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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very good read indeed. I have more of Rice's novels here and I think I'll start reading them!<br/><br/>&quot;Twenty-five years ago three friends grew from girls to women on the sandy shores of Hubbard's Point, Connecticut, forging a bond they swore would last always. Then time and dista...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50257898">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an easy summer book. Not to in depth :)  I watched the tv movie based on it on LIfetime and it was awful. Nothing like the book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A pleasant easy read about the bonds of friendship and the changes brought about by loss.  A teen girl travels to the beach in CT for a summer of discovery.  She spends her time searching for the memories of her mother through her &quot;beach girl&quot; friends.  The characters in the story were lov...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47061185">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Luanne Rice has a talent for description. She really makes you feel as if you are right there with the characters. I can really visulize every scene of the book. It teaches you that true friendship never ends even if you lose each other for awhile. A little predictable, but all happy endings usually...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51069158">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I mean, a week down at the Cape--obviously I had to burn through some trashy beach reading.  And this, was perfect!  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The book is much better than the movie they made of it.  I enjoyed how the story turned out in the end.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[story of 3 childhood girlfriends and love....past mistakes and new beginnings.  A sweet story.  Good characters that you fall in love with.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book and it is one of my favorite Luanne rice books. I am addicted to her! ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Nice summer read and I enjoyed the movie as well. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay book, not a page turner about three friends that grow up and what happens to them.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[TNNBC summer challenge 5.8 - Let's hit the beach]]></body>
    
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