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    <body><![CDATA[This book took me a long time to get into it.  About halfway in I finally got to the point where I wanted to keep reading and stopped planning dinner and making shopping lists in my head while I read.  <br/><br/>The story follows an Amish family as their two eldest daughters approach the age of co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68286693">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[First in the series Abrams Daughters..loved it!! This got me hooked on the entire series! I love the Amish &amp; this series is awesome! Feels like I'm living in Lancaster! :)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first book I had ever read by Beverly Lewis. I had seen so many good reviews of her books so I was expecting it to be really great. I have to say it was just okay. It couldn't keep my interest. I can usually read a book in 1-2 days. It took me 2 weeks. I had to make myself pick the book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55016769">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It took me a little bit to get into this book, and during most of my reading of it, I felt like it was slow-moving and not particularly well-written.  As other reviewers have noted, the ending doesn't resolve much of anything - it leaves us hanging, presumably so that we'll run off and buy the later...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26009199">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was pleasantly surprised when I read this book and then the rest of the Abram's Daughters series.  I picked it up at the library on a whim having no knowledge of the Amish and their culture.  I'm surprised I even chose it at all.  Even though it's been several years since I read this series, I do ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68603646">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story follows the life of an amish family post WWII, specifically the loves and challenges facing the family's teenage daughters. <br/>My mother in law recommended this author, and I like that there's nothing offensive in Lewis's books. But this story seemed kind of melodramatic to me, and I d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42799699">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am frustrated when books in a series are not self-contained enough to allow you to quit at any point.  Lewis left every question unanswered (though often the answer was guessable), and I hear that the rest of the series is the same way. I liked the book and want to know what happens to the charact...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53149865">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book. I read it in one day! It is about an Amish family, particularly about two young sisters in their courting years. I really enjoyed the story lines, the characters and learning about the Amish community. This is the first book in a series and I am going to reserve the others right n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77656293">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I got this book off of Brett's Goodreads list. Thanks Brett! This is why I love goodreads, I can just look at everyones books and reviews and get ideas of what to read! I liked this series. It was really interesting to learn more about the Amish religion and community. It was a fun &quot;Romance Mys...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59763618">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this book so interesting.  I didn't know much about the Amish/Mennonite communities, there are actually a lot of parallels with Mormonism, just not to such extremes.  I was hooked from the first book, and every book I read in the series I couldn't put down.  Keep some tissues handy!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed all of Beverly Lewis's books and have read all that I could find.  I loved reading about the amish people as I have made acquaintance with a few amish families in Missouri.  I enjoyed learning about their customs and lifesyles.  I loved that these are wholesome and clean books.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sadie drove me nuts in this book, but the story of Jonas and Leah made me want to finish it. If you like Little Women or Anne of Green Gables you would probably like this series of Abram's Daughters. It's a little slow in some parts, but it has and interesting take on the amish life.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is our book group book for September, and I really enjoyed it. I thinks there's a lot to be learned from their way of life. We (soceity in general) are so dependant on all the technology that surrounds us, that we can't do anything for ourselves anymore. I also think that removing a little or l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65356563">more...</a>]]></body>
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