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Mar 22, 2011

Tara rated it:

I was really quite riveted by this story. I can't say I turned the final page having learned anything or had food for thought or cried, but I was entertained.

It's about three different women during three different times in the same house, the Bride's House.

Nealie's tale begins in 1880.. She falls in love with one man, marries another, but still ends up in the Bride's House. There's a bit of a moral in this part. "The grass is not always greener on the other side" More...

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Aug 11, 2011

aspasiacat rated it:

Rating: ****

Review: So, what happens when you get an advance copy of a book in the mail from a publisher and it just happens to be the The Bride’s House by Sandra Dallas? Well, of course you sit down to read the back cover and then you are so intrigued you sit down to read a few pages. The next thing you know you have finished the book – in one night. That is what I did. Although I was already a big fan of her books I found the style of writing to be different than her other books – wo More...

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Jul 18, 2011

Ariel rated it:

I wanted to get my hot little hands on a copy of this book when I first saw that it was up for early review. Alas I was not picked and disappointed I waited patiently for it to come in to my library. I loved the Diary of Mattie Spencer and this looked like a similar historical fiction work. The premise of this book is that there are three generations of women from the same family that inhabit a house called the Bride's House in Colorado. It is so named because the first woman Nealie was a bride More...

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May 16, 2011

Denise rated it:

The Bride's House begins in 1880 with Nealie, a young woman who has escaped her abusive father by fleeing to the mountains, to a small mining town called Georgetown. There she finds herself falling in love and dreams of living with her husband in a beautiful, grand house called the Bride's House. But willful and naive, Nealie ends up living in the Bride's House under very different circumstances than she expected. The story continues through three generations of women who live in the house, conc More...

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Mar 21, 2011

Rosanne rated it:

As I began to read "The Bride's House", I was concerned that it would be a book that wasn't very good. I am so glad that I stuck with it. I knew Sandra Dallas from Prayers For Sale and was excited that I would have the opportunity to read her new book. Part I didn't seem like I was reading something from Sandra Dallas. As I got through to Part II, I was completely on board and anxious to read the rest.

The book opens with Nealie Bent who has just moved to Georgetown, CO fl More...

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Oct 24, 2011

Kimberly rated it:

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Oct 23, 2011

Diane rated it:

I like Sandra Dallas and feel her books are a great escape. This one, follows three generations of women in a Colorado home, nicknamed The Brides's House, purchased in 1880. Georgetown is a mining town and Nealie is a hard working, uneducated servant who is easily swept off her feet by a mining investor. One third of the book (the best third, I thought) is her story. The second third, Pearl's story, is also interesting and the characters are mostly realistic and finely crafted. The book fe More...

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Nov 21, 2011

Peggy rated it:

Three generations of women live, love and have the same secret. The "Bride's House" is a beautiful victorian mansion in Georgetown, Olorado, a mining town in the Colorado Rockies. Nealie comes to the house as a newlywed, and dies in childbrith while her daughter, Pearl survives. Pearl lives in the house and serves as her father's secretary. While young, she has a failed romance, and later on in life marries this same suitor. She gives birth to Susan.

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Dec 07, 2011

Julie rated it:

I was so disappointed, because I've really liked some of her books. I kept thinking it would get better and it would come together in the end. The more I think about it, it's just making excuses for women who sleep around. Apparently, it's a charming family legacy. Yuck!

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Jun 16, 2011

Vikki rated it:

I did enjoy this book and could not put it down at times. But it was different than other Sandra Dallas' books. This was just a romance. There usually is more depth in her books. This book takes us through three generations of a family- through Nealie Bent, her daughter Pearl and her daughter Susan. They all lived in the Bride's House and they all had their share of secrets.
The Bride's House is in Georgetown, Colorado. I do like Georgetown and it was fun to picture the story t More...

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Mar 31, 2011

Kari rated it:

I won this book through first reads, and I absolutly LOVED it. I almost didn't enter for this book, and now I'm wondering why I had doubts. This book tells the story of three generations of women, and the trials of life and love they endure.

Nealie, who had experienced more heartache in her short years then most people do in an entire life time is the first. Her back story kind of broke my heart. But the upside is that she experiences true love, and to me she truly embodies the sayi More...

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Apr 30, 2011

Rachel rated it:

I've enjoyed most of Sandra's books so far, this one, did not stand up to the others. My least favorite thus far. I wouldn't spend the money or have this one on my book shelf at home.

I am feeling like the more recent her books, the more she feels she needs to put more detailed intamacy in them that quite frankly, isn't needed. I felt like her older books were more wholesome and now these more recent ones are turning trashy.

I did enjoy the three generations stories an More...

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May 03, 2011

Priscilla rated it:

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Apr 27, 2011

Book Duo rated it:

Once again Colorado's Sandra Dallas has written a wonderful historical novel. The Bride's House is set in Georgetown, Colorado. It's the story of three generations of women who live there. It starts out during the 1880s mining boom and bust and continues past the two wars - with three strong-willed women: Nealie, her daughter Pearl and then granddaughter, Susan, as well as, the other main character - Bride's House. It's more than three love stories. It is a history of the area, of women, and it More...

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May 25, 2011

Debra rated it:

Sandra Dallas writes nice, layered stories that usually have happy endings. Besides that, each of her books is different, ranging from mysteries to historical. The Bride's House is a family saga, following those who lived in a sumptuous house in a small Colorado mining town.

Somehow, I didn't feel that this book had the layers, the character development that I have learned to expect from her. People were good ro bad, and you could tell almost immediately.

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Sep 01, 2011

Glenda rated it:

The Bride's House is a novel about the secrets and passions of three generations of women who have all lived in the same Victorian home called the Bride’s House.
It’s 1880, in Georgetown, Colorado, and for seventeen-year-old Nealie Bent, the Bride’s House is a fairy tale come to life. It seems as if it is being built precisely for her and Will Spaulding, the man she is convinced she will marry. But life doesn’t go according to plan, and Nealie finds herself in the Bride’s House pregnant--- More...

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Jun 18, 2011

Judy rated it:

I liked this book, enjoyed meeting the characters, but .... something was not quite up to the level of her other books, especially the Persian Pickle club and particularly Matti Spenser's Diary... She says it took her 3 years to write...maybe she lost momentum or enthusiasm -- I guess that was the problem. Parts of the books were fun and kept my interest and pullled me along...other parts didn't seem to fit in and drug and were a little iffy -- Maybe the ending was just a little too neat and pat More...

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Jun 16, 2011

Patsy added it

A love story for sure. Poor girl meets rich boy. But so far the lead characters have captured my attention. I think I am going to love Nealie Bent - hope I'm right.

Well Nealie dies long before I want her to. However, her story continues through her daughter and her granddaughter. And, yes, they all are influenced by the Bride's House.

An easy read. A good "escape" book with a few surprises thrown in. I recommend this book if you are a romance novel reader and whe More...

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May 26, 2011

Melinda rated it:

I did enjoy this book, I just didn't super enjoy this book. The story line was a little predictable. The main reason I liked it is because of the setting of the story. Having lived in a little Colorado mountain town, I knew a lot of the places described in the book. And I have experienced some of the conditions that the book described. I would love to visit the house described in this book! My constructive criticism is that the characters could have been a little more fleshed-out. But sti More...

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Nov 03, 2011

Rebekah rated it:

This novel spans three generation of women. While I really liked the first story, the second story was too reminiscent of Washington Square or Persuasion, and I felt as if the third story did not connect to the first two (except in the obvious way at the end). However, I liked it enough to want to read some of Dallas' previous books. More...

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May 07, 2011

Sue rated it:

I always enjoy a Sandra Dallas novel. She's like visiting with an old friend. The Bride's House is a story about a beautiful victorian home in Georgetown, CO that is inhabited by three generations of women. Mining plays a key role in this novel, as well as unrequited love, lost opportunities, and secrets kept close.

I enjoyed each of the women: Nealie, Pearl, and Susan. Sometimes history can repeat itself, and it's up to each person to break the pattern and find happiness.
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Feb 01, 2012

Gail rated it:

This book was chosen because of its audio book size - an 11 Cd'sS series. It was my partial companion on a long road trip. Thank heavens I chose it as my secondary book and therefore did not have it spewing along as I drove over the Oregon and Northern California mtns to San Francisco. Dull enough, and old fashioned 3 generationsal story of mother to daughter to grand daughter. SNOOZE Alert.

What is comforting about this book is that it is such an old fashioned style read--and t More...

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Dec 07, 2011

Brenda rated it:

I loved this book! It is another of the old west type books. A bride who ends up with the wrong man pregnant and in the house of her dreams. This is the story of three generations of women and their stories of how they came to live and grow with their children in the book "The Bride's House". This book is set in Georgetown in the Colorado High Country. I loved reading when the book was over how the author came to write this story. I was out and about with my hubby and he kept inte More...

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Nov 06, 2011

Carol rated it:

Loved it! As a fellow Colorado resident, I know many of the places Sandra Dallas writes about including Georgetown (the setting for The Bride's House), making her books a lot more fun. Like some of her earlier books, she does a great job of incorporating Colorado history, especially the grimy exuberance, noise, danger, and recklessness of the mining camps, and mountain life into this story.

However, what I like most about Sandra Dallas books are the women she creates to people her stor More...

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Jul 08, 2011

Tonya rated it:

Sandra Dallas NEVER disappoints! In this multigenerational saga, 3 women unknowingly make the same mistakes in love. All three women are lovable characters, Nealie grew on me the most though. Her spirit came through the pages and stuck with you the whole time, thinking her daughter and granddaughter had a piece of her.

Nealie's mother passed away and her father was meaner than a rattlesnake so she just took off. When she arrived in Georgetown Colorado she knew not a soul. However, Lid More...

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Dec 29, 2011

Terri rated it:

This isn't exactly great writing, but it made a fine vacation read. The only thing this book demands of the reader is believing that three generations of women could (and would) get pregnant from their first, isolated sexual encounter. I'd only recommend it to folks who know and love the Colorado Rockies and want to read about Georgetown and its evolution from mining town to tourist destination. Dallas definitely does her homework on the historic aspects, and owns the real "bride's house" More...

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May 25, 2011

Steph rated it:

Sandra Dallas has once again proven why she is one of my favorite authors. She is a masterful storyteller and in this novel she weaves together three generations of women from the same family. The book is told in three parts from each of the varying prospectives. But the common thread that ties them together is the beautiful home of the Bride's House they have all lived and loved in.
I have thought about why Dallas's books capture me like they do and it all comes down to one thing: h More...

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Aug 03, 2011

Lanita rated it:

I usually really enjoy Sandra Dallas's yarns. I especially love that she is a local author, so that makes it fun. I got caught up into this book at first. I liked the love stories, the characters, and the 3-generation span of women that the story followed. However, by the end I found myself slightly disgusted. All of the "secrets" of the women were due to their lack of morality and by the 3rd generation I felt no sympathy for the women at all. It just didn't do it for me.

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Oct 13, 2011

Inger rated it:

Sandra Dallas often writes books that only include the men as an afterthought; they're about strong women and their relationships with one another. I've really enjoyed them because I believe that good friendships with women are integral to our well-being. This book, by comparison, was a huge disappointment. She created three women who, although they were purportedly intelligent, acted stupid most of the time and based their lives on the men they loved.

I did like how she threaded the More...

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Jul 13, 2011

S.B. rated it:

This was pure escape...a guilty pleasure...one page followed the next and the hours passed easily in a Colorado mining town, with conflicts arising out of rivals for the affections of a simple girl. Actually, there are three stories. It's a kind of family saga, but each one functions on its own, with some 'secrets' revealed at the end that tie them all together. Good historical detail, sweetly sentimental. I like this kind of book once in a while.

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