THE GREENEST WIND is a children's book set in West Cork, where a young German girl changes from feeling alone in a strange place, to never wanting to leave. A common complaint for anyone who spends more than a few days in this magnificent corner of Ireland.
Today I'm delighted to introduce you to Gesine Shculz's middle grade novel, THE GREENEST WIND.
A perennial seller in its native Germany, and already translated into Swedish and Dutch, this novel for ages 10 to 100, now makes its appearance in English.

Plus to celebrate the launch of her story in English, Gesine has graciously sponsored a giveaway with three lovely prizes for readers of Irish American Mom to win.
But before we delve into the giveaway, let's first learn about Gesine's sweet book, where families are imperfect, but with love and kindness everything works out.
Learn About The Greenest Wind:
Lucy can hardly wait for summer vacation – she and her mother are flying all the way from Germany to sunny California!
But at the last minute, the plan falls through and she winds up having to fly all alone to Ireland instead. To an eccentric aunt she doesn't even know, and who, apparently, lives in an old cottage without a roof. And that in a country where it rains all the time!
Lucy doesn't want to go, not one little bit, but there's no other option. By the end of the five weeks, though, she has to admit it was the best vacation ever.

About Gesine:
Author Gesine Schulz was born in Northern Germany. Because she liked books and wanted to see the world, she became a librarian and worked abroad for more than ten years, mostly in Ireland and New York.
Now a full-time writer, she makes her home in Germany's Ruhr Valley with her two cats, one Irish and one German, and a lot of books. She has published a number of novels, many short crime stories, and a children's mystery series.
Gesine loves visiting West Cork, the setting of THE GREENEST WIND.
Find out more about Gesine and her books on her website and follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Translation Of The Greenest Wind From German To English:
Translator Rebecca Heier holds an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Arkansas.
She was chosen to participate in the Emerging Translators Programme sponsored by New Books in German, and was a winner (second place) in a children's literature translation competition sponsored by the Frankfurt Book Fair New York.
Born and raised in the U.S., she lives in Speyer, Germany.
Book Cover:
Cover Designer Sam Kalda is an award winning illustrator based in Minneapolis. His first book, “Of Cats and Men: History's Great Cat-loving Artists, Writers, Thinkers and Statesmen” was published by Ten Speed Press in 2017.
His work has appeared in the The New York Times, The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, Vogue, as well as on products at West Elm.

The Prizes:
Today we have three lovely prizes for three separate entrants to win. Here they are:
1st Prize
- The Greenest Wind – A Summer in Ireland, by Gesine Schulz and translated by Rebecca Heier. eBook Version - Winner can choose from these available formats: epub, mobi, or pdf.
- Irish Lucky Penny
- Postcard-size magnet of the book cover
- Five skeins of yarn, hand-dyed in Ireland by Eve Chambers - 3 x DK sockblend Swamp Thing, 2 x DK sockblend Forest (worth 85 Euro approx.).
In the novel Lucy loves knitting patchwork throws. When in West Cork she discovers hand-dyed wool and knits a little masterpiece in many shades of green.
Yarn by Eve Chambers Textile - Hand-dyed and handspun yarns and textiles from the wilds of the Mizen Peninsula, West Cork are created by Eve Chambers.
Irish Lucky Penny - These Irish coins feature a Celtic bird design by Gabriel Hayes. She was a noted Irish sculptor and painter. The coin was withdrawn from circulation in 2002 upon the introduction of the euro currency.

2nd Prize:
- eBook The Greenest Wind – A Summer in Ireland. By Gesine Schulz. Translated by Rebecca Heier. Available formats: epub, mobi, or pdf.
- Irish Lucky Penny
- Postcard-size magnet of the book cover
3rd Prize:
- Irish Lucky Penny
- Postcard-size magnet of the book cover
The Giveaway:
Three lucky readers will win each of the prizes as outlined above.
To enter just leave a comment on this blog post by noon on Sunday, July 28th, 2019.
Any comment will do. What you write does not affect your chance of winning, but if you need inspiration why not tell us if where your "greenest wind" rises in Ireland.
A winning comment will be chosen randomly. Remember to leave your e-mail so that I can contact you should you win. Your e-mail won’t be published, just used to contact our lucky contestant for mailing of the prize.
The winner will be announced on Sunday, July 28th, 2019, at the bottom of this blog post.
You may check out Irish American Mom’s complete terms and conditions for sweepstakes’ entries by clicking here.
Many thanks to everyone for stopping by to check out this book giveaway.
Gesine would be ever so grateful if you could share this post with family and friends and help spread the word about her writing.
And many, many thanks to Gesine for sharing her love of West Cork with us today,and for sponsoring these prizes.
Winners Chosen July 28th, 2019:
Our lucky winners were randomly chosen using the Pick Giveaway Winner plug-in by WordPress. Congratulations to:
1st Prize: Pauline Barry
2nd Prize: Veronica Koebel
3rd Prize: Uli
I’ll be in touch to arrange mailing of your prizes.
Many thanks to all who supported this little giveaway. Wishing Gesine every success with her writing.
If you're interested in other books set in Ireland or featuring the Irish in America, here are a few more recommendations to check out...
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Thanks for following my recipes and ramblings.
Slán agus beannacht,
(Goodbye and blessings)
Irish American Mom
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Sarah
oh dear that entire package is gorgeous
Irish American Mom
So glad you like it, Sarah. Thanks for entering and supporting our giveaway.
Regards,
Mairéad
Evin
The book sounds lovely and the color green of that yarn embodies the Irish countryside. What a perfect set of prizes for your blog.
Irish American Mom
Hi Evin - These prizes are just perfect for this little Irish American community. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.
All the best,
Mairéad
Millie
Such gorgeous yarn!
Irish American Mom
🙂 🙂 🙂