. While the story is fictional, the burritos and California locations are real, and the e-book will provide links to both Don Miguel’s blog and a variety of extras: from Google maps of the journey to webisodes re-enacting scenes from the book to audiobook chapters, all hosted at www.theperfectburrito.com.
One Reviewer Notes
“A joyful read. Intertwining the modern blog era to journey through the history and food of California highlights the author’s creativity and genius. Loved it.” – Amazon Reviewer, 5 Stars
About The Author
Jess Winfield was raised to write by his freelance journalist mother and Disney writer/producer father in the bohemian artists’ enclave of Lake Sherwood, California. At age nineteen, he co-founded the Reduced Shakespeare Company. He co-created the Laurence Olivier Award-nominated comedy THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) and performed in it for many years, including launching its extraordinary decade-long run in London’s West End. After leaving the “other” RSC, he spent ten years writing and producing animated television and won two Daytime Emmy Awards for DISNEY’S TEACHER’S PET. His first novel, MY NAME IS WILL: A NOVEL OF SEX, DRUGS, AND SHAKESPEARE (Twelve) was a New York Times Book Review “Editor’s Choice” and a California Book Awards finalist. His second novel, THE PERFECT BURRITO (Oct. 2012) is an enhanced e-book featuring hundreds of original photo illustrations and videos. He is married and lives in Los Angeles.
Check out Jess’ blog at: http://www.jesswinfield.com/
(This is a sponsored post.)
