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A Virtuous Woman

Kaye Gibbons

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Dec 16, 2020 Daina rated it really liked it

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Full disclaimer so you can appreciate the sincerity behind my review- I didn't expect to like A Virtuous Woman as much as I ended up liking it! This title has been on my TBR shelf for ages and has a low page count, so I picked it up in a last-ditch attempt to finish my Mount TBR challenge for 2020. The title seemed very 'literary' and 'old-fashioned' and I wasn't sure I'd be able to keep focus long enough for me to finish it. When I ended up near tears toward the end, I was pleasantly surprised. ...more

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Feb 09, 2014 SarahC rated it liked it

This is a meaningful story about the basics of life: love, choices, struggle, understanding. It is an austere story of common people making the same common mistakes that are found throughout humanity. A young girl makes immature choices in life and marriage and quickly regrets these. She finds redemption through an unlikely partner. This is a very giving story. It has a generous feel that seems set forth purposefully by the author from the outset. We see and understand the couple of Jack and Rub ...more

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