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    <body><![CDATA[This book made me put it down and just sob.  What a heart touching story and a must read.  One of my favorite Louanne Rice books.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Luanne Rice's books are better when she adds hard situations.  This one has a main character battling cancer.  I find her books which only deal with romance/relationships rather dull.<br/><br/>I cried with this one.<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the book very much, alot of reality life like. Makes you realize how family is so important even though we know it's books like this one that make you stop and acknowledge them.....]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an extremely tough book to read. I wasn't aware or prepared for the content but by the time I realized it, I was too far in to stop reading.<br/>Luanne Rice is such a wonderful author and I'm hugely disappointed that others are becoming less enthralled with her latest books. I haven't read...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4743291">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this one is a tear-jerker, but it is a great story.  Luanne Rice can really bring you into the characters she writes and make you feel what they do. **sniff sniff**]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read the Reader's Digest condensed version, so it may have edited out some scenes. This was a sweet, heart-wrenching story that made me cry. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an incredibly touching  book.  I bawled at the end of it.  She is a great author that tells poignant tales that touch your heart.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Borrowed this from a co-worker and when she gave it to me she said &quot;it doesn't end right&quot;.  I totally agree - good book, hard to put down.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<em>What would you do with a second chance at life?<br/><br/></em>Sarah Talbot thought she’d never see another birthday. But against all odds, she beat the illness that could have killed her, reopened her bedding shop, Cloud Nine, and vowed to make the most of a fresh start that few are given. With Thanksgiving approaching, Sarah charters a small plane to take her to Elk Island, a remote spot off the rugged Maine coast where she spent some of her happiest days and where she hopes to reunite with the two most important people in her life. She arrives on the island with pilot Will Burke, a kindred spirit with whom Sarah forges a bond that will give them the courage to confront the past and have faith in the future…no matter how uncertain.<br/><br/>Once Sarah thought happy endings occurred only in books; now she believes they can happen for anyone. And as she and Will grow closer, and something unexpectedly real blossoms between them, she has him believing it, too. But is believing it enough? Is even love enough? Can real life be lived on cloud nine? In this stunning novel, <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Luanne Rice tells a story you will cherish, peopled with indelible characters whose challenges are your own.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[YECH! Sappy, trite dialogue plus flat, emotionless characters plus stereotypes galore equals CLOUD NINE. I couldn't get through this one. It felt too much like a &quot;bodice-buster&quot; paperback romance. Advice to all: AVOID LUANNE RICE.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very lifetime movie-ish. It's predictable and sad like expected. Reads quickly and pulls at every emotion. Not my usual cup of tea but I would recomend it to anyone who prefers watching lifetime over fox any day.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another book that i cried, actually wept while reading. It was a rollercoaster. And I enjoyed every minute of it. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have loved all her books, but I have to tell you I was sobbing through the last 40-50 pages.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My first Luanne Rice book and while I didn't love it, I did really like it- I picked it up hoping for a heartwarming, fluffy read and I got it, with an edge that I would come to recognize as something of a Rice trademark- there's sentimentality for sure, but also a cold silver streak of reality that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12176329">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very thought provoking about how life changes your family.  Too slow moving for me.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sentimental tale of woman from island in Maine who has cancer.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very touching story. Will make you cry!]]></body>
    
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