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  <title><![CDATA[Stretch Marks: A Novel]]></title>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mia is a eco-conscious vegetarian living in Chicago with her boyfriend and doing her best to avoid her cruise hospitality director mother.  This all works out fine until she finds herself pregnant, without said boyfriend and with her mother on her doorstep.  That's when Mia's life starts to change....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69664599">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have really mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I thought Stretch Marks was a really trendy book, and had I not received a copy to review, I doubt I would've ever picked it up at a bookstore. It's not common to see a Christian fiction book with talk of yoga, PETA, and carbon footprints. O...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68689581">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an enjoyable story about Mia, a 20-something unwed pregnant woman and her relationship with her overbearing mother. I enjoyed the characters and found Lars' (the father-to-be) reaction to the pregnancy to be realistic. From the moment I met Adam (owner of the corner grocery store) I was roo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71545024">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A lovely read. Charming and witty. Upon finishing, you'll want to be nice to your mom—and find a good grocer.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my fourth Kimberly Stuart novel.  And my favorite.  I enjoyed the relationship between Mia and her mother, particularly.  It's the age when the whole mother thing finally begins to get sorted out.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first novel I've read by Kimberly Stuart, but it won't be my last because I enjoyed STRETCH MARKS immensely. The characters were fun and funny--except Lars, who I frequently wanted to slap--and I motored through the engaging plot. It's a definite &quot;good read.&quot;]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[my favorite of Kim's books so far! ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Stretch Marks</em> was an absolutely fantastic read. Quite a poignant book for me, being newly pregnant, and Stuart seems to have been in my head for a short while! Wonderful &amp; quirky are her characters and I caught myself laughing and crying along with each of them. Not overly Christian in theme, there ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68098450">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another purely enjoyable book from Kim Stuart. Warm, humerous and touching. Loved the dynamic between Mia and Babs. A great book for mothers and daughters to read together.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like to read Christian books that could be considered “controversial”.  I enjoy the challenge and I enjoy other views and perspectives, but I also enjoy witnessing a life being transformed when I read a story.  Stretch Marks sounded like that type of book, which is why I wanted to read it.  Ce...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73198050">more...</a>]]></body>
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