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    <body><![CDATA[English transaltion of Santa Teresa de Ávila: Libro de la Vida by Mirabai Starr. I can only assume that this got higher ratings than it deserved because people confused the poor translation with the subject. The language of the translation is, indeed, fine. However, a translation is inevitably an i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66257998">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I first read <em>The Life of St. Teresa</em> in college, and was fascinated by her life.  <em>The Book of My Life</em>, a new translation by Mirabai Starr, is the first complete translation to be done by a woman.  I found Starr’s interpretation and choices to be right on target with who I perceived Teresa to be.  I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12157844">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[What a purely devine woman.  Her journey is both inspiring and inlightening.]]></body>
    
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