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    <body><![CDATA[Frosty's eyes survey the landscape around her - white rural America - with the awestruck clarity of an innocent burned by sin. In her mother and sisters she sees fear and small-mindedness; in the eyes of local boys she sees racial hatred and hunger for war. When that war finally comes, it offers her...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48137990">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[How I love Nancy Turner's writing, she is so talented but the story of this book didn't capture me like the These Is My Words series.  Maybe it's because I love Sarah Prine so much, but this one was still good.  I would say I would have enjoyed it more if it would have been edited differently, meani...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50379945">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this author's first two books, so I was eagerly looking forward to this one, especially since it was largely set in East Texas where I grew up, and takes place during World War II (a time that I enjoy reading about.)<br/>I found quite a few things that bothered me. Her style was very differ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28897347">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this didn't hold me the way <u>These is My Words</u> did, the author's aim was entirely different here, and I think she got what she wanted.  The former is more of a southern epic, a wonderful storytelling with some symbolism and messages to take to heart.  This book, however, was more scholarly in m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28182014">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Water and the Blood is about a young girl nicknamed Frosty, as a teenager in a Southern Baptist community in eastern Texas during WWII. The racial tensions with her family are unbelievable, and it really opened my eyes to some of the deep-rooted hatred in our country. The love story is well-deve...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64427097">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this book for my mother, since she was a young woman during WWII and lived in the same places and worked the same jobs as this book's protagonist. Mom says she can only read a few pages at a time, before her memories overwhelm her and she has to take a break. Extremely engrossing, succinctl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48929646">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I struggled getting into this book and only kept going because it was for my book club. The beginning was a lot of characters to remember and it jumped around way too much to really get what was going on. When it started to finally come together, I enjoyed it more and wanted to finish, but I think u...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76737245">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I kind of struggled through the first half of this book, but the second half I loved. World War II has always been a  fascinating time to me. Sixty years is really not that long, but it really was a whole other world back then. The main character is completely lovable, but there are so many characte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77720518">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very different feel from These Is My Words.  At first, I was a little disappointed, but I ended up really enjoying the story.  It's set in a small town in East Texas during World War II and one thing I really appreciated was that the author portrayed the town's sheriff as a fair and hones...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41529423">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this story of two cultures during WWII.  Its theme is similar to To Kill a Mockingbird, but it crosses over two cultures and a continent.  The conclusion left me hanging, and I felt that the emotions of the main character could have been explored more to bring closure.  But it was a good r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64122292">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A powerful story about right and wrong in the shape of racial discrimination and war. How a young girl overcomes the trials in her life and finds herself. What I learned from this book is that sometimes we can be blinded to the things around us because we are constantly surrounded by them, but when ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29049778">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I hesitated to read this after reading some of the reviews.  Having loved 'These Is My Words' and enjoyed 'Sarah's Quilt' and 'The Star Garden' I wanted to read more from Turner.  I can see why some people would not like this when comparing it with 'These Is My Words' but standing on its own I thoug...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24144252">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved Nancy Turner's first books, These Is My Words.  So if I'm comparing the two.... I didn't like this as much as that series.  However, from a literary point of view (and not just a mushy emotional point of view) this book was very well written, with layers of meaning that I'm still not sure I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22261172">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read another series by this author starting with  &quot;These is My Words.&quot;  It was one of my favorite books so I looked forward to reading another one by her.  I was not disappointed.  This one takes place in the south during the 1940's.  It is about a young woman and her life as she deals w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62714645">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book, I love books set in this time period.  I will admit because of the time period and the setting being in a small town, there is some language...not too much though.  But overall it's a really good book by one of my favorite authors.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another one about growing up in the south.  I have read her series about early-day Texas and thought I'd try this one too.  It is nothing like the others.  This one is set during World War II.  It deals with race issues, the war, etc.  I rally liked it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is more involved and sophisticated than her earlier books. I really enjoyed it, but part of what I loved about &quot;These is My Words&quot; was it was simple and charming. An excellent read, it didn't charm me like the earlier books did.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is about racism during the WWII years and how the hatred and ignorance of racism can tear a family apart.  <br/><br/>I would like to give this book 3 and a half stars but will settle with 3.  At first I had a hard time seperating the characters as there are many and many stories behind e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31087614">more...</a>]]></body>
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