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    <body><![CDATA[Great book. Jewell rarely goes wrong. Lovely story about three brothers that are going through some turbulent times in their pursuit of happiness.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A fun book to read. The story is light hearted with a &quot;message&quot;. I read it while I had the flu so not too taxing!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Light hearted, funny, likeable characters, very easy to read - sometimes you don't need any more than that! ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my least favourite of Lisa Jewell's books. It just wasn't as readable, and I found it slow in places. It was an OK read, but she's written better.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read and re-read this book probably 5-6 times....it totally describes the way brothers act toward each other to a &quot;T&quot;. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another enjoyable Lisa Jewell.]]></body>
    
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