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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book better than Fatlands, but not as well as the Birth of Venus. Character development and the story itself were both pretty good. It left me thinking that I might give another Sarah Dunant book a try, but I'm not going to rush to buy it when one of her new books hits the stands.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This psychological thriller focuses on a woman's passionate love affair with a cocaine dealer nadn the intervention of her girlfrien, who tries to save her. Very exciting, different &quot;world&quot; than mine (fortunately!)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book, which I came upon by accident, is dark and a bit shocking, but the most amazing fast page turner that you can't put down. Strange actually, but a great read for a vacation when that's just what you need. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As much as I really like Dunant's other books, I think I may have missed the underlying theme for the majority of the book until the end. SMH]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very different from Sarah Dunant's other novels.  A fun mystery, but not as well written at Birth of Venus or In the Company of the Courtesan.]]></body>
    
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