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Reading Room:  Peace Like a River  |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 30 2006 : 11:51:51 AM
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Peace like a River by Leif Enger is one of THE BEST books I've ever read...and I've read most everything! Great story, great writing, highly recommended! And I picked it up for fifty cents! Now ya can't beat that! LOL
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Apr 30 2006 : 12:17:26 PM
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ok Rhonda, I ordered from amazon, used, for 1:98, sounds like a good book, always looking for something good to read.
NANCY JO
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2006 : 10:32:10 PM
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Oh I'm so glad you're going to read it Nancy! I'll be anxious to know what you think! My hubby LOVED the book as well.
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
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Hauptweibchen
Farmgirl at Heart
9 Posts
USA
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Posted - May 05 2006 : 2:36:14 PM
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hennessy
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Melissa
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - May 07 2006 : 6:01:33 PM
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This is a GREAT book! I recommend it to everyone too. I rarely reread books, but this one would qualify.
If you lived in your heart, you'd be home by now. |
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Kate Talley
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
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Posted - May 11 2006 : 10:45:45 AM
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| I am will ya, I love love love this book, right from the first, I couldn't put it down. Very thoughtful, and interesting. It made me think of miracles, right and wrong, fathers, mothers, siblings. It has so many good characters. It probably one of my favorite books. |
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Destiny~
True Blue Farmgirl
195 Posts
Dar
west
TX
USA
195 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2006 : 11:26:30 AM
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What is it about?
"Let us, together, sow seeds for a better harvest-a harvest for hope."
Jane Goodall, Harvest for Hope |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
Posted - May 14 2006 : 2:26:47 PM
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I, too, love this book! Borrowed it from a friend, though, and want my own copy. Wouldn't it be great on audio (unabridged, of course!). I really don't feel able to describe it. It's about the struggles of both childhood and a wonderful father, met by deep grace and enormous peace amidst the struggle. It's lyrical.
There is a Redeemer. |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2006 : 11:41:13 AM
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Oh Ann, good desciption! I hesitated to try to describe the book to my husband before he read it. I just told him it was a great story, endearing characters and amazing writing... you did so much better! I really don't know what else to say about this book, except that it left me feeling so satisfied and that I have thought about it ever since I read it! :)
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2006 : 4:33:34 PM
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I wish I could get my husband to read it! I hope Leif Enger continues in a long career in writing novels.
Ann
There is a Redeemer. |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
Posted - May 17 2006 : 04:56:02 AM
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I found out yesterday that the friend who lent me the book is listening to the audio version now, and she owns it! When I want to wind down at night I love to lie in the dark with headphones and listen to a book I've already read and loved. Sends me right into drowsiness.
Ann~~who does not fall asleep easily
There is a Redeemer. |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
Posted - May 17 2006 : 9:46:38 PM
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Oh Ann! Does the author read it? That might be fun, eh?
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
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dargaonfly1054
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Georgette
Nicholville
NY
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2006 : 07:36:19 AM
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| Hi Rhonda, you've sold me. I just went to Amazon and ordered it!! I LOVE to read. Thanks for the suggestion! |
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Kate Talley
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
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Posted - May 21 2006 : 08:50:13 AM
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Destiny~
It is a book about right and wrong, the grey area in between, relationships between siblings, fathers and children, it is about miracles. It is very good, from the very first 3 pages, I was hooked. I wanted to keep reading, not just to see how it ended, but to see what kind of great writing was on the next page!
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