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  <title><![CDATA[The Blue Handbag]]></title>
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  <default_description>After forty years of happy marriage, Leonard thought he knew his wife Rose as well as he knew himself. It's only after her sudden death that he finds her old handbag, which contains a mystery he can't ignore. Accompanied by Lily, his wife's childhood friend, Leonard becomes a reluctant detective as his whole life starts to unravel! &quot;The Blue Handbag&quot; is steeped in a quiet poetry which reminds us to take pleasure from the ordinary details of life - reading stories to our children, sharing silence with our friend over a beer, enjoying the plants Leonard tends for a living - and never to take anything for granted.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Fiona Robyn]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[On the morning that Fiona Robyn emailed me to tell me I’d won a signed copy of <strong>The Blue Handbag</strong> I also got another unexpected though pleasant surprise. A Greater Spotted Woodpecker was seen in my garden… or so I’m told. I didn’t see him myself. I missed him. I’ve seen them before on my tra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58468139">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What would happen if you suddenly found your life full of mystery? What if that mystery involved your deceased spouse, someone you loved more than life itself? Three years after the death of this wife, Leonard has that happen to him when he finds a blue handbag with a mystery ticket inside. Why did ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62610453">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a good time reading this book.  Having two skin cancer surgeries over the last two weeks, I think it actually got me through them.  There is a lot of sitting in the waiting room to see if they got it all, and sometimes (like last time) they have to do it all over again if they didn't.  The doc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68679481">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the kind of gentle, slightly mysterious yet sweet book that my mother loved.  I think she would have especially loved the setting - stories set in England were her favorites.  Unfortunately, that's the only thing that detracted from the story for me - many of the phrases and descriptors that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75029146">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a riveting novel. The secret that was hidden all the years this couple were married is astounding. Only after her death does her husband begin finding little clues about his wife's deception. Loved this book!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[very good holiday read,Leonard takes you on the journey with him to find out the answers to the mysteries.couldn't put down until i finished. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A thoroughly enjoyable read, with a gentle, thoughtful tone that allows the reader to really get to know the characters. Robyn showed a wonderful grasp of voice in bringing Leonard to life, and it felt fresh to get an insight into his emotional world. Recommended. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[reviewed on my blog <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.forgettingthetime.blogspot.com">www.forgettingthetime.blogspot.com</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book.  The only thing I can think to write is &quot;Love endures all things&quot;.]]></body>
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