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  <title><![CDATA[Past Secrets]]></title>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2006</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Cathy Kelly]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 05 15:28:28 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 14 05:38:09 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I first started reading Cathy Kelly, I hated how she had 3 very main characters and stories going on.  When the chapter ended I wanted to know more about that character, not someone new.  But as you get further into the book she nicely spins the three characters together.  I love how the underl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4119635">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28619317">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my first read from Cathy Kelly and it does remind me of an Irish Winteral Lane. Careful when you keep secrets from the past because they always come back to haunt you. The author does into just enough character detail to keep you interested and is all in all, well written. I'll read more fr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28619317">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 10 19:11:43 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 10 19:20:21 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this.  To be honest, I bought it because I liked the cover and its about Irish families. But I ended up thoroughly enjoying it.  You follow 4 women of 3 different families, all different generations.  We all have secrets that we don't need to keep.]]></body>
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    <review id="20037161">
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 12 20:19:52 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 12 20:22:45 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this one - can't figure out why I prefer London and Irish stories but I do.  Strong Irish women who all have a secret that catches up with them - Cathy Kelly is one of my favorites. ]]></body>
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    <review id="18976210">
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 30 03:50:28 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 22 08:41:32 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Be careful when you keep secrets from the past because they will always come back to haunt you. Comfortable, Maeve Binchy style read like curling up with a cup of Hot Chocolate.]]></body>
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    <review id="20984958">
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    <location><![CDATA[Droitwich, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who likes to absorb themselves in other people's lives, readers and writers alike]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 25 13:07:04 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 25 13:11:35 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Cathy Kelly writes about real flesh and blood multi-generational people in real life situations.  That she is able to inject quiet humour therein, keeps you page-turning. ]]></body>
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    <review id="12770434">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 17 12:25:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 31 15:04:31 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderful Maeve Binchy read-alike.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12770434]]></url>
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    <review id="68401264">
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  <date_added>Fri Aug 21 19:00:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 21 19:04:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bad afterschool special in the making, except it's too long for that.  The foreshadowing had the subtletly of a lead pipe, the characters were so two-dimensional and the plot was way too predictable.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68401264]]></url>
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    <review id="43223313">
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    <name><![CDATA[Laura]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 16 05:53:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 25 00:47:25 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book I've read from this author and, after reading her reviews, I assumed I was in for a good story.<br/><br/>However, I just could not finish it.   It was too bitty with too many characters and too much going on.   she should have had half the stories and done them in more depth...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43223313">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56551145">
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    <location><![CDATA[Houston, TX]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon May 18 18:21:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 18 18:22:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am almost done with this book.  It has been a good train book.  It reminds me a little bit of Celia Ahern but that just may be because it takes place in Ireland.]]></body>
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    <review id="65175438">
    <user id="1481734">
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Aug 02 09:10:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really good!  It was a little hard at first to understand since the book goes through multiple people's circumstances.  But once all the character's lives intermingle it became a great read!]]></body>
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    <review id="49980294">
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    <name><![CDATA[Anne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lower Hutt, G2, New Zealand]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A  good &quot;flying gorgie&quot;.  Marian Keyes style.  Interweaves the lives of  several residents of a street in Dublin - all sharing their own past secrets that they must face and put to rest.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49980294]]></url>
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    <review id="66284696">
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    <location><![CDATA[Leeds, I2, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 05 07:43:20 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 05 07:50:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A nice comfortable read that highlights the strength of 3 women who are dealing with different issues from their past.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66284696]]></url>
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    <review id="70843845">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 11 09:01:02 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 06 14:35:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a great read.  I loved hearing about the troubles of 4 completely different women and how they were able to improve their lives.<br/><br/>I also liked that Kelly switched between different characters points of view, showing us how each woman thought about their situations.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70843845">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69773640">
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    <name><![CDATA[Felicia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Diego, CA]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was just alright.  Not one of my favorites...but entertaining enough.]]></body>
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    <review id="22557317">
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  <read_at>Sun May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue May 27 14:33:10 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I feel that this book was a script for a lifetime movie. It seemed like every chapter could end with a character looking off into the distance with sad music playing around her. Sample quote (you'll find one like this at the end of every chapter), &quot;The strange feeling came through her again, an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22557317">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56133350">
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    <name><![CDATA[Yogesh]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mesa, AZ]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue May 19 11:22:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book kept my attention on it the whole time.  It also had a good ending. love books with good ending.]]></body>
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    <review id="48103840">
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    <name><![CDATA[Catie]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Light and fluffy...fairly predictable, but still entertaining!]]></body>
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    <review id="57604496">
    <user id="1281171">
    <name><![CDATA[Susan]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyable while reading but probably forgettable. ]]></body>
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    <review id="71464745">
    <user id="1481666">
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    <body><![CDATA[Cathy Kelly's books are always a lovely . light and heart warming read. this was no exception.]]></body>
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