Aunt Hattie sparked my curiosity
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This story was mentioned at a family gathering. I am happy to find this book which tells the history so thoroughly.
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I started the book last night, and I'm thoroughly enjoying the stories. It's so interesting to see the thoughts and feelings of other women regarding their parents, parenting, and their sweet children.
Not all of the stories are easy to read, because not everyone has an ideal life. It gives me the opportunity to pray for these dear ladies.
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There was a 1900 picture of my old neighborhood a street I walked across everyday. I was shocked I learned so much about my old neighborhood , I sent my mother and aunt a couple. They both grew up in Harlem also.
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I enjoyed experiencing the history of the 1860 emerging Civil War period through the eyes of a southerner...a different take than I might have considered otherwise.  I may go on and read the next ones..but I did notice there are 8 books in the series.  Hmmm....that might be more than I want to take on.
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Stories about sisters are bound to have a decent share of tension.  In this book, sisters Angela and Rose visit an aunt they haven't seen in a long time.  Aunt Sylvia is a darling person; she reminded me of my great-grandmother Agnes.  As for Angela and Rose, a strained relationship holds their sisterhood in check. They both experienced trepidation over the trip, though they don't realize its foundation.  I loved how Kate Lloyd reached down into the characters pasts to show how much it defines the present.

What I appreciated most about A Letter from Lancaster County was that it didn't fall in the traditional patterns of an Amish fiction novel.  There was an interesting contrast between the English and Mennonite worlds that stretched the reader to accept both. For that reason, I think it would appeal to readers across most womens fiction genres.  Thanks to Litfuse for sending me this book and letting me participate in the tour. Opinions shared are mine.
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Truly amazing/brilliant/inspiring!  I have been longing and wishing to do this, I guess not on such a large scale more of the Caribbean.  I am one of the niece's of Maureen...Jacquline Rawlins and I am so very proud of her and priviliged to be a relative. God bless you Aunt Maureen!
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My grandmother was a "Lane" and I am working on the family.  I was so surprised when I saw several books on Amazon that had books on my ancestors.  I pick up one and then I put it down and pick up a different one.  Maybe I shouldn't have purchased three at the same time.  lol
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I personally didn't read the book, but my aunt who I bought it for enjoyed it. Came in pristine condition, no complaints from me or my aunt who it was for.
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I think the author did her research on Egyptian Pharoahs. It leads you back to a time when Pharoahs thought they were gods. It is a look into what life might have been like for the "aristocracy" of the time in Ancient Egypt. This deals especially with the women who also wanted power.
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I could connect with her childhood. I think she had a wonderful childhood.  Her mother was a good kind of nut. I read it in two sittings and couldn't put it down. I have much enjoyed the movies she has directed. In fact that's the way I knew her, because I lived in Europe when Laverne and Shirley were on TV. I haven't even seen them in syndication. I like your style lady.
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It's hard to review a book I already read years ago, and only recently bought specifically because I had a comparatively rare Peggy Nisbet doll for sale.  Still, it did provide me with the information I was seeking, which was not available at my local library.  I think I will now donate it to the library so they will have it for the next person.
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While I was forced as a child to read Little Women, I immediately took to Rose and her cousins which I discovered on my own. They have more adventures and fun which appealed to my tomboy side. Having the Uncle turning the stiff world she lives in with his new ideas makes you see how the world has changed for girls. Like all children's books of this time there are obvious morals being taught.
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If you are interested in Germaine and her ideas this may interest you. I admired how carefully she researched her father's origins. Apart from her use of the occasional unusual word that nobody but an academic would use I enjoyed this, reading it in one or two sittings on my kindle.

I guess it was like a verbal edition of This is your life, But I didn't miss having the images at all, suggesting that it was well written
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I new nothing of the Clark family and their legacy on America. Huguette seems like she was a sweet and wonderful woman who was incredibly creative and artistic. She was also eccentric. I have mixed feelings concerning her will and the disputes regarding it. I enjoyed this book a lot.
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I thought that Darcy 's long, lost aunt was an interesting character because she was Wickham 's mother. She eventually realized that he could not be redeemed.
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As I remember reading "Little Women" in my youth...I was intrigued by the concept of "The Little Women Letters", Gabrielle Donnelly's novel about three sisters who are descendents of Jo March. As we learn about the lives of Lulu and her two sisters, we also learn about great-great-grandmother Jo March through letters to her family found in the attic. An interesting concept and an enjoyable read, I also think this would be a good book club book, to be read along with "Little Women" - some good discussions should ensue."
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When I first started reading this book, I felt as though fate had somehow decreed that I read it because in some respects, it gave a possibility to a family mystery for me, or at least another path for me to investigate.

Looking at my grandmother Rose's family in the 1911 Census I noticed that her name was missing from the list of family members. I later found her listed as a laundress inmate in a local convent in Wirral. Her father was a very staunch Irish Catholic from Co Cork who disowned Rose four years later in 1916
 when she married my Protestant grandfather. I'd speculated that Rose was an unmarried mother, hence her residence in a convent. I was aware such places existed but The Magdalen Girls opened up another possibility that she may have been sent to live there by her father, the local parish priest, or by a collusion of the two as per some of the characters within the book. Was my grandmother - who incidentally died in 1928 aged 36, so I never met her - perceived to be of low moral character or in danger of becoming so because of her association with a non-Catholic? It's entirely possible.

Set in Dublin in 1962 with a fast flowing narrative. I found this book to be a completely absorbing and gripping fictional account taken from real life events of the cruel regime inflicted on young girls in Ireland and beyond who had been signed over to the Magdalen nuns to become penitents and repent their 'sins' while working in the harsh environment of a laundry. I warmed to all of the girls and really wanted any escape attempts to be successful.
As a former convent schoolgirl, I was already only too aware that not all nuns are like the saintly, saccharine sweet Nonnatus House ones as portrayed in Call The Midwife.

The author has skilfully told the story of each of the three girls whose stories and fates are revealed in this book. I found it virtually impossible to put down.
Well researched and insightful.
One of the best books I've read so far this year.