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    <body><![CDATA[Another installment in the life of Jilly Coppercorn, inhabitant of the wonderful imaginary city of Newford, created by the author Charles de Lint.  Previous stories have clued us into Jilly's early life and generally how Jilly's life worked itself out at the end, but this novella fills in a bit of t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38727227">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I spent a great deal of time being angry at Mr. de Lint for introducing me to a Jilly that's completely wrong. And while I'm still miffed at him for jilting me, I'll forgive and forget for long enough to dive into the city of Mireya. A mysterious fantasyland in the afterlife, Mireya is the place whe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48023628">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I still maintain that Charles de Lint is one of my favorite authors, though I've been somewhat disappointed by his work in the past couple of years. What has happened, honestly, is that I've grown to recognize some of the weaknesses in his writing -- a heavy-handedness with exposition, a certain kin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6388427">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another excellent book in the Newford series. I was particularly happy to read this one as I had just finished read The Onion Girl and it was good to go back to period in time where Jilly's life was on more of an upswing. Even though the story took us through some of the darker points in her history...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64929898">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting, this book just seemed like a way to continue a story line from another book, &quot;Widdershins&quot;. It didn't have enough tension as a stand alone book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I fell in love with the city of Newford and its inhabitants when I first read The Onion Girl.  I wanted to move there and seek out Jilly Coppercorn and everyone else.  I was excited when I found out Charles de Lint wrote another Newford book and ran out and bought it.<br/><br/>This book started ou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41508228">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>This</strong> is Charles de Lint.<br/><br/><em>Promises to Keep</em> is a novella about everyone's favorite Newford artist, Jilly Coppercorn.  But this time we're seeing Jilly when she's fresh off the streets and getting started as a student at Butler University.  The transition isn't easy, especially when Jilly's ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8050110">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's no secret that I adore CdL's writing, and Jilly Coppercorn is one of my favorite of the Newford characters. Although at first I was disappointed with the length of this book (under 200 pages), upon completing it, I'm totally satisfied with it. <br/><br/>Jilly really is one of my favorite lite...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13021423">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book, although I would say it's more like looking at an old photo album with the Newford characters, especially Jilly, than anything else.  I am glad he left Jilly in a good place at the end of Widdershins and this isn't a &quot;new&quot; story of her life.  Like others, I found the c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53817086">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have a very short and demanding attention span, and this book was able to grab it.  It was the first book by Charles de Lint I've read.  I knew he mixes the urban environment with the supernatural and fairy tale world, but I didn't know what else to expect, and I thought this book was a good place...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23372287">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This glimpse back at Jilly's past is a real treat for those of us who thought that we wouldn't get to meet Jilly again in any new works.  The usual blend of reality and magic present in all of DeLint's works is definately here and welcome :)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[On the jacket copy, Charles de Lint mentions that this short novel began as a short story and grew into a novel.  This is very obvious in reading the novel, unfortunately.  Despite its reliance on de Lint's stock characters (Jilly Coppercorn, Geordie Riddel, etc.), this would have been a pretty stro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21645745">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Charles de Lint might be my all-time favorite author.  I love his Newford series, and this book doesn't disappoint.  It's a short novel about Jilly - telling part of her past life, before we meet her in his other novels.  I love the world he's built in this series.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful story about Jill Coppercorn's early life. We learnn alot more about where she comes from. She is one of my favorite fantasy charcters. <br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Found this by accident the other day. Another Newford book. Though difficult, pacing myself to enjoy seeing old friends again.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm re-reading this right now.  I have loved the writings of Charles de Lint since I first read Moonheart in the 80's.  This has more background information on the earlier life of Jilly Coppercorn, artist and survivor of childhood.  <br/><br/>De Lint's books always have mythos and magic in them.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15223659">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love love love Jilly Coppercorn and her search for family and community in Newford is why I read de Lint. Whether reading about her or Geordie or Lily from Someplace to Be Flying or Maxine and Imogene from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7572.Even_Cowgirls_Get_the_Blues" title="Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins">The Blue Girl</a> they are all magic and create magic. This book is slight, and not necessarily ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33103383">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I did not like Jilly in Widdershins.  I didn't like how she seemed worshiped by every character and even by deLint himself.  In this book however, I was fine with Jilly but annoyed at deLint.  Really, what's up with nicknaming her J.C.?  And causing her to 'die'?  And then come back again?  Maybe he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17879987">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This short novel is a prequel of sorts to <em>The Onion Girl</em>, <em>Widdershins</em>, and other entries in de Lint's Newford cycle of stories; however, readers new to de Lint will enjoy it as well.  Jilly Coppercorn is my favorite de Lint character, and <em>Promises to Keep</em> takes us into her past, giving glimpses into...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15567209">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jilly Coppercorn is probably my favorite character in de Lint's stories, so of course I liked. ;)]]></body>
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