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  <title><![CDATA[The Same Sweet Girls]]></title>
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  <default-description>The new novel by the celebrated author of The Sunday Wife chronicles the lives of a tight-knit group of lifelong friends.None of the Same Sweet Girls are really girls anymore and none of them have actually ever been that sweet. But this spirited group of Southern women, who have been holding biannual reunions ever since they were together in college, are nothing short of compelling. There's Julia Stovall, the First Lady of Alabama, who, despite her public veneer, is a down-to-earth gal who only wants to know who her husband is sneaking out with late at night. There's Lanier Sanders, whose husband won custody of their children after he found out about her fling with a colleague. Then there's Astor Deveaux, a former Broadway showgirl who simply can't keep her flirtations in check. And Corinne Cooper, whose incredible story comes to light as the novel unfolds.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2002</original-publication-year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Cassandra King]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I did not expect much from this book, thought it would be yet another story of the friendship among a group of women. However, I was pleasantly surprised. There actually is depth and grit here. The author alternates her focus among the characters so the reader is able to get each women's perspective...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23291186">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[CAssandra King is a local writer who I have just started to read. Of the books of hers I have read, this is my favorite so far. She took a group of distinct personalities and wove them together in an interesting tale. Funny thing is that part of the setting is my beloved Georgia mountains. When the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39183435">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39340275">
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 04 20:21:51 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 04 20:23:33 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My first thought on starting this book was that it's very similar, though less campy than <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4938598">The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love</a>.  One part SPQ, one part <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1971414">Ya-Ya</a>, and one part <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3297043">Angry Housewives Eating Bon-Bons</a>, I loved this book, but was also disappointed by it.  I find myself totally drawn to books lik...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39340275">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="30942036">
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  <date_added>Fri Aug 22 17:41:17 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good books about friendship.]]></body>
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    <review id="4859780">
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[When Cathryn learned of my undying love of the Ya Yas, she recommended this book.  And it was good.  I read it, found I wanted to turn off the TV to keep reading which for me these days is the sign of a compelling story.  But I would have loved this book were I not so intimately familiar with the Ya...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4859780">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63324920">
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  <date_added>Mon Jul 13 14:05:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyable and quick read, though sometimes I wished for a bit more understanding about the relationships between these women.  It feels a bit like relationships with friends you've had a long time.  You just know they're there and you can count on them, but there's a lot about the relationship that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63324920">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59912254">
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    <body><![CDATA[The strength of this book is in the character development. There is negligible plot; and a number of dead-end avenues open up many possibilities but little resolution. Fifty pages into the book I started to skim-read in preparation for abandoning the book. However, a couple of the characters had beg...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59912254">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this one on audio books---it was a fluffy &quot;I'm on summer vacation&quot; choice that ended up being anything but. A beautiful story of friendship between 5 southern women, it explores what makes these women who they are together and apart. I loved this book and I'd highly recommend...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56949021">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39030383">
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the story of a group of women who have been getting together bi-annually since college some twenty years ago.  Each chapter is on one character and is told in first-person.  It delves into their thoughts, hopes, dreams, and fears.  Even though this group has known each other since age 18 the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39030383">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48943230">
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    <body><![CDATA[Nice sweet read. A group of women become friends in college and continue to support and love each other through all the events in their lives. Reminds me of my &quot;same sweet girls&quot;. I am convinced that women need other women to love and support them. That's why they get together to quilt, se...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48943230">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42595302">
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;When the pupil is ready, a teacher appears.&quot;<br/><br/>&quot;Poor Joe Ed; he had tried for so long to buy class, not realizing it's not for sale.&quot;<br/><br/>&quot;For the first time in my life I have the rarest thing a woman can have, rarer than a good man or perfect children. I ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42595302">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33797722">
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 25 05:15:05 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was about 6 girls who became friends in college and have continued to meet twice a year since graduation.  The setting of the book begins when they are in their late 40’s and describes the lives of these women together and apart, dealing with their own personal experiences.  I thought King di...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33797722">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="14188216">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you have any long time friendships or wish to reconnect with friends you have not spoken to in a long time, this book will make you want to reach out and contact them.  I have 6 wonderful friends that I graduated from high school with and we meet reconnected after our 30 year class reunion.  Now,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14188216">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62481085">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A group of women that all met in their college days reunite every year to crown one of them a queen for all their good deeds. It is a great book about friendship, and life, and all that people go through midlife. It has a taste of everything and makes you appreciate your girlfriends. ]]></body>
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    <review id="60003486">
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was ok.  Again, college friends who get together each year and catch up with their lives.  A good concept but I just didn't care about the characters.  Too whiney for me and again, one disastrous thing after another.  I seem to be in a gloomy book phase I MUST get out of!!]]></body>
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    <review id="71322203">
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great book to bring on spring vacation, it had a little bit of everything. It had romance, suspense, tragedy, and great undertones of reality. The book was entertaining to say the least. I would recomend it for anyone who is looking for a fun read.]]></body>
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    <review id="12472715">
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    <body><![CDATA[In the same Southern style of the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya sisterhood, this book beautifully connects 6 friends through a lifetime of ups- and downs. It shows how women can be a wonderful support system for each other. Fun Read]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of those stories about women and all the changes that come about as you grow up..  The friendship of these women is like the ones you always say you'll keep as you age but you never do.  It has a nice wistful quality that way.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I almost gave this 4 stars, because it was a very fun beachy read while I was in Vegas on a girls' weekend.  But of course, it's very simple, without much to linger and make you think afterwards.  Just right for lazy days by the pool...]]></body>
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