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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this a lot until the ending, which I felt was weak. Tessa Riley, an unusually small child, is scorned by her family (farmers and she is too small to help in the fields and around the house) and others. Mysterious Mary comes to town as a new librarian and sparks something in Tessa (and most p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5850842">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A sweeping story of life, love, misery, hope &amp; hoplessness. Seemingly individual lives intersect and entwine with one another revealing once again the power of humanity. The author tells a tale in which water plays a leading role, it is no surprise that her next book is to be about mermaids. This st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57477698">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Having enjoyed Godmother, I wanted to give this one a try. Tessa is tiny and unhappy until she meets the bewitching librarian, Mary. With Mary as her employer, teacher, and friend things do improve a bit, especially when she is introduced to the trapeze and the idea of life in the circus. The story ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59716140">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this one. It was an easy read, and the story just seemed to flow. I wish I'd felt a bit more attached to the characters, but we can't have everything]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Rain Village by Carolyn Turgeon (2006)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had to quit reading this book because it got evermore disturbing as I read.  There are just some things I don't like to read about and incest is one of them.  Call me crazy.<br/><br/>Initially, it had a good plot... could have been quite interesting, but Mary starts getting really slutty, really...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34432809">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great idea...poor execution.  I had high hopes for this book about a young outcast girl who finds a family in the circus.  Unfortunately, the author didn't know what to do with a great idea.  It was rushed, choppy and ultimately disappointing.]]></body>
    
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