One of my mother's favorite books
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There is considerable sentiment in this book, but much more true feeling. The plot is very simple, the characters not too many and easily recollected.
  One thing I miss was the rise of industrialization. This was, apparently, devastating particularly for weavers who saw the huge power looms replacing their art and craftmanship with cheaper cloth. Still this did not seem to reach Silas' country during his time.
  A feel good novel with a happy ending, qualaties much appreciated by my mother.
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My mother had the original book when she lost her baby boy as birth. It was a gift to her.
I read the book many years ago and always wanted one for myself.
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My mother still has her hardbound book (c. 1950 I think) of Patsy and the Pup that she grew up with and in turn read it to both my sister & me as we were growing up. It is kept in her cedar chest now and only brought out on special occasions. When we were small she would read each character in the book with a different tone/voice and to this day I can hear my mom reading as Patsy saying, "Then may I KEEP him?", and exaggerating every word ever so sweetly. It was my favorite childhood book and I absolutely love the illustrations!!! I have been looking for it for years and could never find it when I did internet searches.  Thank you to whom ever has control of her estate and decided to print this book again!
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This was one of my favorite books as a child and I was so excited to find it used to give as a baby shower gift. It's been out of print for quite some time. The illustrations are beautiful.
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Excellent book, arrived with plenty of holiday time to spare, and my mom loved it.
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purchased this book for my mother to give my son at my DIL's baby shower; it's their first and my mother used to read this book to my son all the time; he used always want to borrow it from the library (remember those? lol) he remembered it and was very touched
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My mother could not find this in the stores around us, so I went to my favorite book store online and bought it for her. She was very surprised and happy for this gift.
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I bought this for my mother, read it first and loved it.
She agrees with me and wants to pass it to her friends.
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My mom read this book as a child and asked me to find it which I readily found on Amazon.  Mom loved this book as a child.  She is ill and it meant a lot to her to find it and read it again as an adult.  Delivery was very timely.  Happy with this purchase.
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My mom read this book to me as a child and I always loved it.  I wanted my grandchildren to get the same enjoyment from it so I purchased a copy that I could read to them.
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I bought it for my elderly mother who enjoyed it very much, the illustration is amazing!
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I got this for my mom for Mother's day and she loved it.  It's so nice to have something she can read with my kids that is specific to her role as grandma.
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I purchased this book for my mother, and cannot say I've read it myself, as romance novels aren't really my preference. I do know my mother absolutely loved this book and the entire Ravenscar trilogy; so much so that she's recommended it to her friends and to other family members.
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As my mother approaches her 87th birthday, there is so much I still don't know about her.  Fortunately, she is very active and remembers her past much better than I can remember mine.  This is such a wonderful format for  her to put down in her owns words those memories I could never think to  ask. How she felt about different phases of her life, what she cooked as  her first meal, how she met my father, what she did in school, her likes  and dislikes, fashions and style, travels and descriptions of her family  and so much, much more. The book makes a wonderful gift to give to  a woman  to chronicle her life for future reference.  I can't wait to give mine as a  holiday gift to my Mother and look forward to reading about her life in her  own words. This book is a must on your book list.

February 11, 2009:  My Mother is now approaching her 97th birthday on March 26th.  I gave her the book ten years ago and she wrote in it until four years ago.  I have not read it and have decided to do so on my Birthday, April 17th.  With her failing memory, vision and hearing, I will savor and treasure every word that she has written.  I am blessed.
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My oldest daughter is 43 years old and this was (still is) her favorite childhood book.  She went on to share it with her children.
I am now a foster mother and still have the original book that I've first read nearly 41 years ago and read to so many children over the years.  It's becoming tattered to where I've retired it to my closet and bought the new book for my future children.
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This was a book that both mother and son liked!  I bought it as a gift, so a grandmother/grandchild could love it as much as I did.
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This book is a great gift for any mother or grandmother.  I love the sketches and the easy reading.  You can tell she had a real knack for poetry, her visions were so clear and her expression of love for family is evident.