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Daisy
Dec 22, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Having finished it:
This would've been harder I think to read (and stick with) than it was to listen to; listening to it was seductive like a radio soap opera or something. I'll miss it. It took a long time to get through and I'll miss its vivid characters and descriptions. I'm pretty attached to this family and all the eras they pass through. (Still not quite sure why Irene marries Soames in the first place.)

(Sweet, respectful references to pets.)

During reading:
This is great fun to listen to but
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Laura
Sep 19, 2010 marked it as to-read
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Mar 17, 2011 marked it as to-read
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May 11, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Nov 20, 2012 marked it as 1001-list
Juliana Philippa
Jan 15, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Jan 21, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Mar 24, 2013 marked it as to-read
Tanya
Jun 27, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Rebekah
Jan 05, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Martha
Nov 04, 2015 marked it as to-read
Theresa Wright
Dec 12, 2018 marked it as to-read
Katie
May 11, 2020 marked it as to-read
Amber
Feb 15, 2021 marked it as to-read
Ellen Librarian
Sep 28, 2025 rated it really liked it
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