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Eating The Cheshire Cat: A Novel
Helen Ellis
Scribner, 2001
From a True Southern Girl...
+ Excellent.
+ Twisted Magnolias
+ great read!
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The Dower House
Annabel Davis-Goff
St. Martin's Griffin, 1999
A Modern Classic
+ A Gentle Read.
+ Absolutely wonderful read!
I love reading novels; I try to read the very best ones. There isn't room here to define "best" as I understand it, but often I must read works that are one to two hundred years old before I feel certain that the literary fiction in my lap rates with "the best." Fine, latter-day works like Walker ...
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Conversations with the Fat Girl
Liza Palmer
5 Spot, 2005
This Book Really Hits Home!
+ Loved it!!
+ Loved it, but could have done without the frequent "f" bombs
+ Conversations with a Lost Girl
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Charms for the Easy Life (P.S.)
Kaye Gibbons
Harper Perennial, 2005
Charmed by this read
+ Character-focused novel about relationships
+ Witty and fun book
Gibbons' book is amount three strong women who possess the determination to succeed and do so with their hearts intact. You'll fall in love with these characters as the author cleverly displays their motives, desires, thoughts, and feelings. I thought this book was a little slow in the beginning, ...
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Rosewater and Soda Bread: A Novel
Marsha Mehran
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
Worthy Sequel
+ Come cook for me!
+ I haven't read Pomegranate Soup...
+ I love these girls!
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Chocolat
Joanne Harris
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Exquisite Language
+ Fantastic, Mouth-Watering
+ Chocolate Devilish Good
+ Interesting, much different from the movie
+ I always hate to read the last page of a good book.
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Miss Invisible
Laura Jensen Walker
Thomas Nelson, 2007
Great Book
+ Must read - loved it
+ Loved it!
+ Great book!
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The Saving Graces: A Novel
Patricia Gaffney
Harper Paperbacks, 2004
Girl Friendship Book, Great Read!
+ Wonderful Book
+ Loved it!
+ Isabel, Rudy, Emma and Lee are on my mind
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The Yellow Wallpaper (Dover Thrift Editions)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Dover Publications, 1997
What's really behind that ugly wallpaper?
+ What a weird little book
+ a great read
+ The Yellow Wallpaper haunted me for a long time
+ good stuff
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Certain Girls: A Novel
Jennifer Weiner
Atria, 2008
LOVED IT.
I am surprised to see that many Good In Bed readers didn't LOVE this book. Is it because of the end? I guess I am not a happily ever after person. To me, Good in Bed is all about Mothers and Daughters and the JOY (no pun intended) that comes from that bond....even though it's a small part of the ...
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Picture Perfect
Jodi Picoult
Berkley Trade, 2002
Page Turner
+ Good Read
+ Good Picoult read
Jodi Picoult has written a page turner that has you on the edge of your seat. I felt a range of emotion while reading the book. I couldn't put this book down and read it in record time. Great book!!
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The Post-Birthday World: A Novel (P.S.)
Lionel Shriver
Harper Perennial, 2008
Alot To Provoke Discussions
+ Great story that you just keep thinking about
+ If you are over 30 married and female you must read
+ Love it, hate it, or both - it'll still make you think!
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Farm Fatale: A Comedy of Country Manors
Wendy Holden
Topeka Bindery, 2002
"...and the church bells struck sixteen..."
+ The city folk are coming......
+ Light and fun reading
Artist Rosie hates the noise, crowds, and pressure of living in her cramped London flat, and longs to live in a cozy old cottage nestled in a picturesque village, full of quaint, friendly folk. Her city-loving boyfriend finally agrees to move to the country, and they settle in the town of ...
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Eating Heaven
Jennie Shortridge
NAL Trade, 2005
A novel that feels real at all times. Charged and exceptionally written.
+ Glimpse of Heaven
+ Reading pleasure
+ Twists and Turns
+ Pleasantly Satisfied
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Mrs. Kimble : A Novel
Jennifer Haigh, 2003
You will not be able to put it down
+ Real life - people make bad choices...
+ Impressive first effort
+ avid book reader
+ Mrs Kimble
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