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  <title><![CDATA[The Scarlet Thread ]]></title>
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  <default-description>When Sierra discovers her young ancestor's handcrafted quilt and reads her journal, she finds that their lives are very similar. By following her ancestor's example, she learns to surrender to God's sovereignty and unconditional love.</default-description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Francine Rivers]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just read this book for the second time - I think it's a good portrayal of what can happen in a marriage when both parties are selfish. However, there's got to be some way that people can talk about finding God in their lives without being completely cliche. It's frustrating to be reading along an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23676788">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Sep 22 06:17:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What can I say? I don't expect a ton from Francine Rivers. The most interesting parts of her books are people's conversion stories. That's where this one disappointed. Everything happened &quot;too easily&quot; and all the resolutions to each problem (that took HUNDREDS of pages going through each m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71594188">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jun 19 17:57:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first I thought the book was kinda depressing. I kept thinking these people had such sad lives, and I was hoping that it would get better. As the book went on I got caught up in their characters, and how a life without Christ could be like. I kept thinking, &quot;if they only knew God&quot;.  By ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59315112">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10178745">
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another wonderful book by Francine Rivers.  This book has two stories going on simultaneously. The transition between time periods/tales was wonderfully done.  I have never seen it done this well before.  I was hooked on both tales.   ]]></body>
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    <review id="59256460">
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Jun 14 03:43:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had read a few Francine Rivers books years ago and remember really loving them, especially Redeeming Love.  For me, this one did not quite match that, but was good nonetheless.<br/><br/>To be honest,  I thought that the 'thread' between the stories was pretty vague.  I would always groan a littl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59256460">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="24600594">
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book every time I have moved or go through some sort of big change. The theme of God working through all things is a very encouraging one for me.]]></body>
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    <review id="34626320">
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tonite's read was another Francine Rivers' novel, The Scarlet Thread which is about two women in the same family, several generations removed. The modern day one is reading the journal of the one from the 1800's. The book begins with the modern day woman's life undergoing huge change and it ends wit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34626320">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16714039">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was recommended to read it and was told I would not be disappointed, and after reading it I discovered my new favorite book.  Francine Rivers is a Christian author, making the books’ characters and their journey with God something easy to relate to. Despite it being a long book,the book always l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16714039">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47162014">
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  <date_updated>Sun Feb 22 11:51:14 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A beautiful story of two woman, one is a pioneer in America and the other a woman in the 1990's.  The two of them went through such hard times!  They learned how to trust God and love other people around them.  I have to say this is the best -english- book I have ever read.  I recommend it to those ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47162014">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39042367">
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoy <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6492.Francine_Rivers" title="Francine Rivers">Francine River</a>'s later work (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95617.A_Voice_in_the_Wind_Mark_of_the_Lion_1_" title="A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion #1) by Francine Rivers">A Voice in the Wind</a> and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95602.Mark_of_the_Lion_Complete_Set_1_3_" title="Mark of the Lion Complete Set (#1-3) by Francine Rivers">An Echo in the Darkness</a>) so I thought this would be an interesting sample of her early books.  Unfortunately, it was not very good.  <br/><br/>With one exception the characters are not endearing or even appealing so there's no one really...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39042367">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45853416">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved the book. If you need a good read, I would recommend it. It's about two women, one in the present and one in the past. One woman dealing with having to travel the Oregon trail. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58345.The_Awakening" title="The Awakening by Kate Chopin">The other woman</a> dealing with her problems and having to move to another state in the present. Both women moving fro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45853416">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40094470">
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I get in trouble when I read one of Francine Rivers books because I can't put them down. This one has 2 concurrent story lines - a woman on the Oregon Trail and one modern-day. <br/><br/>While I did enjoy this one, it read almost like a Romance novel which is not my thing. However, watching a modern...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40094470">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72607379">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Sep 26 19:37:45 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Christian fiction read by book club when group wanted a break of an upbeat book. Two stories parallel-one a modern woman who married a very ambitious Hispanic man and struggled to overcome problems from relocating family. Other is about woman on Oregon trail-the author connected the two poorly. Not ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72607379">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59760748">
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very good book, though a little Christian-cheesy at times. Probably good and refreshing for me since so often I read secular books where they don't think twice about swearing or saying the Lord's name in vain, in this book, Rivers writes, &quot;he swore under his breath&quot;. At first I made fun of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59760748">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39294138">
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    <body><![CDATA[This one changed the way I thought of my husband in a positive way. Rivers, once again, weaves real history throughout her book. She compared and contrasted the life of the main character's relative, who wrote a diary while she was in coming out west on a wagon, and the modern main character. Wonder...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39294138">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58202100">
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kind of two books in one. I like the modern day woman trying to find her way through Christianity and dealing with it. The second story was very cliche and boring and found myself skipping through it. I didn't like the transitions between the two stories- very unconnected until the end if you ask me...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58202100">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story surprised me, it started so very far away from love and inched its way along - the problems of the protagonists were relevant, real and relatable to any married couple.<br/><br/>As a friend once told me, change is about as wide as a simple tread. We choose who we are.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh this one I almost put down because I was so involved with the characters and One in particular was getting me riled up. Godd book and of course wonderful character issues we should all take notice of and immitate. two different stories happening at the same time, very good]]></body>
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