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  <title><![CDATA[The Little White Horse]]></title>
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  <default_description>When orphan Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels as if she's come home.  Her new guardian is kind and funny, and everyone there is like an old friend.  But beneath the beauty and comfort lies a tragedy. Maria is determined to find out about it, change it, and give her own life story a happy ending.  This new-fashioned story is just as satisfying and memorable as your favorite fairy tale. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &quot;The theme is as old as the fairy tales, and it is written with a haunting beauty of wording and atmosphere . . . A book to cherish, to read again and again and again.&quot; (&lt;i&gt;The Saturday Review &lt;/i&gt;) </default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1946</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth Goudge]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've been dying to read this book and it started off with great promise as we meet the characters of young Maria, her governess Miss Heliotrope, and her snooty little pet dog Wiggins.  Maria has been recently orphaned by the death of her father and so they are all en-route to Moonacre Manor to live ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34702285">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19038228">
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1971</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Do you like adventure? Family pets that are not really, um ,family pets? Feasting? Ponies? Feisty heroines? Little boys who drop in for a play date that no one can see but you? Long family feuds that threaten to wreck everything unless someone very brave acts quickly with a clear head and great cour...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19038228">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="14504882">
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  <date_added>Mon Feb 04 02:50:38 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 04 02:52:32 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I reread this book a few years ago (after J.K. Rowling spoke of it as her one childhood favorite) and loved it.  I'm eager to see what they do with the movie.  I haven't heard of any kids today reading it and am afraid, frankly, to give it to any.  Feels a bit of its time somehow.  But I love it.]]></body>
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    <review id="1786950">
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1983</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my fav books from childhood &amp; one I re-read annually. Thanks to JK Rowling, it's now undergoing a resurgence in popularity - being republished &amp; make into a movie. Not bad for a book which one the Carnegie Medal in 1946. Ever since I have wanted a round tower bedroom.]]></body>
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    <review id="70960964">
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Three stars is rare for me and I feel at odds to provide such a low rate compared to my standard.  It wasn't a bad book in the slightest.  This was a lovely and magical children's story full of hope and inspiration, magic and wonder.  For taking place in the 1800's it shed a lot of light on female p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70960964">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74429927">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone who likes fantasy or fairytales...]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Oct 13 15:14:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If I could describe this book in one word, it would definatly be &quot;gorgeous&quot;. The language, the atmosphere... I almost forgot about reality reading it! You may be thinking &quot;who wants to read a book about a little white horse?&quot; Honestly, its not like that at all. The book is much, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74429927">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73717436">
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A sweet tale, and enjoyable enough to read, but so much of the story unnecessarily focuses on how important it is for women not to be curious. Don't ask questions, don't go exploring, wait for the men to explain things to you and tell you where to go. Additional important moral lesson: Don't ever qu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73717436">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38935869">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Dec 06 10:08:40 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the book, but I wish that I would have read it when I was eight or nine; I would have loved it then. It has a very Secret Garden-ish feel to it; there is the prevailing theme that hearty food and wholesome English countryside will solve all character flaws. I would recommend The Little White...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38935869">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6811719">
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    <name><![CDATA[Charlie]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[my older sister (nerd) gave me this book for christmas one year. i was not open enough to know how amazing it was, but when i did find out how amazing it is, i now read EVERY book she gives me. she is a genius, this book is phenomenal! so beautiful i only mourn i cannot crawl into the world created ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6811719">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39100164">
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    <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Most people know that J.K. Rowling cites this book as a childhood favorite, but I have to wonder whether Philip Pullman and C.S. Lewis read it as well -- I was strongly reminded of all three authors while reading this The Little White Horse.   While not exactly a fantasy, there is an otherworldly qu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39100164">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75074619">
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favorites. Of course, I have a predisposition to enjoy fantasy; call it a fault if you must; but even so this is a marvelous book. The main character, Maria Merryweather, is carefully and realistically developed, as are all the other characters. There is also an element of mystery ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75074619">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39101334">
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up because it's one that J.K. Rowling always says was one of her favorites as a child.  While it definitely is a child's book, I can see the appeal.  The characters are likable, especially the heroine, Maria, and all of the very intelligent animals that guide and protect her.  The food...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39101334">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="11351368">
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    <name><![CDATA[Georgia]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[too much detail!]]></body>
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    <review id="28146603">
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    <name><![CDATA[Hirondelle]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An old charming children´s classic, I remember hearing about this years ago and it being outprint, but was reprinted and there is even a movie coming out soon. And it is such a charming read, so cozy and comfortable, one of the loveliest charmed lands I remember reading about, incredibly lovely des...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28146603">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22490278">
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  <read_at>Wed May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this book up on a total whim, I have the vaguest recollections of a tv series by the same name, which may or may not have existed. But if it did I think I found it boring. Still I’m a horse fan. It was cheap, and short. I gave in.<br/><br/>And I’m so glad that I did. It is quite obvio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22490278">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Heidi]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The copy of the book I have (printed 1946) was given to my grandmother by her stepmother when she was a little girl. When I was younger and used to stay with my Granny, she'd tell me all about how this book was her all time favourite, and that when I was old enough, she'd let me read it. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/221146">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[when my mom was over here visiting last she was trying to help me think of new books to read, and suggested books by Elizabeth Goudge which my paternal grandmother had apparently loved (she died when i was very small).  started out with this one as it seems to be the most famous.  reading the review...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35638503">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Orphan Maria Merryweather leaves her home in London after her father's death.  She, her governess, and her dog travel to live with Maria's uncle.  As part of her new life she is introduced to her family crest, the lion and the unicorn.  She soon discovers a family mystery.  The more she learns about...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19966096">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I will admit to having read this book because I saw somewhere that J.K. Rowling liked it.  Its good points are as follows: the details of the setting, the food, the clothing, and especially the castle are splendidly described and very appealing.  The characters have a lot of personality and plenty o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1858671">more...</a>]]></body>
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