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Net of Jewels

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Net of Jewels was the sixth Ellen Gilchrist I've read and again I was unable to put it down. Tales of Rhoda never cease to amaze me. Her self destructive tendancies lead to all sorts of on-goings and craziness. You will absolutly fall in love with her. Opening this book is like opening a bottle of good wine, you'll want to savor every last drop and share it with your closest friends.

Ellen Gilchrist is one of my favorite writers, Rhoda Manning is my favorite of her characters, and Net of Jewels is Ellen Gilchrist at her best. Rhoda Manning is her usual delightful, irresistable, impulsive self in this book. This captivating novel tells of her writing talent, her falling in love, marriage, children, and many painful and tragic events in between. I have read this book many times and endorse it wholeheartedly.

Gilchrist captures the feel of life in Dunleith AL the fictional town in Net of Jewels. I have lived in the real Alabama town that Dunleith was based on and was a personal friend of the individual the Charles William Waters character was based on. Net of Jewels takes me back to my days in Alabama, and my friend that she based Charles William Waters on. She got it right!!!

One of my favorite books of all time. Ellen Gilchrist writes with such richness and beauty; it is such a treat to read.

Rhoda (Dee) is one of the most intriguing characters that I have ever read aboout.

I really was disappointed by this book. I have read a lot of the titles off of Oprah's book list but this is by far the worst of them all. I find the main character so obnoxious and annoying that I spend majority of the time angry at her. I am unsure if Ms.Gilchrist expected us to feel sorry for Rhoda or if she wanted us to hate her. The story isn't funny, it isn't sad, it isn't anything except a waste of time. I typically enjoy stories that are set in the South because I find the whole atmosphere of the area of intoxicating but this did not do the South justice. I really enjoy poetry but the amount of poetry in this book is over the top. We are expected to believe that Rhoda is really brilliant but her personality does not fit her supposed intelligence. The book's jacket summary gives the idea of a fullfilling and warm novel but it is really lacking and cold. I would not recommend this book to anyone.