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  <title><![CDATA[Mermaid's Purse]]></title>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">11</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1992</original_publication_year>
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  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.79]]></average_rating>
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      <name><![CDATA[Dorothy Keddington]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Bonnie Oman]]></name>
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 26 19:37:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 26 19:39:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well I was looking for more cheesy thrills of the romantic variety and this was a big disappointment.  All though it had character development and a plot it wasn't nearly cheesy enough for the time I put into it. <br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="38595446">
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    <name><![CDATA[Katie]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 24 22:11:53 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 24 22:17:11 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book was so full of corn and cheese I laughed every time I read it. That was pure enjoyment in itself. That aside, this book did have a good enough story line to keep me reading until the end.]]></body>
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    <review id="48839563">
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    <name><![CDATA[Amelia]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 10 14:29:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 10 14:29:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was just too dissappointed that the author took the Lord's name in vain that I didn't read any more of her books after this one.]]></body>
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    <review id="48368925">
    <user id="823122">
    <name><![CDATA[Jan]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 05 17:48:52 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 05 17:51:23 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Light, predictable, romance (pure fluff but clean). A friend brought over four of these and each made for an entertaining few evenings.]]></body>
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    <review id="77144235">
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    <name><![CDATA[Emily]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 08 17:16:01 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 08 17:16:58 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love this author! Have read all of her books that I know of. She's local and LDS, though most of her stuff is just clean and not &quot;mormon.&quot; ]]></body>
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    <review id="39892599">
    <user id="963226">
    <name><![CDATA[Missy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 11 14:11:44 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 23 13:46:23 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I debated on giving this two or three stars.  I think I would have enjoyed it more if I would have read it a little quicker.  It just felt long to me.  However, it was a nice love story and had all of the elements that a book that makes you go, &quot;Ahhh...&quot; should have.  It was clean, which i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39892599">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41465549">
    <user id="1836519">
    <name><![CDATA[Ana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mesa, AZ]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Dec 31 21:12:33 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 31 21:32:21 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book is great another easy read yet so worth it i find myself looking for all the books she writes]]></body>
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    <review id="45928112">
    <user id="1652616">
    <name><![CDATA[Melissa]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 10 08:14:23 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 10 08:14:50 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found my daughter's name in this wonderful book.]]></body>
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    <review id="44414294">
    <user id="1345080">
    <name><![CDATA[Susan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sandy, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 26 11:39:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 29 07:30:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a passionate love story with a mystery thrown in.]]></body>
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    <review id="75904587">
    <user id="1783814">
    <name><![CDATA[Kristie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Denver, CO]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 27 11:03:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 27 11:03:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[nother great story from DK]]></body>
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    <review id="65524103">
    <user id="1039986">
    <name><![CDATA[Melody]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 30 07:27:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 30 07:27:56 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great romantic mystery!]]></body>
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    <review id="61172546">
    <user id="198460">
    <name><![CDATA[Annette]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sandy, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 26 07:29:31 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 26 07:29:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A little too predictable]]></body>
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    <review id="53511922">
    <user id="1971860">
    <name><![CDATA[Cassandra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Magna, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 21 15:54:42 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 05 15:19:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book.  Not the most complicated plot line, and I had a little trouble with the main character falling in love so quickly, but it was a fun read.]]></body>
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    <review id="73135027">
    <user id="1001526">
    <name><![CDATA[Janee]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 01 15:15:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 01 15:15:50 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun, quick read.]]></body>
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    <review id="55407790">
    <user id="914484">
    <name><![CDATA[Tera]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Logan, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 08 14:43:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 28 17:41:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was another fun read by Keddington.  Hard to put down. However, I need to space out her books, they are all quite similar.  ]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="65122449">
    <user id="1461906">
    <name><![CDATA[Wendy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 27 08:27:44 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 12 08:03:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read this so many times, my poor book is falling apart.  =D]]></body>
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    <review id="51957791">
    <user id="1449011">
    <name><![CDATA[Alysia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon May 11 12:35:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good. I like her books. Sometimes I get annoyed at how fast the characters fall in love, but that is why it is a book and not real life right?]]></body>
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    <review id="18089537">
    <user id="1004286">
    <name><![CDATA[Andrea]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Provo, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 19 07:39:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 19 08:03:25 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I do love Dorothy Keddington books.  I like this one.  It was deffinately different.  It, however didn't impact me like her other ones.  It was goos and I would read it again, but prbably not buy it.  In fact I remember little about it.  I just might have to read it again.]]></body>
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    <review id="26880676">
    <user id="1041952">
    <name><![CDATA[Judie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Puyallup, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 10 13:10:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 11 19:21:40 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The places in this book are familiar friends and I love stories with two time periods like this one, or anything with a genealogical twist.  Another book to read more than once, just for the enjoyment.]]></body>
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    <review id="60965681">
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Aug 01 19:36:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books. I want to buy this book.]]></body>
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