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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A bit of fun,
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This review is from: Forgiving (Mass Market Paperback)
Ok..it's as the official Amazon review says..dialogue from a b-grade movie..granted..cliched plot as "soiled dove" reforms and true love outs..also granted, but, darn it, this was a fun read! When Sarah Merritts' father dies, she travels to Deadwood, Dakota for two reasons, firstly to locate her sister Addie,who, she believes, is working as a domestic in a boarding house, and secondly, to set up a newspaper with her fathers' old printing press. She soon finds Addie who is working as a prostitute, a"soiled dove" as the local townspeople call them, and also falls foul of the local Marshall, Noah Campbell, who throws her in jail. The chemistry between Sarah and Noah is immediate but manifests itself as animosity for a few months until they sort out their feelings. Addies' old beau is summoned to town by Sarah, to whisk her away from her sordid occupation and, eventually, after a lot of misunderstandings and soul searching, harmony develops, along with the raw town which begins to become domesticated. It's not my usual genre of reading but was an enjoyable, light change and great fun, as I could visualise each scene with the appropriate actors from the 50's in the roles, and even hear Doris Days' voice singing "The Deadwood Stage".
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good book with a great ending...,
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This review is from: Forgiving (Mass Market Paperback)
"Forgiving" was certainly not my favorite book, but it was still an entertaining one. It tells the tale of a woman named Sarah. Sarah comes to the Dakotas to find her estranged sister and to start a newspaper in the mostly male town of Deadwood. Obviously in a town where the population of men is in the thousands, but is occupied by no more than two dozen women, Sarahs arrival creates quite a stir. Sarah is plain and unused to all of the attention, but eventually settles in and forms a friendship with the marshal of the town...the Big and Burly Noah Campbell.As time passes, their friendship turns into something more, but they face many obstacles on their road to happiness. "Forgiving" was a long book. I felt that Spencer could have shaved off a bit of its length and picked up the pace at times. I liked Sarah, but found her to be immensely frustrating. All in all, this was a good, comfortable read, but it just missed earning a spot on my keepers shelf. Either way, it is worth reading.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Forgiving,
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This review is from: Forgiving (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed the time period and all the historical notes. Though a few times she referred to sending mail by Pony Express. The PE, only survived from 1860-1861. The story takes place in 1876.I would've enjoyed this much more if it was shorter. Though to me Sarah was likeable, she developed into a pathetic character after Addie left her job. Her constant nagging on Addie was annoying. Did she expect her to change in one day? And her depressed way in the end, just didn't fit. Was she depressed because of what her father did to Addie? Or upset because she didn't know how to love Noah?
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