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          <body><![CDATA[Thanks so much for your review, Maggie and for &quot;enduring&quot; the story to the end. (now you too, 'shall live again' - Virginia Mae Mercy) <br/><br/>Godspeed.<br/><br/>Alberto]]></body>
        
    
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          <body><![CDATA[Hi Melanie, that really makes my day because I want this story to touch readers deeply and get them thinking and trying to figure it all out. Other readers have made the same kind of comment so it's great to know that the story works on that level.<br/><br/>Thanks so much for reading it and for your great comments, I know you must be so busy and I hope it's all working out for you. Keep in touch.<br/><br/>Enjoy the holidays!<br/><br/>Alberto]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:22:56 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[My goodness, Hemingway? Does anyone read Hemingway anymore? It so happens that I dug up 3 of his novels from my book collection and started reading &quot;The Sun Also Rises&quot;, again. What can I say. I think the best of Hemingway in Paris, and my favorite, was &quot;A Moveable Feast&quot;, but I'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79033837">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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          <body><![CDATA[Thanks so much for your review, Colleen. I'm glad you enjoyed the story!<br/><br/>Alberto]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:44:20 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Thanks for adding me sweetie. This is a good place to get exposure for your books. I'm not feeling so well lately, been a little heart-sick but i'll get to your email soon as i can. We have a big storm approaching the island, a lot like the one in my life :)so i might lose my internet connection. I'll talk to you soon okay.<br/><br/>Alberto]]></body>
        
    
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          <body><![CDATA[<br/>A Ballad From the Heart<br/><br/>What I really like about this story is its soft, lingering pace. The lazy yawn of a tomcat named ”Dumptruck”, for instance, and the sensual dance of a mystic goddess that goes by the name of Susanna Benteen, better known as “the witch” among the local...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65121767">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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