false <![CDATA[Pat of Silver Bush (Pat Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215010750m/3580.jpg 3580 9 Patricia Gardiner loved Silver Bush more than anything else in the world. She was born and raised in the beautiful old-fashioned house on Prince Edward Island, "where things always seemed the same" and good things never changed. But things do change at Silver Bush--from her first day at school to the arrival of her new own first romance. Through it all, Pat shares her experiences with her beloved friends and discovers the one thing that truly never changes: the beauty and peace she will always find at Silver Bush--the house that remembers her whole life. 7366 1933 Pat of Silver Bush (Pat Book 1) total:992|5:244|4:338|3:327|2:80|1:3| 992 3716 1269 41 3 2 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 03 13:12:11 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 17 16:38:02 -0700 2009 Pat of Silver Bush was one of L.M. Montgomery's later titles, and although not the equal of the classic Anne of Green Gables, or the romantic The Blue Castle, it nevertheless has a charm all its own. The story of Patricia Gardiner, whose attachment to her family home at...more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 11:21:09 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 21:56:34 -0800 2008 New Moon and then moved on to Anne of Green Gables. While those two series still hold special places in my heart, I must say that I am baffled by Pat of Silver Bush.

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The second half grew on me quite a bit, maybe around when Jingle's mother shows up. Pat is still a little too obsessed with Silver Bush, but she became a little more complex as life started happening to her. It got me in...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 07 19:34:57 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:36:15 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 20:18:30 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 15:37:23 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 06 14:18:45 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:20:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 14 10:18:23 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 10:19:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Sat Jul 25 18:11:04 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 18:11:37 -0700 2009
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