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    <body><![CDATA[This is an awesome book based on a true story. The advice he gave his grandaughter is advice we all could use. Keep some tissues close!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Opens your eyes to depression and how it can destroy relationships.  Touching tidbits of advice nestled in the grandfather's stories.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book begins with what could be a depressing story-line. The main character is dying, with Alzheimer's disease. But the story takes an interesting turn when he leaves a book of poems and connected letters for his granddaughter, Emily. These are life messages that connect with both Emily and the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65240787">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very sweet book, and although I knew how it would turn out from the very beginning, the actual letters were sweet.  I loved the connection between grandpa and granddaughter.  I also loved the honesty about mental illness and alzheimers.  It really caught me because my mom had it, so maybe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78899690">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very unique book about an old man who lives a lonely life and writes his life's lessons in letters to his granddaughter Emily.  He writes them in poems and there are passwords hidden in each one that when typed into his computer, brings up a story of this man's life and what he learned.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65548342">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book had a really good idea going, but the characters really bothered me. They were too generic. I don't know, maybe it was the omnicient point of view that bothered me, but I didn't really felt like I got a sense of who they really were. I couldn't sympathize. There was no depth. Except for on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70925796">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Almost gave this a 5 star.  It was such a quick read and I really enjoyed it.  Wish the grandpa could have lived to see how his book of letters affected his family.  Loving communication within a family is so important....that and forgiveness...even when you might not understand why someone is or do...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77803246">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great book for many reasons.  Not only is it the story of a man near death who has Alzheimer's - it is the story of his attempt at leaving behind a legacy of love and happy memories.  He writes a book of poems to his favorite granddaughter, Emily, and the family eventually discovers hidde...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55391639">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a story about a man getting worse from alzheimers.  He has one granddaughter he is close to, and he has tried to bring his family together, and give his spin on what makes a happy life, to her through some clues and poems he has written over the past years in moments of lucidity.  I enjoyed ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51971247">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In my opinion, this is a must-read for anyone who thinks there father is a turkey.  It is a wonderful generation closer and builds appreciation for the wisdom the older generation has.<br/><br/>I believe this was written based on the author's father so I've billed it as an autobiography.  Honestly...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46391488">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This one had a good story line and enjoyable to read, but could have been written a lot better. I have quite a lot of gripes with the cheesy, unrealistic dialogue. My one other gripe is that, being one myself, I could se how glaringly 'mormon' this writer is even before I read he attended BYU. That ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53194125">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p><em>You are so young. You may wonder what an old man like me could teach? I wonder as well. I certainly don't claim to know all the answers. I'm barely figuring out the questions...Life has a strange way of repeating itself and I want my experience to help you...My hope is that you'll consider my words and remember my heart.</em><p>Harry Whitney is dying. He has Alzheimer's disease, and he knows his &quot;good&quot; time is dwindling. So he compiles a book of poems for his favorite granddaughter, Emily, hoping that his words of hard-won wisdom will heal the old wounds that are tearing his family apart. But Harry's poems contain much more than meets the eye -- clues and riddles that lead to an extraordinary cache of letters and a promise of hidden gold. As Emily and her family uncover Harry's secrets one by one, they learn unforgettable lessons about romance, forgiveness and hope that might hold them all together.<p> </p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a lovely book!  I'd been having a hard time focusing on reading anything, but finally was given this one by a co-worker.  It has a little mystery to it, is very touching and makes you think.  The main points....forgive the past - your's, a friend's or a family member's - count your blessings, t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41884048">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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