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  <title><![CDATA[Gathering Grace]]></title>
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  <default_description>Gathering Grace is a contemporary novel about a superhero and her arch-enemy of 50 years, and the teenage granddaughter they have in common. Readers join the story when Grace is despondent about her Mom's death - and Grandma Ruth can't help her feel any better. In a moment of crisis, Ruth's nemesis appears -- does it mean disaster for Ruth and Grace? The compromise they make changes all of their lives.
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      <name><![CDATA[Victoria &quot;Torrey&quot; Newcomb]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are some basic tropes in the comic book world of super-heroes.  One - problems are general solved with violence.  Two - characters wear spandex (or similar) outfits. Three - there's a clear line between who the &quot;white hat&quot; and &quot;black hat&quot; are.  Victoria Newcomb's delightful...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28258402">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book proved to be irresistable, and I found myself tearing through it in just a couple of days. The principal characters are all engaging, their problems easy to relate to, their hurdles heartbreaking, their triumphs heartwarming. I felt like they could leap from the page and would love to spen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29550522">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Er... I did. ]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Of course I liked it -- I wrote it! :-)<br/><br/>I learned a lot from this book, most especially how my characters could keep surprising me. I truly had no idea about Kiseki when he first appeared... but I don't want to give anything away! ]]></body>
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