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Summary: For a summer reading assignment, very good
Review: This may be the first school reading assignment that I have ever actually fully enjoyed, except for maybe a few exceptions. I really liked reading this book because it talked about a young girl's life growing up in a family of women, which is something I believe many teenaged girls can at least partially relate to. I really liked how not one bit of it was boring. The author kept it interesting by meshing the main character's grandmother's doctoral experiences with the entire family's daily life. I especially enjoyed how towards the end the author created a bit of a romance between the main character and a young man. Overall, this book is something I could read again in a few years without getting bored with it:).
Rating: 
Summary: This is one I'll remember for a long time
Review: The three women in this book are possibly the strongest characters I have ever read about. The story is told in lovely prose, reading this book is like sharing a weekend with your best women friends. I wish this exquisitely told tale was one without an end.
Rating:
Summary: A Charming Read
Review: This book is a wonderful view of truly strong women. In a time when it was nearly improper to go walking unescorted by a man, three women live virationsly, no one can hold them down.
Written from the view point of the young daughter,a witnessthe strong and willful moves of her grandmother. She has nothing but pride for the bold field doctor insticts and motives that she seeks. Each character is rich in complexity and truly a story of their own.
Together their lives grow and evolve. The town and lives grow around them and they manage to keep up. Saw mill accidents, the sick and abandoned, and those paying for others mistakes all strengthen each one of these strong women.
Rating:
Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: I picked up this book on a clearence rack of a used book store, not expecting too much, and I fell in love with this author's writing. I loved the way she portrayed her characters; compassionate, practical (about some things), with definite peculiarities, and with the importance of family at the very core. The book is narrated by Margaret, who has a strong and very interesting Grandmother who had strong, but not very practical daughter, who had a very practical and intelligent daughter. They all help out the Grandmother who is a midwife/herbalist/medicinal-do-it-all give medical services to the poor and bereft. Margaret is shy and very smart, and it's fun looking at her life through her point of view. Very, very good book. I just ordered two more books by this author (full price!:) and you should too!
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Summary: A wonderful book
Review: This is my favorite book. I have recommended it to so many people and even given it as a gift to a few. It's wonderful to read a book about 3 strong women. I laughed and cried and thoroughly enjoyed my time with this book. Kaye Gibbons really lets us know these women. As I finished the book, I truly felt as if I were leaving folks I had come to know very well.
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Summary: A very nice read
Review: This book is a kind and gentle read. There are no startling insights or life-altering observations, but it is worth reading because it does speak of values and ethical behavior. The grandmother is a strong woman whose opinions are revered and who doesn't tolerate fools. She is unfailingly consistent in her outlook and mission, which is to help other people - with or without their consent. Her daughter is lonely and well-meaning, and the granddaughter is growing into herself and her beliefs with help from her grandmother. This book has charm.
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