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Originally Posted on Romance Junkies in 2005.......2007-05-14
Kimberly Raye finishes up her Farrel Sisters Trilogy with SWEET AS SUGAR, HOT AS SPICE, and boy, does she go out with a bang! If you haven't read the stories of Skye Farrel in Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice or that of Xandra Farrel in Sometimes Naughty, Sometimes Nice (Warner Forever), you'll want to pick those two up at the bookstore when you run out to purchase SWEET AS SUGAR, HOT AS SPICE.
Eve Farrel is starting to panic. She's recently watched both her older and younger sister find their happily-ever-afters and settle down in marital bliss-to the complete shock, dismay, and chagrin of their very famous feminist and anti-marriage mother, Jacqueline. Now that mom only has one single daughter left, she's determined that Eve will stay that way, no matter what. Jacqueline is driving Eve nuts, to the point that she now believes there's only one way to get her mother to leave her alone, once and for all-find a man, fast, and get married, even faster.
Fortunately for Eve, there's a man who is having a very similar problem. Linc "Shooter" Adams is known on the NASCAR circuit as a bad boy, a skirt-chaser who knows no limits-on or off the track. Everyone and their brother knows that Linc's family is urging him to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming Mayor of his hometown, and nothing Linc says to the contrary will convince the constituency that he doesn't want a life of politics. In the current poll, he's even ahead of his best friend, Craig Sanders, the man Linc wants more than anything to win the election. Desperate measures are called for, and taking a very unsuitable woman as his wife just might do the trick.
Eve is definitely an unsuitable politician's wife. As the owner of Sugar & Spice Sinema, a company that produces how-to sexual videos for couples who want to up their sex lives a few notches, Linc knows that marrying Eve Farrel will stop any Mayoral races cold. As for Eve, what better way to get her mother off her back than to marry Shooter, the ladies man of NASCAR?
Kimberly Raye has written a laugh-out-loud romance story that has two people thrown together as a matter of convenience, and learning to love each other as a matter of the heart. Eve finds out pretty quickly that Linc isn't as bad as he'd like the world to believe, and Linc in turn realizes that there's more to Eve than a sexy body. As these two find a balance between the desires of their family and the desires of their own bodies, it's a joy to be along for the ride.
Not as good as the first two books.......2006-11-22
I was looking forward to reading this book since I had enjoyed the first two books in this series, but this one was kind of dull. Many of the flashbacks were annoying and I don't understand why they were there as they don't contribute anything to this story. Reading this book made me feel like the author just rushed through writing it in order to get another book in the series done.
The book starts out at Xandra and Beau's wedding (from "something naughty something nice"), where Eve and Linc decide to enter a marriage out of convenience. He does it so he will not be elected mayor in his former hometown and can continue his racing career without being bothered by his parents, she does it just to annoy her mother. How lame is that?
We lean that Eve and Beau have sex, however she fakes her orgasms until chapter 18 when Linc, who is portrait as the typical bachelor, mysteriously seems to change overnight. They start to have a fulfilling sex life and all in a sudden Linc becomes a devoted husband. The two of them finally decide to stay married and have a double wedding reception as Eves mother decides to marry her longterm boyfriend (and father of her three daughters) Donovan.
All in all this book is not as good as the first two. It is too unrealistic and predictable, which makes it hard to identify with any of the main characters.
Hysterical and totally sensual story.......2006-03-28
Eve has always been the black sheep of the Farrel family; she takes pleasure in trying her ultra feminist mother's patience at every chance. The owner of a production company, Eve makes and markets sexstructional videos. When she suddenly finds herself as the only single daughter, she's suddenly cast in the good girl role. What's a bad girl to do? If you're Eve, you will find the most misogynistic man in the world and marry him fast.
Linc Adams is the latest sexy NASCAR bad boy. He got into racing a little late in life - trying to his hand at a law career first. But he decides he does not want to follow in his father, grandfather, and great grandfather's footsteps by seeking a career in politics. But he owes a lot to his best friend Craig. So he decides to run for mayor in his small Georgia hometown, but does everything he can to make sure he's not elected; even if it means marrying the most inappropriate woman he can find. When Linc and Eve join forces to solve each others problems, you'd think it's a mismatch made in heaven. It's not like this is forever - just until November. But the two have smoldering chemistry and soon begin to realize that they are not actually so mismatched after all.
In a secondary story, Eve's mother, feminist talk show host Jacqueline Farrel is furious that her life partner and father of her three children actually has the audacity to ask her to marry him. When she moves out and shows up on Eve's doorstep, Eve and Linc have to put on a show to make her flee. What will happen after the election - will Linc and Eve be able to go their separate ways? Will Eve's mom and dad settle down and make their three daughters legitimate?
Raye's comedic timing, great delivery and smoldering love scenes will keep even the coldest reader warm. Unlike most authors who run out of steam halfway through a series, Raye definitely saved the best for last!
Hot NASCAR Action.......2006-03-21
This was my first Kimberly Raye purchase. I bought it because I love NASCAR. Ms. Raye did a great job of weaving NASCAR realistically into the storyline. Linc and Eve are a great couple, they have passion, humor and that intangible quality... chemistry.
Eve concocts a plan that is so outrageous it just might work. They meet at her sister's wedding and before the night is through, they're married. The idea is to use the shock value of the wedding to get Eve's mother off her back as well as keep Linc out of local politics. The plan works, but not in the way either of them expected. You'll have to read it to see what happens.
I have now read and thoroughly enjoyed the other 2 Farrel sister novels as well. "Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice" and Sometimes Naughty, Sometimes, Nice"
Too Good to Pass up.......2005-12-27
Bad boy + sex video producer=love.
Eve and Linc each have their own family problems and figure that
getting together(i.e. marriage)will perhaps solve their problems.
Eve's mom wants her to stay unattached but is driving her crazy so Eve decides she will marry so mom leaves her alone; into the picture comes Linc, Nascar driver, with his family pushing him to run for mayor. He thinks that his chances to win the race(mayoral) will be finished when he marries Eve(sex video producer).
What each of them doesn't realize is that they each have something to learn about the other and what love is.
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Sweet As Sugar, Hot As Spice
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TENDER IS THE KNIGHT is a finalist in the 2006 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence contest, Southern Magic, RWA
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Outstanding love story.......2007-10-08
I just finished reading Tender is the Knight. This is my first scottish book and it was outstanding. I will definetly read more books by Jackie Ivie.
The love stories is one of the best. Filled with intrigue, two who love each other deeply but are afraid to say so, and finally the best written love scene of any book.
Woot!!!.......2007-02-21
If you want to feel something as you read it, stick with Miss Ivie.
Her characters are very real, as are their emotions. Tender is the Knight was the first of her books that I've read, and I'm hooked.
Keep it up Miss Ivie!!!
Verra , Verra, Disappointing.......2006-09-03
What a disappointing follow up after reading Ivies enjoyable debut "Lady of the Knight". The story is so fast paced it undermines itself, too many plot lines, (Colin's emotionally explosive, judgemental, barbaric, but meditates and does Tai Chi? AND saves her in full ninja style? In SCOTLAND in the 1800's?) Please! Too much bantering, too heady, his/her love for one another just does not come across with any depth (except for the marriage). Just overkill on all accounts -
Verra, verra, disappointing.
Check out Susan Carroll's "The Dark Queen" trilogy for a more satisfying read.
Comment to Jackie Ivie: Please slow down and write with more depth - you obviously have the talent for it.
Where's the love?.......2006-07-10
The first time Elise meets the new Duke, she's in a receiving line waiting her turn for an introduction. When she's finally presented, he insults her and his aide hustles her away from him. The next day, he accosts her while she's riding because a cartoon has appeared lampooning the two of them. He's furious and says it's all her fault and she's to put a stop to it. He's rude and agressive with her, a woman he doesn't even know. Each time they come together he accuses her of trying to catch him in marriage and that she's a manipulative person. When Elise strikes a man attempting to rape her, she thinks she's killed him and goes looking for her maid. Colin, the duke, has had his man watching her door to see if she leaves her room (why is never explained)and he resolves her problem by announcing to his host and the magistrate that they're married by Scottish law and she was with him and not in her room. He fails to tell her that the man she struck just had a concussion and she doesn't need to agree that they're married to save herself. Thus, this man who kept accusing her of trying to trick him into marriage, tricks Elise into marriage. Why you say? Because lo and behold, Colin has been mad for her from the moment he first saw her (you could have fooled me). And apparently, Elise must love all his abuse because she can't stop wanting him no matter what he does to her. And from this point forward he does some mean, rotten, dispicable, cruel things to her.
As mentioned in other reviews, Elise is taking care of her 8 month old nephew by her dead sister and Colin's dead brother. She's sent for the newphew to accompany her on her forced trip to Scotland. Of course, when he arrives Colin assumes the worst - that Elise has tricked him into marriage to give her illegitament child a name. Elise kept trying to tell him about the nephew but it never happened (we needed a plot point to continue the abuse). She's separated from her nephew, her maid and placed in a virtual prison by her so called enamored husband who has a gag stuffed in her mouth when she trys to tell him the truth. BUT STILL SHE THINKS HE'S GORGEOUS AND WANTS HIM!!!
This round of one misunderstanding after another based on Colin always assuming the worst about Elise and never allowing her to explain anything continues throughout the book until she finally gets to tell him what he has previously refused to listen to. Once she does this, he's now furious with her for not telling him and sparing him all this heartache she's created because he can't help wanting her. Nothing is ever his fault. He has no remorse for how he's treated her. But unbelievable as it seems, Elise still wants him and admits to herself that she loves him. It isn't until the last few pages that all is resolved and they finally go to bed.
All in all, there was no reason why either of these characters would love the other.
Provides a guilty pleasure.......2006-06-27
Reviewed by Sondra Fowler for Reader Views 6/06
The Lady Elise, widow of the Duke of Wynd, prided herself on her icy presence and impeccable attire. She was happy being single and though not against having the adoration of men she was in no way seeking a romantic entanglement. The new Duke of MacGowan, earthy, outspoken and not schooled in social intrigues, was looking for a bride. Colin found the lady Elise to be infuriating and in no way what he was looking for in a match. Hearts are broken, love is found, lost and found again in an amusing and tumultuous courtship the spans the countryside of England and Scotland.
Set in 1876 we are privy to corsets, gowns, and the rules of the nineteenth century English gentry. We are shown the differences between the English and Scottish and the subtle incompatibilities of custom and cultures. The difference between the English dialogue and the Scottish is made more apparent by the use of written dialect. The writing provides well drawn characters that even if you cannot identify with you can cheer for and cry for. Over all the effects transport the reader to a time and place different from the modern world.
I would call this romance light. It lacks the overbearing heavy breathing that I find so annoying and in its place is witty dialogue, much more fun. "Tender is the Knight" provides a guilty pleasure perfect for reading in a bubble bath, a plane or sitting on the beach.
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Knights, Raiders, and Targets: The Impact of the Hostile Takeover
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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
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Fascinating as the corporate takeovers of recent years have been--with their "golden parachutes" and junk bonds, "greenmailers" and white knights--it is far from clear what underlying forces are at work, and what their long-term consequences will be. Debate over these questions has become
polarized: some see takeover threats as disciplinary mechanisms that induce managers to behave efficiently and move assets to higher valued uses or into the hands of more efficient managers; others claim that corporate raiders have produced few observable increases in operating efficiency, but
rather have disrupted business planning, enforced a preoccupation with the short-term, and tilted the balance sheets of corporate America toward dangerously high debt levels. Such sharp conflicts in theory and evidence have produced considerable confusion concerning the appropriate policy response.
Knights, Raiders and Targets represents one of the first sustained efforts to refine and clarify these issues. Based on papers presented at a symposium sponsored by the Columbia Law School's Center for Law and Economic Studies, it also includes discussion of the informal presentations made at the
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The Order of the Palm : A Tender Account of the Only Multiple Personality Reunited By Her Marriage Partner
Jeffery D. Knight
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A final reckless gamble, the electrician put his wife into a hypnotic trance, and the piteous voice of a traumatized five year old echoed from her body, My name is Dianee. So began the only odyssey of its kind--a man successfully fusing his wife's seven alternate personalities into one.
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The courage to tell the truth, hidden from many out of fear........2004-01-07
I have read this book with tears and satisfaction. I, too, am married to a woman who suffers from this terrible tragedy and have lived a similar life the author describes in this book. He has captured the utter sadness which can and does surround us all, hidden in the secret threats and tortured minds of many.
As I read this book the last numerouse years of mine, and my wifes life, came rushing back. The author has truely captured what it means to love another, to give whatever you have to give to see to it anothers life is changed for the better, to see to it the fear instilled by those who would hurt a child, and forever remain anonymous, are brought out into the open.
The courage of Diane, and her inner friends, is of the highest regard in my mind. Diane's determination, steadfastness and all around get-it-done attitude is, and will, help many lost children hidden inside so many grown women, to become free of their fear.
This book can help those locked inside to reach out with hope, to know they can trust, be free of the pain and live life with smiles.
You have the courage to read this book, your life will be changed, you will see others in a clearer light, you will believe.
For those who suffer now or have suffered in their life from the tragedy described here, this books lets you know there is help, caring, understanding, love and compassion. All you have to do is believe, let go the fears which keep the secrets hidden, which give the secrets power to silence, to see your abusers for what they really are, and become free at last.
My life has been and is changed by the text of the life this book reveals.
Great work.
Poorly written and dull.......2003-09-07
This book was written in a confusing and poorly written manner. The last chapters were especially dull and filled with a lot of psychological mumbo jumbo.
An incredible account of a DID! Super recommended!.......2001-08-05
I loved this book, from the beginning to the end, I never wanted to put it down. So many emotions, so many feelings, all at once, and I could feel too, the pain, the mental anguish of all those involved. I recommend this book for anyone going through sexual abuse feelings or past emotions hard to deal wtih. This is a wonderful recount of one person's love for another.
Honest and touching..........2000-07-20
This book is an astonishing look at courage in the common-place, and the extraordinary ways in which lives can be torn apart. The only book ever written by the spouse of a multiple, it avoids the coldness of the therapeutic documents most common when dealing with this topic, and instead shows love, commitment, and how the passion of a spouse can make all the difference in growth and healing.
An Emotional Roller Coaster Ride.......2000-06-26
I could not put this book down! I have already read it more than once and each time I gain some new insight into this incredible, and true, story. It is an emotional roller coaster from start to finish, and if you can get through it without crying, you are made of tougher stuff than I am.
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Basically Tender
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In novels like Mars, and Moonbase, and Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn, as well as Privateers, The Precipice, and The Rock Rats, Ben Bova has been telling the stories of the wars and rivalries, the outsize individuals, public crusades, and private passions that will drive us as we expand into the Solar System and make use of its vast resources. And throughout, Bova has shown our cosmic neighborhood as we know it to be, giving us a sense of Venus and Jupiter and the Asteroid Belt and Mars that's as up-to-date as the latest observations. For the last two decades have been a golden age of near-Earth astronomy and observation, and Bova has made dramatic use of our newest knowledge.Bova has written short fiction about some of the same characters and events--Sam Gunn, Martin Humphries, Klaus Fuchs, Dan Randolph, the Asteroid Wars. Now, in Tales of the Grand Tour, those stories are collected in book form for the first time, creating a volume that is a landmark of modern SF.
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Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910 (Women's Diaries and Letters of the South)
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Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910 is a travelogue of captivating adventures through exotic lands as experienced by an intrepid American aristocrat and her son at the dawn of the twentieth century. A member of the prominent Sinkler family of Charleston and Philadelphia, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sinkler married into Philadelphia's wealthy Coxe family in 1870. Widowed just three years later, she dedicated herself to a lifelong pursuit of philanthropy, intellectual endeavor, and extensive travel. Heeding the call of their dauntless adventuresome spirits, Lizzie and her son Eckley set sail in 1890 on a series of odysseys that would take them from the United States to Cairo, Luxor, Khartoum, Algiers, Istanbul, Naples, Vichy, and Athens. Like many of their peers in the upper echelons of American society, this wealthy duo were drawn into the Egyptian craze that swept late-nineteenth-century society, and they fully immersed themselves in the nascent field of scientific archaeology. More obsessed and philanthropic than most, the Coxes not only visited the sites and monuments of ancient civilizations but also participated in digs, funded entire expeditions, and ultimately subsidized the creation of the Coxe Wing of Ancient History at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. In addition to the scholarly contributions gained through their patronage, they left a vivid chronicle of camels and trains, tents and trenches, and dervishes and pyramids that has gone unpublished until now.
A prolific correspondent, Lizzie conscientiously recorded her adventures abroad in lively prose that captures the surreal exhilarations and harsh realities of traversing the known and barely known worlds of Africa and the Middle East. She journeyed through foreign lands with numerous nieces in tow to expose them to the educational and social benefits of the Grand Tour. Her letters and recollections are complemented by numerous photographs and several original watercolor paintings. By words and pictures, Lizzie Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour reveal the turn-of-the-century excitement about the burgeoning field of Egyptology, the intellectual pursuits available to women of means, and the familial and social ties between the upper classes of the North and South, that predated and survived the Civil War.
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A book for a very specific audience.......2006-11-25
One of the joys of history - the human element of history, that is - includes snapshots into the lives of the people who've come before us. There are treasures to be found in their letters, their musings in the margins of books they read, articles they clipped. Even if their world was not our world, and would never resemble our world in any stretch of the imagination, the people who came before have left a rich legacy that many of us in the modern world should consider creating for those who'll follow us.
It is in that spirit of human appreciation that one should approach the 23rd volume in the Women's Diaries and Letters of the South series. In it, Anne LeClercq mines years of family writings to show the world the extraordinary life of an ancestor whose diaries and letters show how one woman truly drank the essence of an amazing time in history.
The book is a collection of diary entries spanning two decades of adventure and thousands of miles in travel. The editor is not only a family member but a university librarian skilled at combing materials for nuggets a larger audience would enjoy.
Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's life bridged the old and the new - the South before the Civil War and the world after, when northerners and southerners began to commingle, and when the Gilded Age and requisite Grand Tour allowed those of means to visit far off lands. Through the deft editing of LeClercq, we envision Constantinople at sunrise, ride deep into the Sudan, take tea in the shadow of the Sphinx and behold the Acropolis at Athens and Smyrna's harbor.
On the surface, such diaries might be dismissed as dinosaurs from an age that has lost its relevance. However, as offerings of history, they let the characters - real ones, mind you - of the time speak for themselves.
Coxe's diary isn't necessarily a book meant for a rainy-day read. It is easy to slip in and out of her travels. Indeed, it's often easy to get sidetracked in the copious footnotes that LeClercq uses to keep readers up to date on the family members.
Summed up, this book is meant for historians, amateur or professional; unless the reader has a keen interest in the Gilded Age or Grand Tour life in general, it' probably a little obscure for a general audience.
However, as part of a collection, this "modern" addition to the series that started as a 19th century look at women's lives is fun to have around. Coxe's language is vivid, and even if it takes a few days to absorb all of her stories, it's worth the trip for a historian looking to see how the other half lived.
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The Chronicles of Spiderwick: A Grand Tour of the Enchanted World, Navigated by Thimbletack (Spiderwick Chronicles, the)
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Voyager Tales: Personal Views of the Grand Tour
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Human beings who created the Voyager Spacecraft
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The best and most interesting book on one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of our century written in the words of the individuals involved.
These are real people including secretaries, guards, Telephone operators,and others as well as Engineers, Scientists, Project managers, and key individuals who participated in this remarkable extension of our knowledge of the Solar system.
Of particular delight to the reviewer was the reoccuring theme of pride of accomplishment by those associated with the Voyager project as well as the problems that were overcome, both technical and financial.
I found this an inspiring work and reccomend it to those who believe in humanity and scientific accomplishment.
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The Science Fiction Box: Eye for Eye, Run for the Stars, And Tales of the Grand Tour
Orson Scott Card ,
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Loss Forgiveness and Restoration.The Face of Christ illustration and the accompanying story that has changed lives all around the globe.First it is a truelife story of an advertising executive an artist and a pastor Joe Castillo and the way God changed him. It also tells of the many lives touched by this simple illustration.Done before a live audience the very first time it had a powerful impact on those who watched. This motivated the artist to reproduce it in pen ink prints. As an artist Joes struggle to make a living was suddenly compounded by having his wife diagnosed with cancer. They had no insurance to cover the mounting debt but at an opportune time a friend offered to reproduce the artwork on marble plaques and pay royalties. The sales of the plaques were amazing surely this was the answer to all their financial problems But the story seems to grind to a halt. The friend refuses to pay royalties on the artwork that is selling world wide and Joe loses his wife to cancer. It becomes a daily struggle to forgive the man who was profiting from his artwork and overcome the bitterness at the loss of his wife. The plaques seem to show up everywhere compounding his anger and resentment. For Joe it became a bitter symbol of everything that had gone wrong.If you have ever struggled with forgiveness. If some events in your life just dont make sense God can use this artwork and the story that goes with it to help you put the pieces together.
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EllieandBoo.......2006-09-30
While this is a "slim" book, 122 pages, that should not keep you from reading it. You really can come to understand the way Amish women think and feel...and also come to understand that not all Amish women are as happy and content with their lives as so many other books paint them to be. They do not all fit the same mold! Naomi loves reading C.S. Lewis. Rebecca is single and has a career. Susie is an artist. Esther who had lost two of her children now spends much of her time reaching out to other members of her community who have suffered loss. This book teaches you that Amish women are not always standing behind a stove or giving birth. These are real women who find ways to nurture their own creativity while still doing all of their chores and raising their large families. A great read. This is a book I will keep on my book shelf.
Good Book.......2001-06-18
I enjoyed this book. The stories were wonderful, and warmed my heart. It spoke of the good, and a little of the bad in being an Amish women and raising an Amish family. Although, I can only guess that it seemed a fair depiction, I am not Amish, so I cant say for sure. :o)) It seemed to be written on an easy level, so an adult could breeze through this book quickly. I have read better books on Amish Life, but this one is decent. And the stories will leave you with a good feeling.
disappointing read; Good Books has better books available.......2000-10-30
I found this book to be a disappointing read. The writing was simple and lacking descriptions that had depth. Half way through I just put the book down, which wasn't terrible far along, because there was a lot of dead white space between the large font type. I couldn't help but think this book was written by someone cashing in on their Amish ancestors, that they, in this case Louise Stoltzfus, doesn't understand. Good Books has some outstanding books available, I am not sure why they bothered to publish this one.
AMISH WOMEN...HO-HUM.......2000-08-07
This slim volume of the lives and stories of Amish women is a pleasant work. It is a small collection of interviews and anecdotes of Amish women. The book is a simple, cleanly written work, giving the reader a taste of what life is like for Amish women. It is, however, just that: a taste. There is no depth to this book. It almost seems as if it were a work published by a vanity press operation. It is more like a book one would write and then have printed up in order to give it to friends and family. There is really not too much to it, and it has a certain affectation about it. It piques one's interest but does not satisfy an appetite. It is too bad, because the author herself was raised in an Amish household. Obviously, this gained her entree into this interesting, though narrow world. It is unfortunate that she was not more insightful in terms of her material.
A wonderful insight into the Amish.......2000-07-08
I read this book, even purchased it in Lancaster, PA while visiting. It is a very good book and gives the reader an insight into Amish life for women. Highly recommend reading.
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