false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215010808m/101267.jpg 101267 7 When she was twenty, nearly everyone thought Patricia Gardiner ought to be having beaus--except of course, Pat herself. For Pat, Silver Bush was both home and heaven. All she could ever ask of life was bound in the magic of the lovely old house on Prince Edward Island, "where good things never change." And now there was more than ever to do, what with planning for the Christmas family reunion, entertaining a countess, playing matchmaker, and preparing for the arrival of the new hired man. Yet as those she loved so dearly started to move away, Pat began to question the wisdom of her choice of Silver Bush over romance. <i>Was it possible to be lonely at Silver Bush?</i> 97640 1935 Mistress Pat (Pat Book 2) total:767|5:186|4:254|3:262|2:62|1:3| 767 2859 985 31 3 1 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 03 13:15:28 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 15 07:08:43 -0700 2009 Pat of Silver Bush just happens to be the last of L.M. Montgomery's novels that I had not yet read, making the experience of completing it rather bittersweet. Continuing the story of Pat Gardiner, whose love for her home at Silver Bush, and for her circle...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu May 07 15:40:48 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 15:41:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 28 18:05:49 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 18:10:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:22:40 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 20 09:41:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 14 20:17:57 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 11 07:31:12 -0800 2008
Now some general L.M. Montgomery comments, after having just read 21 of her books in the last few months. Sometimes her endings are a little too abrupt for me, saving huge reversals until the last few pages. And she is a little too ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 12 12:26:45 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 23 09:13:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false true Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 09:32:56 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 06:09:14 -0700 2008 nothing happens for long stretches of pages. The same lines, almost word for...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 06 14:21:41 -0800 2007 Sat Apr 19 19:05:00 -0700 2008 Pat of Silver Bush at least to a mild degree, Mistress Pat left me wanting. I felt that I couldn't connect with Pat's urges and wishes and that her interest in having everything remain unchanged seemed to hint at an ostrich burying its head in the sand. She seemed through the whole b...more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 07 19:36:36 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:38:12 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Feb 10 14:46:07 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 14 16:19:31 -0700 2009 Pat of Silver Bush you will likely feel compelled to read Mistress Pat. And judging by the rating breakdown here at goodreads odds are that you'll enjoy it. For my part I'm afraid I did not find it to be entirely satisfying. It would be hard for me to explain what I found dis...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:46:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 06:44:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 06:16:26 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 07:35:54 -0700 2008
Like the first book, I really thought it was the secondary charecters that made the story most enjoyable. Judy is joined by the handyman Tillytuck, Cuddles grows up e...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 10:08:25 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 03:40:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 14:20:16 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:22:22 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 05:33:31 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 05:34:18 -0700 2009 3 1 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 07:29:41 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 09:24:43 -0800 2008 Pat of Silver Bush last night and immediately picked up the sequel...and didn't put it down until 1am, at which time I realized I couldn't finish the whole book in one night. Not at my age.
Finished it the other day. I got really frustrated with this book - I don't want to wait eleve...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jun 25 22:52:47 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 22:54:03 -0700 2008 Pat of Silver Bush, but I want to hit her over the head repeatedly in this book. Cuddles and Jingle are my favorite characters, and we don't get enough of either of them, just lots of annoying Pat.more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 23:21:49 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 21:34:12 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sun Mar 16 22:26:49 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 08:41:48 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Feb 29 13:20:23 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 13:20:23 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=101267