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  <title><![CDATA[Love Comes Softly (Love Comes Softly, #1)]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0553805592]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780553805598]]></isbn13>
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  <default_description>She ventured west with the man she loved, but in one day her whole world had crumbled around her...

Nineteen-year-old Marty Claridge starts west with her adventurous, boyish husband, Clem, seeking to claim land and hoping for good fortune. But when the venture turns suddenly to tragedy, Marty is left alone with her great loss. And coupled with her grief and heartache is the grim reality that there is no way to return home.

Clark Davis and his little girl, Missie, are also in great need. Clark's wife has died, leaving him to care to Missie and the farm at the same time. His offer to Marty comes with good intention, but will courage and faith be enough to bring them to true love?</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1979</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Love Comes Softly (Love Comes Softly, #1)</original_title>
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  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.05]]></average_rating>
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      <name><![CDATA[Janette Oke]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Helen]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 28 19:44:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 29 12:20:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series was recommended to me by a friend at work who loaned me her first three books to read.  Marty is a young woman on her way out west with her husband Clem to claim and settle on the land there, when her husband meets with a tragic accident that claims his life and leaves Marty alone and be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50763766">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45458188">
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    <name><![CDATA[Shauna]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chino Hills, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 05 09:12:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 05 09:20:14 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I received a boxed set of the first four books in this series as a Christmas present from my MIL.  Having enjoyed the Hallmark movies, I actually had good hopes for these books.  However, they left quite a lot to be desired.  The story lines were sweet and somewhat interesting, but the writing was s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45458188">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56510865">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 18 13:02:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 18 13:15:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to say that I enjoy the movies better than the books. Kind of disapointing since generally I like books better than their movies -- and I was expecting a lot from these. Also, it annoys me to NO end to that you have to read every single character's dialogue as they actually would speak it bac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56510865">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64427710">
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    <location><![CDATA[Clearfield, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 21 15:56:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 27 22:18:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I got interested in this book after seeing the hallmark hall of fame movie, They have done the first 8 books into movies and I loved them.  When I read the book I fell in love all over again.  The series takes place in Canada in the 1800's.  It is a good pioneer story.  It is about a women Woman, na...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64427710">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49127320">
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    <name><![CDATA[Darlene]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Los Molinos, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 13 01:37:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 13 02:24:10 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you think you know the book because you've seen the Hallmark movie a few times, guess again! I came across this little paperback while in the library looking for something else. I know the movie by heart, but I had never read the book. <br/><br/>The story still deals with toughing it out and ge...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49127320">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54353783">
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    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Coppell, TX]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 29 08:03:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 30 07:43:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I used to watch the Hallmark movie version of Oke’s bestselling book over and over again, and I was interested in reading the original book. However, as I came to find out, the movie version is vastly different and much better. <br/>The characters in Oke’s book appear to be very one-dimensional...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54353783">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="38881575">
    <user id="880217">
    <name><![CDATA[Melinda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[High Bridge, WI]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sat Nov 29 12:25:09 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 29 12:29:31 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like this book; it's not classic but it's worlds better than the run-of-the-mill romance, and better than most &quot;Christian&quot; romances, as well.  It's not a deep nor a difficult read.  I found the descriptions of life with a small child spot-on.  Yes, a small child can be gorgeous and irrit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38881575">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69804859">
    <user id="1365793">
    <name><![CDATA[Mary Ann]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[American Falls, ID]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Sep 02 08:56:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 02 09:00:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was okay.  It was clean and I loved how the Marty learned to believe and trust in God to survive her new life.  But I just kind of found it ho-hum.  How many times can you read about making biscuits and sewing clothes before it vgets old?  I watched the movie, though, and was pleasantly su...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69804859">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71770296">
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    <name><![CDATA[Teri]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Apex, NC]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[fans of Little House]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 19 08:50:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 19 09:00:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my first Janette Oke novel, and I plan to read more by her.  This was a bit like Little House on the Prairie.  Oke's prose style is simple and doesn't call attention to itself.  The only things I found to be a little bit annoying were the bumpkin dialect she writes in for the dialogue, and h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71770296">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8474278">
    <user id="589129">
    <name><![CDATA[Wendy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Calgary, Canada]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 31 07:15:53 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was amazing and teaches family values.  If you enjoy the Little House series, this is good clean holsome reading, but for adults.]]></body>
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    <review id="37549423">
    <user id="1000462">
    <name><![CDATA[Robin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 12 14:26:48 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 23 17:11:13 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I truly enjoyed this book! I saw the shows and the story line was alittle different but still the same. The book was very spiritual, it had you looking at things with an open heart. The story line was very simple about the life long ago when America was still being settled. It takes you through the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37549423">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52653825">
    <user id="1912190">
    <name><![CDATA[Mary]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was first introduced to this story as a movie while my husband was in Iraq- I had lots of time for late night tv with control of the remote!  My daughter wanted to read the book so we read it together and it is great either way. It is a sweet story and really brings out the resiliance of the human...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52653825">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8934882">
    <user id="612636">
    <name><![CDATA[Beth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Parker, CO]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 10 14:02:13 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 19 19:25:06 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was never checked-in at my last library, and I only just discovered that it’s shelved with the paperbacks up front at this library. That’s my excuse for not reading this book ’til now. I hear it’s, like, the epitome of Christian historical romance, and those are definitely genres I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8934882">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43382725">
    <user id="1052593">
    <name><![CDATA[Jodi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Papillion, NE]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I saw this movie on the shelves at the library and heard it was good.  I watched it that night and really enjoyed it so I thought I'd read the book series.  This first book was quite different from the movie, but it was still enjoyable.  It was a quick read, but not really a strong page-turner for m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43382725">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52319726">
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    <location><![CDATA[Augusta, GA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 11 13:46:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I watched the first two movies on Hallmark channel and loved it so I decided to read the first book and was surprised at how different the book was compared to the movie. Although the movie has the same general storyline the book was far better. Had I read the book first I would have hated the movie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52319726">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9098853">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Virginia Beach, VA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 14 08:03:17 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 14 08:10:48 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I discovered this series by accident. The Hallmark Channel made &quot;Love Comes Softly&quot; into a TV movie. (It has Katherine Heigl from Grey's Anatomy&quot; in it) I just happened to catch it one day, fell in love with it, so I did a bit of research on it and found out it was a series of books. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9098853">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61006627">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kirsten]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 24 19:34:19 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yeap, I was right. It was ok; and even though I have 7 more to go from this series [:))))))], I give up. It's a waste of time. <br/><br/>The book is so simplistic that it hurts. The language is so, soooo uncouth and I think the books are for housewives.<br/>The details given about the day-by-day ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14971970">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Feb 28 20:13:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[When you see a movie based on a book, you always wonder if the movie did the book justice or if one was far superior to the other.  I've seen the movie many times, but just recently read the book.  While the story lines are slightly different, both were well done.  As I am often guilty of, I've foun...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47847783">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Apr 03 13:56:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book was uplifting, interesting, and different than I expected.  I liked it enough to read the whole series--but have yet to pick up more by the same author.  The first book was the best, of course. I get curious when I start a series, and rarely if ever don't finish one--so that shou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51406858">more...</a>]]></body>
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