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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book better than Good Hope Road but now quite as good as Tending Roses although the lessons in this book are poignant too.  Good lessons to take to heart remembering the important things in life.  The things that truly matter.  Our families and loved ones and our relationships with them...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43248790">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As with Tending Roses I found this book a really sweet story, but unlike Tending Roses I found it also a wake up call.  Where is my heart and where am I focused and am I really happy and in tune?  So much to ponder in my own life from this story. I highly recommend it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Nevermind.  I just figured it out. And yes, this is the prequel.  So, hey Donna!  Read A Thousand Voices.  The &quot;little adopted girl&quot; is all growed up and she goes to find her real dad. . .]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed the characters Wingate introduced in the novel.  This was more of a character driven than plot driven novel. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A continuation of the story in Tending Roses, although this story is about Karen, Kate's sister.  Karen loses her high-powered job and returns to the farm to find herself.  Similar to Tending Roses, Karen finds herself through her memories of Grandma Rose and her experiences with her (no longer) est...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22066643">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very predictable but still heartwarming! Thanks for the recommendation &amp; loan, Pauline! :)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Love all of the books in this &quot;series&quot;!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Karen Sommerfield has been hiding from the big questions of her life-the emotional distance in her marriage, her inability to have children, and her bout with cancer. Getting lost in her high powered career provides the sense of purpose she yearns for. Until the day she's downsized out of her job and the doctor tells her the cancer may be back. It's a double blow that would send anyone reeling. It also sends Karen to Grandma Rose's old farm, where her sister has made a seemingly perfect life. Opening herself to the unexpected, Karen finds a lonely child in need of nurturing and insights into her family's past. And in the quiet of the Missouri Ozarks, she begins to discover the joy to make her life complete.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A bit too sappy.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the 3rd in the &quot;Tending Roses&quot; series.  The 2nd book I have not read (&quot;Good Hope Road&quot; I believe...) but skipping from the 1st to the 3rd was not a problem at all.  The story stands alone very well, and is just as warm and sweet, although Tending Roses is still one of my ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26243312">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved it. About a woman who finds true meaning in her life through trials. Sequel to Tending Roses.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Lisa Wingate's entire &quot;Tending Roses&quot; series, but this book, 3rd in the series, is my favorite.  I loved the story of Karen, trying to decide what direction to go with her life, suffering in the long aftermath of a difficult miscarriage, struggling in her marriage, returning to her ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25452124">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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