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  <title><![CDATA[Cashelmara]]></title>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1974</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Susan Howatch]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Feb 28 14:09:01 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;The match flared in the darkness, his eyes watched me above the single steady flame..&quot;<br/><br/><br/>I cannot recall the last time a scene from a book has so thoroughly chilled me to the bone (and there were plenty more besides), but you'll have to read it for yourself to see what I'm ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47085916">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4708913">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[historical fiction fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 17 15:02:38 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 01 18:29:57 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This scandalous through the generations English family saga is set in the mid to late 1860s.  Beginning with the patriarch Edward de Salis and ending with his grandson, Patrick, the saga follows the changes in fortune of the family's Irish estate, Cashelmara.  The novel is divided into several secti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4708913">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53703998">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1976</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Apr 23 07:42:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this when I was very young, It ignited my love of England, and started my questioning of religion, oddly perhaps.]]></body>
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    <review id="78632291">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 22 09:56:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 22 09:57:03 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another brilliant piece by Howatch...captivating! ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78632291]]></url>
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    <review id="27994175">
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 22 16:32:48 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 13 16:32:03 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My neighbor recommended this to me.  I felt it was mediocre.  Maybe because I've been reading such great books recently or because I read a great one right after it.  But I slogged my way through all  700+ pages dutifully.  However, I was more engrossed by page 2 of Time Traveller's Wife if that put...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27994175">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4250747">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[period novel buffs]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 08 06:32:39 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 08 06:35:40 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A beautiful, exciting and interesting family saga by Susan Howatch before she got into her religious writing! This is beautiful if you are a bit of an anglophile and period novel freak....:-) Great character development...exciting book...]]></body>
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    <review id="3828547">
    <user id="206027">
    <name><![CDATA[CLM]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[fans of Philippa Gregory but much better than PG!]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1975</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 30 20:46:23 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Howatch tells the story of the Plantagenets disguised as a titled English family in Ireland during the 19th century. A clever idea and brilliantly executed.  While the characters aren't always pleasant, the book is impossible to put down.]]></body>
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    <review id="2170433">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ivy]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 20 11:31:15 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 20 11:33:39 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another book that came in huge sack of books from my grandmother.  Cashelmara is the retelling of King Edward II's story.  Told as an Irish family saga...it works even if you know nothing about Edward II.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2170433]]></url>
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    <review id="37276173">
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 09 15:51:43 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 23 10:22:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Susan Howatch is an amazing writer. Her characters are so real, so natural, so lifelike. I love they way she shows me different points of view, and how they all conflict. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37276173]]></url>
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    <review id="35977964">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sally]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 22 16:58:35 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 22 17:29:47 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I could not put this one down. Spans several generations, story of many family members in England, Ireland, and the US. Interesting history and great character development.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35977964]]></url>
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    <review id="24925300">
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  <date_updated>Thu Jun 19 14:15:17 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have read this book at least 3 times over the last 25 years and will definitely read it again soon.  The characters just keep you interested and the pages keep turning!]]></body>
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    <review id="7828240">
    <user id="552893">
    <name><![CDATA[Lucia]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Young women]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 16 22:20:57 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 16 22:21:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Can't wait for my daughter to read this book.  It changed how I felt about reading.  I read it again recently and still enjoyed it as much as I did when I was 15.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7828240]]></url>
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    <review id="3812574">
    <user id="237874">
    <name><![CDATA[Janet]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sharon, MA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[An yhone who loves a good story]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1978</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 30 15:21:40 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 30 15:23:19 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of my favorite books of all times. Excellent characters, engaging conflict and resolution. A must read, even if it is an older novel.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3812574]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="37085082">
    <user id="1690455">
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 06 20:09:46 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 06 20:10:53 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good but too much like Penmarric -- I felt like I was reading about the same characters with different names.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37085082]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="28309983">
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    <body><![CDATA[read it in about 1978?  Such bitter sweet Irish romance, &quot;Ain't life grand?&quot;  ]]></body>
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    <review id="20668642">
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    <body><![CDATA[Great story written from the perspective of 4 different characters.  Fascinating]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20668642]]></url>
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    <review id="3860562">
    <user id="194971">
    <name><![CDATA[Marcia]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read another family saga by Susan Howatch - almost as good as Penmarric]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3860562]]></url>
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    <review id="35486416">
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    <name><![CDATA[Gayle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Canada]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[Another winner by Susan Howatch.  Excellent!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35486416]]></url>
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    <review id="26068196">
    <user id="624820">
    <name><![CDATA[Kristen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 01 18:45:52 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 01 18:46:20 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Scandalous beach read!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26068196]]></url>
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 12 11:34:26 -0700 2009</read_at>
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