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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 09 2009 : 7:10:02 PM
Okay, so I know a bunch of us bought this new novel over the 4th. I haven't cracked it open yet, but I've heard some really good whispers about it already at the different stores along the BBB route that carry it. I've never been a book-club member, and not sure how that goes, but I would sure like to join a conversation with others who are also reading/about to read it.
How many of you picked the novel up this weekend? :)
We make a difference. |
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| Amy Warwick |
Posted - Sep 10 2009 : 8:49:25 PM
Hi all! Met Huckleberrywine's mom at the Palouse Empire Fair. For any of you that have read Summer Snow, please stop by and introduce yourself as a farmgirl!
Amy
For information on SUMMER SNOW please visit www.amywarwick.com
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it ~Aristotle
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| carolbrigid |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 2:01:06 PM
Putting it on my list!
Farmgirl Hugs,
Carol
Farmgirl Sister #222
Member, Crafty Bay Farmgirl Chapter |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 09:13:06 AM
Oh, isn't that too bad? It's funny, because that reaction reminds me of a character in the book. :) If she could just skip those parts? Oh, what if you just put sticky notes over those parts and tell her not to take them out, but read the rest? Does she have enough of a sense of humor to go for that? Because I really liked the rest of it, it was worth reading. :)
We make a difference. |
| 1930sgirl |
Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 11:41:32 AM
Thanks everyone for your "reviews".
Michelle, thanks for the heads up about the "steamy" parts. It's good to know I shouldn't pass this one on to my Grandma. She gets quite upset about even the slightest "steam", she calls it smut and throws the book in the trash.
Joyce |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 10:25:11 AM
I'm glad I read it. I try to support local authors and I'm always interested in what they produce. It was very well written. I don't usually read this sort of novel, and it was a bit uncomfortable in places. Silly me, I guess I could have skipped reading the steamy bits, but the teacher in me didn't let me consider skipping any of it. I won't be putting it on the shelf in my classroom. Just a bit too steamy, or I'm a bit too old fashioned. If those bits weren't there, I'd recommend it to my students. As it is, I'd feel awkward. I suppose they read steamier stuff on their own, but it is different if your teacher recommends something...that is one chat in the office I don't want to have.
I enjoyed the way it asked me to consider some issues women face in a small town. What is right, how to be yourself bravely, and how easy it is to get sucked into destructive gossip, how important to fight it.
We make a difference. |
| Pearlsnjeans |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 5:22:03 PM
Summer Snow is an easy read; but difficult to put down once started. The characters are so real. Amy's writing really put me in the story. Looking forward to your next book Amy!
Vicki
Farmgirl Sister #120
Today well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. |
| Amy Warwick |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 07:17:07 AM
Rene was kind enough to send me this link. I hope you all are enjoying SUMMER SNOW. When you are done reading, if you would like a Q&A, I would be more than happy to do so on the Forum.
Best,
Amy
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 11 2009 : 09:09:45 AM
Started reading some last night while waiting for a late night loaf of bread to bake. Oooh, what a start! I find myself nodding and laughing.
We make a difference. |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Jul 11 2009 : 07:42:36 AM
It's in paperback and I think I paid around 12 for it. You can order it autographed from her website or from amazon.com.
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
www.willowtreecreek.wordpress.com
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 10:15:36 PM
Did you say it is new? Is it only in hardback and expensive? I need a new novel to read and would love to join a read-along with ya.
I'm going to your blog right now to see what you said about it.
Linda in Scranton, PA
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 10:08:11 PM
I will be looking for it for sure!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 8:01:20 PM
I always love a good book. Thanks for the post. I'll put it on my reading list.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 7:22:05 PM
I had it in my hand but didn't buy it, guess I'm goin' back to Oakesdale to pick it up:)
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 6:45:48 PM
Read it, LOVE it and the Author is an Oakesdale WA. farmgirl.. the story is a novel set in the "drama" of small town life.....you can order it, or check out some snippets at www.amywarwick.com She is the best! You will love her writing as well as her.
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/RFBlog/
www.twitter.com/RuralFarmgirl
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
| deeredawn |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 08:15:07 AM
I actually had it. And I started reading it on the plane out to Washington, and read it every night prior to falling asleep. I really enjoyed it, to the point of reading it entirely during my trip to BBB!
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
~the only thing for certain, is uncertainty~ |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 08:11:22 AM
What is it about..I havn't heard anything about it yet...but I am intrigued!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 06:37:40 AM
I read it and wrote about it in myJune book list on my blog(link below). I LOVED it!
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
www.willowtreecreek.wordpress.com
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| Pearlsnjeans |
Posted - Jul 09 2009 : 8:24:36 PM
Michelle - I also purchased the book. I am very intrigued after talking with the author. So let's get started reading!
Vicki
Farmgirl Sister #120
Today well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. |
