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  <title><![CDATA[Things I Want My Daughters to Know]]></title>
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  <default_description>How do you cope in a world without your mother?

When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware that they'll be facing the trials and triumphs of life without her at their side. But how can she leave them when they still have so much growing up to do?

Take Lisa, in her mid-thirties but incapable of making a commitment; or Jennifer, trapped in a stale marriage and buttoned up so tight she could burst. Twenty-something Amanda, the traveler, has always distanced herself from the rest of the family; and then there's Hannah, a teenage girl on the verge of womanhood about to be parted from the mother she adores.

But by drawing on the wisdom in Barbara's letters, the girls might just find a way to cope with their loss. And in coming to terms with their bereavement, can they also set themselves free to enjoy their lives with all the passion and love each deserves?

This heartfelt novel by bestselling author Elizabeth Noble celebrates family, friends...and the glorious, endless possibilities of life.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Things I Want My Daughters to Know</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth Noble]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[  I would like to have given this 3.5 stars. THe premise of the book, &quot;How do you cope in a world without your mother&quot;? I truly enjoyed 3/4 of the book and found it to be wonderfully written.  The characters came alive for me and the true-to-life problems were realistic.  But at the end- e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26745542">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Didn't love it but didn't hate it.<br/><br/>Taken place somewhere in the UK, it's a story about a mother name Barbara who passed away due to cancer and the life lessons she left behind in letters and journals to her 4 daughters, Lisa, Jennifer, Amanda, and Hannah.  Mark, the man that she loved and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24997216">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had trouble getting into this story. It had so many different &quot;main&quot; characters that I didn't feel a real connection with any of them. The book switches point of view among the 4 daughters and the husband. (Unless you count all the letters and diary entries from the mom—that would make 6...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43659621">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[On my latest desperate attempt going hunting for the rest of the Twilight Saga, I stumble upon this book...<br/>My first thought was &quot;okay, i'm experiencing mom syndrom&quot;...<br/>But after reading the few lines written on the back cover, i tought &quot;hell, this sounds interesting, why no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42768637">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't sleep, so I read this book. I have read her other books, and liked them. They are &quot;beach books&quot; about women, book clubs, friendships, etc. This is a little more serious in tone, but still an easy read. And no, not really worth staying up ALL night.<br/>I ended up not really lik...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48775047">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I gave Things I Want My Daughters to Know a zero not because of of its stylistic choices  -- only a smattering of fragments and run on sentences, and a few problems with identifying who's speaking; I gave it a zero was because I just could not for the life of me get into this story. With each turn o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55300800">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Things I Want My Daughters To Know is Elizabeth Nobleâ€™s fourth novel. It tells the story of a mother (Barbara) who has to say goodbye to those she loves most in the world. She does this via letters expressing her hopes and fears for each daughters as well as a journal. Things I Want My Daughters T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69446179">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A thought-provoking book which made me consider how I would feel if my Mum died and also made me re-evaluate my relationship with my sister.  However, it suffered from basic typing errors and some character errors, such as a sister grabbing hold of another sister's hand who in the previous sentence ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57649325">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book spends way too much time talking about sexual encounters.  It distracted from the plot of the book.  There were some interesting characters and relationships, Amanda being my favorite person in the book, but overall I didn't feel it was a compelling work.  The writing wasn't really great. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70547451">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great story, but it was set in Britain and I found that distracting. It was as though an American wrote a book and tried to make it British. Sort of odd. But if you can read around that, it's a really good story.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Barbara is the mother in this book to four daughters. There is Lisa, the oldest, who is afraid of commitment and sabotages most relationships that she is in. There is Jennifer who is fighting to keep her marriage alive, Amanda who is the wanderlust of the family and the youngest, Hannah, who is the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58113103">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A well told story about life after death. When Barbara dies, she leaves each of her daughters a letter, hoping it will help them to figure out and move on with their lives. Each daughter has a slightly different problem but it all comes down to love and acceptance. For her husband Mark, he has to co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51193429">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[After a couple of power outages (insert snicker here) I finally managed to finish Things I Want My Daughters To Know by Elizabeth Noble. Barbara, who is dying of cancer decides to write letters to each of her daughters. These letters are shared with them after her death along with one of her journal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45549993">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this b'c I picked it up at the library, read a few pages and got sucked in. I liked it well enough to finish.. but this is what I would list as brain candy and not really a book I would suggest to serious readers. <br/><br/>I liked it b'c I think sometimes the people you leave behind are th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48921315">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72984330">
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    <body><![CDATA[After all the secrets have been told and dealt with, love and acceptance is what this book boils down to.  Barbara, the Mum, has died of cancer and left her four daughters and her husband letters and a diary all of which have great impact on the recipients. The story wasn't the tear jerker one would...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72984330">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62740767">
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Maybe I am just sentimental since I have two daughters and am so close to my Mom and sisters, but this book appealed to me.  It was a summer beach read, meaning, light, but engaging.  Focused on a British family whose matriarch dies at 60 of cancer and leaves behind a journal or series of letters fo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62740767">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was such an escape. I loved the characters, each with his or her own heartaches and joys. The premise is that the mother is dying of cancer, and as she prepares to die, she puts together letters for her daughters. They receive them after she dies, and each girl uses them to find her own tr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51659105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't go into this book with high expectations. It felt kind of predictable... a Mom that passes away and leaves behind posthumous letters for her daughters that help them in their lives. Their lives seem to fall apart after she leaves, but somehow love prevails, which always resonates with me.(C...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62732751">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If I had daughters, and if I were to write them letters of things I wanted them to know, at the top of the list would be: Do not eat an entire bag (and Iâ€™m not talking snack-sized) of honey-wheat pretzels in a 36-hour period. Especially when youâ€™re dipping those pretzels in peanut butter.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22302118">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book although I thought the contents would be much different than it really was.  There are 4 daughters in the story but it is a blended family and they have different fathers.  I identified with the second daughter. The mother is dying of cancer and dies within the first few pages - Ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66763131">more...</a>]]></body>
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