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Loving Frank tells of the ...             The Enchanted April (New York Review Books Classics)26 reviews Elizabeth Von Arnim NYRB Classics, 2007 Enchanting + Lazy vacation read + A charming and introspective work + The Enchanted April             The Road from the Past: Traveling through History in France17 reviews Ina Caro Harvest Books, 1996 What a great experience! + Amazing! + Now someone else can read the library copy! + A Great Planning Guide for Traveling French History             Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel604 reviews Lisa See Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 Phenomenal Women Book Club (Houston, TX) + Snowflower and the Secret Fan + SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN + chinese culture insight             I Am Madame X : A Novel25 reviews Gioia Diliberto, 2003 Extraordinary! + Quick, interesting read + Review of X + an evocative historical novel...             The Memory Keeper's Daughter873 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Freeze Frame + What a memory!!! 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It fills a void" + A little heavy on the dysfunctional, but still a great read + A book for book lovers             Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles (Eminent Lives)13 reviews Francine Prose Eminent Lives, 2005 Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles + H&J Bailey + The Sinner-Saint + A good book.....             The Virgin's Lover164 reviews Philippa Gregory, 2004 amazing author!! + The Virgin's Lover I was given The Other Boleyn Girl as a gift and devoured it. Since then I have read every other book in the Tudor series. I am patiently awaiting her new book which is to hit the shelves in September. She is one of those authors who makes you not want the book to end. And her talent is consistent ...             Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 7)102 reviews Alexander Mccall Smith Anchor, 2007 Why hasn't Alexander Mccall Smith won awards for these books? + "To feel happiness and then to remember it" + Warm, witty, and wise + No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency             Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation117 reviews Sheila Weller Atria, 2008 Loved Girls Like Us I loved this book. Being from the 60's generation I found myself actually being there with these real life enterainers. These singers and song writers were part of my youth and to read about their lives was such a treat. Sheila Weller has once again scored an A+.             Arthur & George88 reviews Julian Barnes Vintage, 2007 an eloquent turn of phrase and a gripping story + Seeing the Truth + Humanity at its height of sophistication + Elemental, mi querido George.-             Strapless22 reviews Deborah Davis Amazon Remainders Account, 2004 Masterpiece + Loved This! + A Timeless Image + Engaging story, historical glimpse of 19th-cent France, & biography of Sargent to boot + Enjoyable, readable history of the time, painter and subjects             Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1728 reviews Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Not for everyone but highly recommended for some of you! + Love Hate Relationship + Hysterical, Insightful, A Great Read + Great book             Kaaterskill Falls58 reviews Allegra Goodman Delta, 1999 My Favorite by Allegra Goodman + A story to get lost in + Tension between personal development and a tight-knit community + One of my favorite books of all time             A House in the Sunflowers: Living the Dream in the South of France1 review Ruth Silvestre Allison & Busby, 2001 FRENCH LOVING DAD LOVED THIS ONE! I BOUGHT THIS AS A GIFT TO MY DAD AND HE LOVED IT. KNEW THE AREAS IT SPOKE OF AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN.