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  <title><![CDATA[Daisy Chain: A Novel (Defiance Texas Trilogy)]]></title>
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  <default_description>The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance haunts the small town of Defiance, Texas. Fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper searches for answers in this gritty and compelling story of love and sorrow, revealing God&amp;#x2019;s hand of redemption in impossible situations. Lyrical fiction from a bright new literary talent.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mary E. DeMuth]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Review by Gretchen Hoffman<br/><br/>Mary E. DeMuth’s latest book, Daisy Chain, is a coming of age story about fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper. He lives in Defiance, TX in 1977, a time of small towns where parents didn’t have to worry about their children running around. At least they didn’t unt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74538075">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Sep 05 02:08:44 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was beyond pleasantly surprised by this book.<br/><br/>I had never heard of this author, and was a little worried about reading a book under the category of &quot;Religion&quot;<br/><br/>This book is amazing!  It marries discovering faith with a real-world painful accident.  From the very star...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70128844">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jed Pepper, a 14-year-old preacher’s son, has one thing in common with Daisy Chance—their families are not normal. Aberrant would be a better description. In the opening pages, Daisy disappears, throwing Jed into despair and guilt because he didn’t walk her home from their daily explorations.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60433261">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Mar 09 06:04:43 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Imagine the horror of learning a child in your community is missing. Now pretend that you are the best friend of the child that's missing. Go one step further: How would you feel if, as the best friend, you believed you were somehow to blame?<br/><br/>The book, Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth, tells th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48677548">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the story of Jed, a boy living in an abusive household. His father is a fanatical pastor who preaches hellfire and damnation with passion, then goes home and abuses his family - primarily Jed. Jed's mom disconnects from reality by taking to her bed with &quot;headaches,&quot; brought on by h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49371215">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book by Mary I have read and I found it interesting. In the first chapter we find Daisy has disappeared. Jed is the last person to see her (his best friend) and he chooses not to walk her home that night. The hunt is on... what happened to Daisy?<br/>We follow Jed as he tries to ke...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48023857">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good book until about 3/4 of the way through. I enjoyed the lyrical prose, but it got to be a bit much when there were at least two comparative phrases per page. I can only read that something was like something else so many times before it gets annoying. Near the end of the book, I count...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58344612">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/> <br/>&quot;Daisy Chain&quot; by Mary E. Demuth is a coming of age tale about family secrets. It is one of those books that I just could not put down! It centers around the disappearance of a little girl named Daisy. The main character is her best friend, Jed. The story unfolds and you find o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46680515">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One reason I like Christian fiction is that the books are usually light happy reads, and everything wraps up with a bow at the end. That may not be indicative of a sophisticated reader, but it is me. I read for entertainment and generally speaking, I choose happy books. Daisy Chain is not a happy bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53891639">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My review of Daisy Chain:  A young teenage girl is abducted and her friend, Jed, thinks it's his fault.  It's also the story of Jed's home life--something of which is less than desirable.  The book details who could be behind the disappearance of Daisy Chance.  It keeps you guessing and grieving bot...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67083560">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I heard one time that from the first page, a good writer grabs you by the throat and doesn't let the reader go. Mary DeMuth does this effectively in Daisy Chain. Right from the start when a little girl goes missing, the tension builds. The mystery of her disappearance intertwines with the coming-of-...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45865240">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Daisy Chain is Mary E. DeMuth's masterpiece so far. Where her first two novels were lyrical in style, I found the prose in Daisy Chain to be quietly haunting and sophisticated. While I could hardly put it down, Daisy Chain isn't a book a reader wants to plunge through in one day. This is a book to s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40727726">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mary has done the impossible. She's written a character I remember. Since I recall very little of what I read, to remember the two main characters in Daisy Chain is notable. She's written a complex realistic story that will break some of our stereotypes of abusers while instilling compassion for the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66289914">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was privileged to meet the author last year when I attended a writer's conference in Colorado so I was very excited to get the book.  It was hard to put down so I finished it in short order.  As with any good book that has a sequel you are left wondering about a few things at the end.  Family secr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49538034">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book! This story has stayed with me.<br/><br/>Even though I'm a little miffed over the ending I have to give this book five stars. The writing is captivating. And Mary did such a wonderful job of creating characters that feel like real people that I can't stop thinking about them. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52334102">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just finished Mary's third Maranatha novel! It was very good and so touching! Anyonw who likes a good book that touches the heart and soul within its pages will love all<br/>of Mary DeMuth's novels. Wonderful!  :)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book makes me angry. Why are some parents abusive and others neglectful? Why do people use the Bible to hurt the ones that they should love? I won't be reading the rest of the trilogy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fascinating story, very well written, about a pre-adolescent boy's growing and learning days, the decisions he makes, and what he finds out about himself and life from reconnoitering and searching for a missing friend. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't put this book down.  Mary DeMuth built up the suspense in this story without making it seem drawn out.  Her character development is exceptional - I feel like I personally know every character in this story.  I could smell the Texas rain, feel the hot sun, taste the red dirt.  An amazing ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73032696">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great Christian fiction.  Selection from Proverbs31 She Reads.]]></body>
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