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  <title><![CDATA[The Edge of Winter]]></title>
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  <default_description>Neve Halloran and her daughter have shared a fierce love for the austere beauty of Rhode Island&amp;#8217;s South County ever since Neve guided Mickey&amp;#8217;s first baby steps along the sandy shore.  Now, with Mickey a teenager and Neve&amp;#8217;s last hope for happiness with her daughter&amp;#8217;s loving but unstable father gone, both will struggle to make a new life together amid the windswept landscape that sustains them.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Captivated by a fragile wildlife sanctuary, Mickey will move toward womanhood in the company of a lonely boy who shares her instinctive way with the creatures of the coast. And Neve will find herself drawn to a man who has devoted his life to the sanctuary, but who is unable to share the pain of a recent loss&amp;#8212;or reconnect with the father who still bears the scars of World War II.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As winter gives way to spring, and spring to summer, a secret will emerge that has lain buried in the depths just offshore for decades, a secret that will galvanize the small seaside community. For the waters bear their own vestige of the past&amp;#8212;and their ceaseless rhythms may point the way to hope and new beginnings.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lyrical, luminous, and utterly captivating, &lt;b&gt;The Edge of Winter&lt;/b&gt; is Luanne Rice at her most penetrating and insightful, in a moving exploration of the bonds that shape us and set us free.


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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Luanne Rice]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[This audio book was your typical adult woman paperback book that you find at Wal-Mart.  It was sappy.  It was a love story.  Lots of love stories, really.  And I did enjoy it, but it was nothing special.  No offense to all the Luanne Rice fans out there.  [return][return]Book Description:  &quot;Nev...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73025114">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A greatly satisfying read, The Edge of Winter introduces the reader to Neve; her daughter, Mickey; Ranger Tim O’Caseys; his father, Joe; and Shane, a teenage surfer who’s a little rough around the edges. The characters all share a love of birding -- particularly snowy owls -- and sunken Nazi sub...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54938498">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Jan 04 07:18:54 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Se já tinha ficado rendida à autora com o &quot;A Minha verdade é o Amor&quot;, com este livro ela excedeu completamente as expectativas.<br/>A história gira à volta de um mocho bufo-branco e um Submarino alemão, que farão com que todos os protagonistas saltem das suas &quot;conhas&quot; rec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41580430">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[this was okay. it made me cry, which probably means i've officially crossed over to the bad place. <br/><br/>it was sappy, and too simple, and not that well written. and all the diving references were wrong. which leads me to believe her Uboat history was off too. <br/><br/>oh well.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jun 25 21:07:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The current rating for this book on Goodreads is 3.65, and I think that’s a pretty accurate representation of its quality.  The plot was rather predictable, with very few surprises.  Pretty much everything progressed along the lines you’d expect.  What made this novel worth reading, though, was ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59975395">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed The Edge of Winter. I liked the characters, Neve a strong single mom, and Mickey her teenage daughter. I enjoyed Shane, the rough teenage boy who had a sensitive soul and love for the ocean. I enjoyed how Luanne Rice was able to tie all the pieces of the story together, relating the snowy ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39521166">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have always enjoyed this author, and I think that this is my favorite to date. It contains, family difficulties, World War 11 intrigue, love of nature, and the importance of forgiveness in all of our lives. Single mother, Neve Halloran and her daughter, Mickey struggle financially, due to the lack...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60437100">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48710895">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Edge of Winter by Luanne Rice is a romance set on a wildlife refuge beach in fictional Secret Harbor, Rhode Island, the winter home of an elusive snowy owl.  Just offshore, the scene of a naval battle that left the wreck of German U-boat number 823 on the ocean floor, sends unusually large break...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48710895">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I absolutely love this novel so far. Enough said.<br/><br/>Reading farther along in this novel, I've started to see war in a whole new light. I've always known that each person has a family, I mean it's only logical reasoning. Feeling the emotions of revenge, pride, anger, hate, happiness, joy all...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22110312">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71478840">
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this on audio book (only 4 CD's, so it's good for a short road trip or one week of driving to work.)<br/><br/>It's a sweet book that explores family, the effects of war, the power of forgiveness, the joy of letting go, all tossed in with an innocent love story to make this seem like ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71478840">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46165749">
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  <date_added>Thu Feb 12 12:36:49 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Não chega aos pés do anterior, mas não é mau. É um livro para o triste, mas com uma bonita mensagem de esperança e de todos merecer-mos uma segunda oportunidade.<br/>Se não tivesse ainda lido o anterior, de certeza que tinha gostado muito, assim posso dizer que gostei mas sem o brilho do ant...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46165749">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am now officially done with summer reads!  I gave this book 3 stars because of the good research that went into the narrative about snowy owls and their behaviors as well as the history of the U Boats who came so close to our New England shores during WW2. But the cheesy story line interwoven into...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67294660">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46197782">
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    <body><![CDATA[I might be a little prejudice reviewing this book.  It is set in Rhode Island and clearly the author knows Rhode Island.  And, the story is about World War II and men who served with my father--even though Luanne Rice fictionized the book, the details of the 492nd Bomb Group is very accurate.  Her f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46197782">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75935449">
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I saw the cover art and the presense of &quot;a lonely boy&quot; I thought this was going to be good. Wrong. When I saw this lonely boy characterized by eye-color twice in one chapter, I knew this would only go downhill. Paired with lame, goodie characters and a flat plot, I only got a hundred ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75935449">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good story!  It talked about historical and environmental preservation without being too preachy.  Instead, it focused on how important the beach and the offshore WWII U-boat wreck were for various members of the community.  I love stories where the individual character's lives are so intertwined;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67353181">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41723627">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book seemed formulaic. It had all the right elements to make it a bestseller including blossoming love, environmental advocacy, and anti-war undercurrents. Predictably, the hero is the high school drop-out, and the rich kid is the bully. And predictably, all the characters come together, teary-...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41723627">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Incredibly predictable and I felt like I was back in my teens reading a Harlequin Romance but with a slicker cover. (Not that there's anything wrong with Harlequin...)If you're looking for a quick,brainless read you can certainly borrow my copy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoy this author. Her books are (so far) always melancholy. She develops her characters nicely and their grief over loosing a loved one is palpable. A good book to curl up with on a rainy day. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I went searching for a book, any book, with my daughter's name in it.  I found one.  Not exactly a book I can read to her at bedtime, but maybe she'll like it someday ...]]></body>
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