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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorites by Katie Fforde.  After a disastrous marriage, Perdita has managed to put her life back together and start up her own business growing and selling vegetables to local restaurants.  She lives in a quaint English village across the garden from her elderly godmother, who dotes on he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24929759">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was right next to the Thursday Next books and I just picked it up.  It was okay - a bit too much of a beach read but definitely written by someone who can write better than me, so I feel that I can't be too harsh.  I am planning on reading her first novel as that seems to be the best one s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55431032">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I like it a lot, but don't understand what the auther has with angry men.  This is the second book I've read of Fforde and agan, a man that's hot, super sexy and always fighting.  What's the deal?  Oh... I keep going back for more... ah... I get it now.  Duh.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this was by far not the best Katie Fforde book.  the relationship between Perdita and her ex left me thinking maybe my husband is right when he says women prefer men who treat them badly.  Plah.  Still a nice, light read, but definitely not a fave.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I discovered this author during college and love her simple, happy, pretty romances.  (Strictly PG)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Listened to it. Fun British romance, well written yet light reading.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Appealing characters, interesting storyline and funny dialogue.  what's not to like?  I found Perdita's loving relationship with her aging godmother to be particularly poignant - are images of aging, loss of function and loomng death appearing more frequently in movies and literature these days, or ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40134500">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Love her writing!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It was really good.  A bit slow to start but by the end I didnt want to put it down]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;For years, things have run quite smoothly for Perdita and her organic gardening business. So what if her hair needs a complete overhaul, her sweater has more holes than Swiss cheese, and there's no hope of a boyfriend on the horizon? The last thing Perdita wants is a meddlesome man in her life-but she's about to get one, in the form of her completely infuriating ex-husband, Lucas.<br/><br/>Lucas in disagreeable, curt, arrogant, and smolderingly gorgeous. He's also the new chef at Grantly House, Perdita's number-one customer. Worse, Mr. Grantly has the insane idea of starting a television cooking show that will put Lucas and Perdita together as &quot;The Gourmet and the Gardener.&quot;<br/><br/>Now, things are heating up in the kitchen--and elsewhere. With the bright lights blazing and old feelings stirring the pot, it could be a recipe for disaster...or absolute delight.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really loved this book.  I guess because I have a love for cooking and I'm always a sap for chick lit.  If you wanna good read and something cute and funny, this would be a good one.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;For years, things have run quite smoothly for Perdita and her organic gardening business. So what if her hair needs a complete overhaul, her sweater has more holes than Swiss cheese, and there's no hope of a boyfriend on the horizon? The last thing Perdita wants is a meddlesome man in her life-but she's about to get one, in the form of her completely infuriating ex-husband, Lucas.<br/><br/>Lucas in disagreeable, curt, arrogant, and smolderingly gorgeous. He's also the new chef at Grantly House, Perdita's number-one customer. Worse, Mr. Grantly has the insane idea of starting a television cooking show that will put Lucas and Perdita together as &quot;The Gourmet and the Gardener.&quot;<br/><br/>Now, things are heating up in the kitchen--and elsewhere. With the bright lights blazing and old feelings stirring the pot, it could be a recipe for disaster...or absolute delight.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[fluffy british romantic dramedy.  i've read it multiple times.  i've read most of her books and they are all the same--frivolous fun summer reading type stuff.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;For years, things have run quite smoothly for Perdita and her organic gardening business. So what if her hair needs a complete overhaul, her sweater has more holes than Swiss cheese, and there's no hope of a boyfriend on the horizon? The last thing Perdita wants is a meddlesome man in her life-but she's about to get one, in the form of her completely infuriating ex-husband, Lucas.<br/><br/>Lucas in disagreeable, curt, arrogant, and smolderingly gorgeous. He's also the new chef at Grantly House, Perdita's number-one customer. Worse, Mr. Grantly has the insane idea of starting a television cooking show that will put Lucas and Perdita together as &quot;The Gourmet and the Gardener.&quot;<br/><br/>Now, things are heating up in the kitchen--and elsewhere. With the bright lights blazing and old feelings stirring the pot, it could be a recipe for disaster...or absolute delight.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I reread this book every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  It's not really deep reading, but it's fun and romantic and deals with food and cooking.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;For years, things have run quite smoothly for Perdita and her organic gardening business. So what if her hair needs a complete overhaul, her sweater has more holes than Swiss cheese, and there's no hope of a boyfriend on the horizon? The last thing Perdita wants is a meddlesome man in her life-but she's about to get one, in the form of her completely infuriating ex-husband, Lucas.<br/><br/>Lucas in disagreeable, curt, arrogant, and smolderingly gorgeous. He's also the new chef at Grantly House, Perdita's number-one customer. Worse, Mr. Grantly has the insane idea of starting a television cooking show that will put Lucas and Perdita together as &quot;The Gourmet and the Gardener.&quot;<br/><br/>Now, things are heating up in the kitchen--and elsewhere. With the bright lights blazing and old feelings stirring the pot, it could be a recipe for disaster...or absolute delight.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite Katie Fforde book and one of my all-time-favorite romance novels.  I re-read it when I need to cheer myself up with a happy ending.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;For years, things have run quite smoothly for Perdita and her organic gardening business. So what if her hair needs a complete overhaul, her sweater has more holes than Swiss cheese, and there's no hope of a boyfriend on the horizon? The last thing Perdita wants is a meddlesome man in her life-but she's about to get one, in the form of her completely infuriating ex-husband, Lucas.<br/><br/>Lucas in disagreeable, curt, arrogant, and smolderingly gorgeous. He's also the new chef at Grantly House, Perdita's number-one customer. Worse, Mr. Grantly has the insane idea of starting a television cooking show that will put Lucas and Perdita together as &quot;The Gourmet and the Gardener.&quot;<br/><br/>Now, things are heating up in the kitchen--and elsewhere. With the bright lights blazing and old feelings stirring the pot, it could be a recipe for disaster...or absolute delight.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a cute, romantic read about Perdita and Lucas's second time around.<br/><br/>Words to live by:<br/>&quot;Don't cry over something that can't cry over you.&quot; ]]></body>
    
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