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    <body><![CDATA[This is another book that reaffirms my belief in books having the uncanny power of choosing their readers when the time is just right.<br/><br/>My gaze has lingered on the tattered spine of A Woman of Independent Means for many months now; I've been perusing my shelf and consistently pausing there...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2165469">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finished reading this book today. I have to admit, though, that as I read I found that the protagonist, Bess, and I actually had something in common. I found her to be much more outspoken than I, but she and I both have the same love of writing about our lives. Here is the quote that made my heart...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18993608">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed reading this book.  It is a collection of letters written by the main character.  IT is interesting because we see her as she is, but she sees herself only as she wants to.  Well written, provocative book. If you read it, let me know because I would love to hear what you think.  I also tho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43357566">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed reading this book and recommend it highly. The format of this book are letters the main character has written to family, friends, colleagues, etc. Although it took getting used to reading in this format, it'll make you nostalgic for receiving and writing letters yourself. The book s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54981121">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A friend put this in my hand when I got on the plane to visit my mom in Washington. It was the perfect thing to read. I thought the title sounded really dated and boring---but it was really a fun, fascinating and light read---finished it on the flight back and even cried! Interesting story about a v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47857376">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Through a series of letters, this woman offers glimpses into her life from 1900-1960s as she deals with love, family, and an independent means that not only encompasses some financial freedom and business savvy but characteristic traits. While the premise was interesting, I found the woman to be les...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75105309">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good book and an interesting read. I often found myself surprised by Bess and how she orcestrated many people's lives through her actions. She was a no nonsense kind of person. It was amazing to read about all of her travels around the world, especially considering most of the book took p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65344258">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I like the basic premise of this epistolary novel, I quickly became impatient with the voice of the narrator and the exhaustive yet often unremarkable and/or repetitive detail. I would have liked to have seen a steeper learning curve in Bess over her long lifetime; she seemed extremely self...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69288738">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a hard time getting into this book.  Very slow read.  Didn't like only hearing the heroine's viewpoint.  Usually you can get a feel for the other characters, even when the story is told first person;in this case, the other characters' reactions,etc were rarely shared, especially at the beginni...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29078659">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book.  I could relate to so much of her desire to live life to the fullest and to travel and see everything.  I also loved all her questions to life and how she always had some sort of answer.  She was able to articulate so many of my own ideas.  I really thought it was a beaut...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58884879">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first I was put off by the technique of this book--letters written from the main character to her friends and family--but I was quickly charmed by its content. Bess, the main character, is quite independent for a woman born in 1890. She could be charming and subtly manipulative in her epistles, o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40051400">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a Mother's Day gift from Megan and James and what a treat it was to read!  The author chose to present the story of her grandmother through letters and it was a nice literary device in this case.  The women of the story lived through so much history--besides her personal life which was amaz...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23444523">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book years ago, picking it up at the grocery store on my way out of the store.  I was smitten with the &quot;woman&quot; in the story and still have the strongest emotional response to the title, even thought I can't remember a thing about the book.  Just wanted to add my two cents, sinc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49336812">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting story of a woman's life told via her set of letters to her friends, family, husband, business associates, future lovers/partners, etc. Amazing the experiences this woman experienced from 1900 to the 60s! She did amazing things for a woman of her time! Most sad part is hearing the dete...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48039502">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am going to finish this book, but I am not happy about it. I tend to find epistolary novels a little lazily done and this one does an especially bad job of fleshing out other characters. As for the protagonist, she is an overbearing nightmare. I also got the impression early on that her husband wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69894390">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel is a collection of letters written by Bess to her family, friends, and acquaintances.  Bess is everything that I love in an independent woman: incredibly loyal to family and friends, passionate about education, and not afraid to put her nose into other people's business as seen necessary....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54884768">more...</a>]]></body>
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