<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="228847">
  <title><![CDATA[Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage (The Crosswicks Journal, Book 4)]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0062505017]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780062505019]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172890345m/228847.jpg</image_url>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">228847</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">6</books_count>
  <default_description>The story of a marriage of true minds and spirits--a brilliant writer's tribute to lasting love. &quot;A vivid and touching chronicle.&quot;--&lt;I&gt;Chicago Tribune&lt;/I&gt;</default_description>
  <id type="integer">221622</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1988</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage (The Crosswicks Journal, Book 4)</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:678|5:279|4:258|3:116|2:23|1:2|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">678</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">2823</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">954</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">81</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.16]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[672]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[81]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228847.Two_Part_Invention_The_Story_of_a_Marriage]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="106">
      <name><![CDATA[Madeleine L'Engle]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/106.Madeleine_L_Engle]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[4.03]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[118562]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[7151]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="952">
    <review id="18531906">
    <user id="728733">
    <name><![CDATA[Kristina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Barrington, NH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/728733-kristina]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 24 13:47:58 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 24 13:52:49 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book.  Ms. L'Engle is a wonderful writer and storyteller.  She left me with some wisdoms that I really needed to hear right now.  I've always thought of her as someone out of my league.  I really only knew her as the writer of one of my favorite childhood books, A Wrinkle in Time.  Her ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18531906">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18531906]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1410419">
    <user id="14739">
    <name><![CDATA[Alex]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Louisville, KY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/14739-alex-luken]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="inspirational" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[marital crossroads]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 24 06:38:20 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 24 06:47:59 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I must admit a penchant for reading diaries, collections of letters and first person dissections of relationships.  Madeleine L'Engle books for adolescents have always appealed to me, for they are not insulting to the intelligence of children. This book is written about her marriage to actor Hugh Fr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1410419">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1410419]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39338452">
    <user id="727042">
    <name><![CDATA[Songbird]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Strasburg, VA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/727042-songbird]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 04 19:54:39 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 04 19:58:47 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>3</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I've owned this book for several years and read it a couple of times before, but I decided to reread it since Madeleine's (would have been) 90th birthday just passed on Nov. 29.  It's still as lovely as ever, and I'm always amazed to reread some of the crazy things that happened in her life.  This i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39338452">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39338452]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="35592165">
    <user id="1599543">
    <name><![CDATA[Barner]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Perham, MN]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1599543-barner]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Those coming to grips with the death of a loved one]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Oct 17 16:59:15 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 17 17:06:56 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This mnemoir was recommended to me by a close friend who felt I would apprecaite the contents.  Though I know Madeline E'ngle from A WRINKLE in TIME, this book provided a fun, somber, and sincere look at her courtship, marriage family life, and the illness and death of her husband Hugh. At first I  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35592165">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35592165]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="67608913">
    <user id="1100812">
    <name><![CDATA[Shirleen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Palo Alto, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1100812-shirleen]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 16 09:59:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 16 10:23:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely loved reading this autobiography!  It concentrates on the love story between Madeleine and her actor husband Hugh Franklin, starting from when she first met him (it was love at first sight for her) until his death of cancer at the age of 70.  I loved reading about how they coped with his ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67608913">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67608913]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="36203659">
    <user id="617156">
    <name><![CDATA[Kim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/617156-kim]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Gerry, Leslie]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 25 18:17:06 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 25 18:20:46 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I loved this view of marriage by a female author...she deals frankly with the conflict between needing her autonomy as an artist and needing collaboration and connection with her spouse. L'Engle is frank and witty, her prose sprinkled with beautiful images of her wild childhood in NYC and her life i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36203659">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36203659]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="3027274">
    <user id="102404">
    <name><![CDATA[erin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Canby, OR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102404-erin]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 13 08:54:33 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 30 10:24:47 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is the first of Madeleine L'Engle that I've read. I randomly picked from the list on the library website and dove in. After completing it, I think it was probably an odd one to start with. It's the beautiful story of Madeleine and Hugh's marriage and ends with Madeleine's grief. It was a fast r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3027274">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3027274]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="3422132">
    <user id="205628">
    <name><![CDATA[Caitlin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/205628-caitlin]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 23 14:42:59 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 23 14:44:13 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[As a girl, I read A Wrinkle In Time and a Wind at the Door. As an adult thinking about getting married, I got to know a new side of Madeline L'Engle's writing and I learned a thing or two about her marriage. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3422132]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="27626261">
    <user id="93100">
    <name><![CDATA[Libby]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93100-libby]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="nonfiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 18 10:39:46 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 24 13:03:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[One thing I love about M L'E is that I feel I get substance but I can still read her quickly--very much enjoyed her look at her marriage, particularly in the face of her husband's death from cancer.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27626261]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="66884604">
    <user id="989251">
    <name><![CDATA[James]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Clearfield, UT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/989251-james]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 10 15:48:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 13 21:36:12 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A beautiful look at friendship, courtship, marriage, happiness, and grief all tied up in a small book.  It is a wonderful walk through the relationship between Madeleine and Hugh.  This is the way a marriage is supposed to be.  A wonderful example of the power of love, especially when marriage vows ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66884604">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66884604]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="44324464">
    <user id="890193">
    <name><![CDATA[Amelia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Indianapolis, IN]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/890193-amelia]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 25 15:40:35 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 25 15:47:05 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I love how Madeleine L'Engles shares with us the story of her beautiful marriage in this book.  She is a very real person and though she lived and associated with famous people, she lead a life that we can relate to.  I found the first chapters of her book just a little slow, but once I got past the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44324464">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44324464]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="24649048">
    <user id="129056">
    <name><![CDATA[Jerjonji]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dayton, OH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/129056-jerjonji]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="writing" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[any woman writer who isn't published and is struggling with it]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 16 14:51:55 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 19 14:58:23 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I am re-reading Madeleine L'Engle's memoir &quot;Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage.&quot; There are few books I will re-read, especially since I finished this book last week, but this is more than a memoir, more than a tribute to her dying love. This is the story of a writer's passion fuel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24649048">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24649048]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="6330423">
    <user id="35718">
    <name><![CDATA[Miranda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brooklyn, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/35718-miranda]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 17 10:31:54 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 19 12:27:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Madeleine L'Engle and her husband lived the era of my grandparents to the fullest. Both artists and what I might call &quot;staunch&quot; Americans (when that term used to denote a very specific set of values and goals) through World War II and the Cold War, their story seems old-fashioned to a read...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6330423">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6330423]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="41705310">
    <user id="1855716">
    <name><![CDATA[Sam]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dundee, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1855716-sam]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 03 06:14:50 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 03 06:20:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[As mentioned in a previous review, ML'E is an author I consider to be a major life influence.<br/>Either the Christmas before or after we were married, my husband gave me this book, since it is 'The Story Of A Marriage'. It is also the story of her husband's illness &amp; death. I sobbed my way through...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41705310">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41705310]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47753802">
    <user id="149347">
    <name><![CDATA[Jae]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lambertville, NJ]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149347-jae]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="2009-books" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 20:32:32 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 19 13:03:45 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this memoir of the author's marriage, which cut between the early days of courtship and marriage and her husband's final illness. She has a very calm, tranquil style of writing, even when conveying deep emotions, that I found moving. I was interested in her description of her early ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47753802">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47753802]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="55329313">
    <user id="972452">
    <name><![CDATA[Susan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/972452-susan]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 07 19:48:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 07 19:52:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I just reread this book, maybe for the third time?  Madeleine L'Engle has long been one of my favorite authors.  I think I read almost everything she wrote when I was in high school and early 20's.  My only disappointment in this book is when I went online to read the New Yorker profile that was wri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55329313">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55329313]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="14146130">
    <user id="859004">
    <name><![CDATA[Sandra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Philadelphia, PA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/859004-sandra]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="autobiography" />
        <shelf name="non-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[L'Engle Lovers, Engaged People]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 31 06:46:19 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 04 20:56:33 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up during my annual library book sale raid. Being a L'Engle fan, I was curious about this book which I had not heard of previously. I was not expecting an autobiographical tale, so I was hesitant when I figured that bit out.  <br/><br/>It is a little strange to read about the very pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14146130">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14146130]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="67779073">
    <user id="1642261">
    <name><![CDATA[Christy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Germany]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1642261-christy]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 17 13:42:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 17 14:01:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A fantastic and true story...very moving and inspiring.  I highly suggest that if you want an uplifting story about how love increases through time, take the time to read this.  It is not a fast moving story, but the content is very rich and memorable.  I think that I enjoyed it so much because many...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67779073">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67779073]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="59767365">
    <user id="540907">
    <name><![CDATA[Angie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/540907-angie]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 15 12:46:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 15 12:48:38 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is a really good book that tells the author's story of how she met her husband and there married life, and then how she watches her husband slowly die of cancer.  It is a wonderful love story that shows all the realities of marriage and parenthood, and what it would be like to watch the one you...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59767365">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59767365]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="63895380">
    <user id="2520548">
    <name><![CDATA[Sandie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orangevale, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2520548-sandie-mixa]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 17 14:16:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 17 14:19:53 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Though I had a hard time getting into this book, finally about the sixth chapter I found interest, she is definitely an author who makes you think. I really enjoyed her spiritual journey through her husband's illness, the love she shares with family and friends, and how grounded she is.  I learned a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63895380">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63895380]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="non-fiction" />
        <shelf name="memoir" />
        <shelf name="nonfiction" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
        <shelf name="biography" />
        <shelf name="favorites" />
        <shelf name="memoirs" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=228847</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>