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    <body><![CDATA[This is an amazing book.  You really learn a lot about Mrs. Bombeck's life.  Her sadnesses and triumphs as a wife, mother, and writer.  As a reader, you know that its okay to laugh at those things in her life....  and similar events in your own.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I received this book as part of a wedding present over 3 years ago and am just now getting around to reading it. While I understand that Erma Bombeck was something of a spokesperson for the stay at home mom in her day, I didn't find this book all that great. Sure, there were a few funny tidbits, but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46276863">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Erma Bombeck's humor and this is a perfect book for married couples.  She is so honest and sincere, unafraid to be herself and show her true nature, warts and all.  I really enjoyed reading this book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this on a long road trip between NY and NC. It made the trip fly by and had I gotten home before I finished listening I would have stayed in the car to finish - even after a 9 hour drive. This was a great book about marriage through the ages and stages of life. It makes you feel normal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24095535">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very funny!!!!]]></body>
    
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