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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>This third and final vol. of The Company of Good Women trilogy was the best. Juneau lives in Pasadena, Ca and has finally been able to come to terms with a long-held secret from her youth and is reunited with the boy she and her hubby raised that their wayward daughter Misty had out of wedlock...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24562260">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A satisfying finish to the trilogy.  I again couldn't put it down.  I picked it up from the library, started reading it, and finished it the next day!  Again, the women in the book are faced with hard, real life situations, have to learn to deal with them, and the authors don't try to make up simple...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43078593">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this trilogy. I could not wait to find out what was going to happen to these three women and their families. Like I said about book one, this is not just another &quot;Molly-Mormon&quot; novel. It is about trials, tests, bad and good times. I enjoyed how each one dealt with each hurdle the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42747737">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the final in the trilogy.  I finished the 2nd book about 2 years ago so I had a hard time remembering all of the characters and their stories and connections.  I liked the book and found a lot of quotes in it that I wrote down.  I think it had a good message.  The basic story is of 3 women ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60346687">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I did like these series of books. They talk about church stuff, but they're not completely churchy books if that makes sense. Some things I didn't like. But there are a lot of things that I did like. Good reads.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[the title Surprise Packages is a the best title to describe this third addition to the Company of Good Women trilogy. I did not want this book to end nor the series to end. I laughed, cried, growled at this book. wow.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this series and was excited when the 3rd book came out.  THese books were fun and kept me curious as to what would happen next.  I loved that the chapters where split up between the 3 ladies.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this last book about these three women and their friendship and how much they've grown over the years to be better people, and how much they've helped each other over the years.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This last book left me wanting a fourth book. I so enjoyed discovering what happens to the women as they face their various obstacles. Oh to be a COB! ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow! This is the best trilogy I've read in a long time.  It follows the lives of three women over a period of 25 years.  Be prepared to laugh or cry at any time.  Great Read]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book continues the story of three women as they share heartaches, triumphs, and lessons learned from life. Rated G. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Love this story so much.  Changes the way I look at friendship and life........]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this final book in the Company of Good Women series.  It had been a while since I read the first 2 books so I had forgotten who some of the minor characters were.  <br/>I love that these women were so easy to relate to.  They struggled through trials &amp; triumphs that many of us go t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30514583">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The last book in The Company of Good Women series. I have been a fan of the series from the beginning with Almost Sisters.  The sequel, Three Tickets to Peoria, was a cliffhanger. This last book not only resolves everything in an excellent way, but it is open enough to allow for more writing!<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28297289">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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