Controlled Open Economies: A Neoclassical Approach to Structuralism
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    Controlled Open Economies: A Neoclassical Approach to Structuralism
    David Bevan , Paul Collier , Jan Willem Gunning , Arne Bigstein , and Paul Horsnell
    Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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    This book develops macroeconomic theory for small open economies characterized by the sort of controls which make much of existing neoclassical economics inapplicable to developing countries. It distinguishes between sustainable combinations of policies and incompatible control regimes. The
    authors analyze the changes needed to maintain compatibility and the consequences of failing to do so. They also consider optimal investments in response to a temporary shock. The second half of the book contains an analysis of two temporary trade shocks in Africa, in both compatible and
    incompatible control regimes, demonstrating the applicability of the theory. It shows that in a compatible regime, the regime and the fiscal response to changes in revenue may make the reaction to a shock grossly inefficient. Under incompatibility, an economy exposed to a negative shock may go into
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    Macroeconomics: An Open Economy Approach
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      Macroeconomics: An Open Economy Approach
      Eric J. Pentecost
      Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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      ASIN: 031223368X

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      This new macroeconomics book deals entirely with open economy macroeconomics, reflecting a concern to understand macroeconomic principles and applications in the context of the open economies of Western Europe and the rest of the world. This book provides a new framework for understanding contemporary macroeconomics theory, policy and applications.
      Open Economy Macrodynamics: An Integrated Disequilibrium Approach
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        Open Economy Macrodynamics: An Integrated Disequilibrium Approach
        Toichiro Asada , Carl Chiarella , Peter Flaschel , and Reiner Franke
        Manufacturer: Springer
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        In the first part of this book, we treat interacting and small open economies. We do this from an historical perspective, starting from the Classical model of the gold standard and the specie-flow mechanism and aim to show there that the Dornbusch IS-LM-PC approach, with or without rational expectations, can still be considered as a (if not the) core contribution to contemporaneous open economy macrodynamics, also on the level of structural macroeconometric model building. In the second part we then extend this analysis to the incorporation of more disequilibrium on the real markets, prominent further feedback channels of the macrodynamic literature and integrated macromodel building. We start from the closed economy, consider large open economies in a fixed exchange rate system, small open economies subject to high capital mobility, and finally two large interacting economies like the USA and Euroland. Our macrofounded approach extends and integrates non-market clearing traditions to macrodynamics and can be usefully compared with the New Keynesian approaches which are generally rigorously microfounded, but often much more limited in scope in capturing full market and agent interactions.

        A control systems approach to macroeconomic theory and policy in an open economy
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          A control systems approach to macroeconomic theory and policy in an open economy
          Lars Nyberg
          Manufacturer: Institute for International Economic Studies, University of Stockholm
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          The Mating Season
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • On a dreary afternoon....
          • I was deeply bucked
          • Wonderful, wonderful Wodehouse
          • "All that befalls you is part of the great web": Jeeves quotes Aurelius to Soothe Bertie's Soul
          • One of the Best and Funniest Books Ever Written
          The Mating Season
          P.G. Wodehouse
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          ASIN: 1585672319
          Release Date: 2002-01-10

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          Fans of P. G. Wodehouse's comic genius are legion, and their devotion to his masterful command of the hilarity borders on an obsession.

          The Mating Season is a time of love, mistaken identity, and mishap for Bertie, Gussie Fink-Nottle and other guests staying at Deverill Hall-luckily there's unflappable Jeeves to set things right.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars On a dreary afternoon...........2007-04-05

          or a sunny one for that matter. P.G always delivers!! If you haven't read him don't wait!

          5 out of 5 stars I was deeply bucked.......2007-03-06

          This is one of the lightest and brightest of the Jeeves and Bertie novels, from 1949, smack dab in the middle of Plum's acquaintanceship with the half wit and his gentleman's gentleman. Other reviewers have capsuled the insane plot admirably; let me add a few happy notes. The author limns a number of his ensemble cast quite handsomely in this book, but one who takes center stage, literally, and steals the show is Bertie's lifelong female friend, now a famous Hollywood star, the beautiful willful handful, Cora "Corky" Pirbright. I am madly in love with this character, and not just because she's a gorgeous celluloid ingénue. Her ferocity of purpose is matched only by the nonchalance with which she pursues it. For instance, the way she gets Gussie to do her bidding would be cruel were it not carried off with such whimsy. Her honest friendship with Bertie, whom she clearly likes, is as refreshing as a spring breeze. Corky is actually kind. She tolerates an endless visit with a matronly fan, only later revealing to Bertie that the woman is the final and interminable authority on Hollywood. "She even knows how many times Artie Shaw has been married, which I bet he couldn't tell you himself. She asked if I had ever married Artie Shaw, and when I said No, seemed to think I was pulling her leg or must have done it without noticing. I tried to explain that when a girl goes to Hollywood she doesn't HAVE to marry Artie Shaw, it's optional..."

          As the story's climax approaches, Wodehouse takes the reader inside a small English village amateur show, a benefit for an extraordinarily tired church organ. The account is almost as long as the show; the master really takes his time. The funny thing is: every line. It's a tour de force, and exemplifies why we read PG Wodehouse. Not to rush to the finale, not to find out what happens, but to sit as one sits before a warm clear sunrise, to take in every word and phrase and let it slowly bring its own chuckling light into your heart.

          OK, I'll put a sock in it now. By the way, Plum uses that phase in this book just the way we use it today. I wonder if it's his creation.

          5 out of 5 stars Wonderful, wonderful Wodehouse.......2007-01-22

          If there is a master of the feel-good book - one of those novels that elevates your mood every time you read a page - it must be P.G. Wodehouse. Yes, his stories may not be deep, but they are always delightfully entertaining. And nowhere is Wodehouse better than with his incomparable Jeeves and Wooster tales.

          These stories are typically narrated by Bertie Wooster, a well-meaning but not-too-bright fellow who tries to enjoy the life of the idle rich. Since he isn't all that sharp, he constantly gets into trouble, which is where his valet Jeeves steps in. In any crisis, the omniscient Jeeves is unflappable.

          The Mating Season again puts Bertie in the soup. This time, he is coerced by his fearsome Aunt Agatha into visiting Deverill Hall, a mansion filled with a bunch of elderly aunts; they aren't Bertie's aunts, but Agatha has given him a phobia about all such relations. Bertie's friend, Gussie Fink-Nottle, is also supposed to intend, but an unexpected incarceration spoils that. This threatens Gussie's engagement to Madeline Bassett, and Madeline has made clear that she intends to marry Bertie if ever Gussie doesn't work out. For Bertie, there is only one choice: he goes to Deverill Hall impersonating Gussie.

          Complications, of course, ensue. First of all, Gussie gets out of jail early and goes to Deverill Hall impersonating Bertie. Meanwhile, there is a tangle of romances that could still well-endanger Bertie's beloved bachelorhood. Corky Pirbright wants to be with Esmond Haddock, who in turn is wooing his cousin Gertrude (to make Corky jealous) who in turn is in love with Corky's brother, Catsmeat. Gussie falls for Corky, Catsmeat gets mixed up with the maid Queenie who is on the outs with the police constable Dobbs.

          This comic soap opera plays out perfectly with Wodehouse's adept plotting and even more adept use of language. The only bad part is it eventually must end. But until that conclusion is reached, there are few reading pleasures quite like a Wodehouse book.

          5 out of 5 stars "All that befalls you is part of the great web": Jeeves quotes Aurelius to Soothe Bertie's Soul.......2005-08-06

          P.G. Wodehouse's _The Mating Season_ is very entertaining. Wodehouse's wonderful, comic writing is sure to bring smiles and laughter. _The Mating Season_ is filled with hare-brained schemes plotted by the likes of Bertram Wooster and his chronies, disguises and impostors, and tales of weak-willed men, who quail in the presence of imposing Aunts and fall in love (in swoons) with precisely the wrong young women. And, of course, there is the resolute, unflappable man-servant Jeeves. Jeeves "shimmers" in and out of the book at just the right moments, devising ingenuis solutions to extricate Bertie and his friends from their troubles.

          As the other reviewers have noted, the story is intricate with four romantic plots and four characters--Berties, Jeeves, Gussie Fink-Nottle, and "Catsmeat" Pirbright--variously impersonating each other at Deverill Hall, an estate dominated by five Aunts. Bertie, the narrator, helps the reader keep track of the story by explaining to characters how things stand as the plot twists and turns. In the final chapter, Bertie gives the reader a final chart, hilariously assembled, of how Jeeves has managed to sort out "the great web."

          There are many wonderful scenes, including one where Jeeves literally plays the "deus ex machina" with a "blunt instrument knowns as a cosh" and another where Bertie, mistaken as a burglar, is nearly shot. There are hilarious, laugh out loud sentences like this description of Rev. Sidney Pirbright: "A tall, drooping man, looking as if he had been stuffed in a hurry by an incompetent taxidermist." Bertie's way of telling the story, peppered with latin phrases and exclamations of "Right Ho!," is always funny.

          For readers unfamiliar with Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster characters, I would recommend as a starting point the anthology _The World of Jeeves_, a great collection of Jeeves short stories. These stories introduce all of the major and minor characters, including the unforgetable Aunt Agatha.

          About ten years ago, my uncle lent me his copy of the _World of Jeeves_ before a long summer trip abroad. Not only did I enjoy the stories immensely, but my friends loved them, too. Living without TV for a few months, these stories became like episodes of _Seinfeld_ to us. I'm still "borrowing" my uncle's book.

          5 out of 5 stars One of the Best and Funniest Books Ever Written.......2005-03-28

          Evelyn Waugh, a tight man with a compliment for his fellow authors, referred to P.G. Wodehouse as the Master, and nowhere are the reasons more apparent than in The Mating Season.

          There is never a dull moment as Bertie Wooster impersonates Gussie Fink-Nottle, Claude Cattermole ("Catsmeat") Pirbright impersonates the non-existent Meadowes, to appear at Deverill Hall as Gussie's personal gentleman (Bertie is impersonating Gussie at the time), Gussie impersonates Bertie, with Jeeves in tow, no fewer than four pairs of sundered hearts are re-united, as Bertie once again escapes the matrimonial trap, and Esmond Haddock, the landed proprietor of Deverill Hall, defies his five aunts to marry Claude's sister, the celebrated Hollywood actress Corky. With all this action and imposture, however, Wodehouse's writing is so skillful that the reader, with no effort, keeps the characters and action straight. There is, of course, time for Wodehouse's unexcelled magic with the English language. To put it more briefly, this novel provides one whale of a good time.

          Wodehouse wrote dozens of hilarious, wonderfully-written, and intricately-plotted novels. It is high praise indeed to note that The Mating Season would almost certainly rank in the top five in any poll of Wodehouse fans.


          The Room-Mating Season
          Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
          • What's the message?
          • Another Winner From Ms. Jaffe...
          • Disappointing
          • If I had a hammer...
          • dissapointing
          The Room-Mating Season

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          ASIN: B000IOF5NK

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          A powerful new novel about life and love by Rona Jaffe, the internationally bestselling author The New York Times Book Review hails as "a minor genius."

          For over five decades, Rona Jaffe has captivated readers with her "deft, irresistible storytelling" (Los Angeles Times). Now this masterful author, whose books have sold more than 23 million copies worldwide, takes us through a season of friendship, discovery, betrayal, and love to tell a story of four friends and the events that shaped their futures.

          Leigh, Cady, Vanessa, and Susan meet when they become roommates in a townhouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side. New York in 1963 is a place of magical enchantment and infinite possibilities, especially when you're young and eager for the adventure a big city offers. Even being crammed together in a single bedroom with a kitchen too small to accommodate a table and chairs can't diminish their high spirits. A casting assistant at a talent company, Leigh is the level-headed one, the calm at the center of the whirlwind that is their lives. Cady is a prep-school teacher, emotional, passionate, and ready for love. Vanessa, a stewardess, craves her independence above all else. Susan is the wild card. Mercurial and unconventional, she makes a decision that will have far-reaching consequences in her life-and in the lives, through the years, of the others.

          Sleeping and dreaming side by side, Leigh, Cady, Vanessa, and Susan could not know the decisions they made in 1963 would be challenged later, not only because they had been young when they made them, but because the world itself was going to change around them. And then, of course, there were the events in their young lives that no one could control...the events that changed everything.

          Customer Reviews:

          2 out of 5 stars What's the message?.......2006-05-11

          Here's a story that looks like a chick-lit coming of age book about NYC. Nah, it's not. Yes, it has young women in it. But there's nothing cute, engaging or intriguing about the protagonists. Every single character is either sleeping with a married person, divorced, cheating on their marriage, or plans on divorcing so that they can marry the person that really loves them. And all around act like such choices are understandable, human nature, and to be expected. It think there is a quote in the book that "Love is enough." I guess so, since morals, ethics, higher ideals and integrity aren't addressed at all in this book.

          Nonetheless, the book was readable. It got me fired up about the characters, which is a plus for the author. But really, if an alien dropped on to this planet and read this book as an example of what the evolution of love and relationships is...I'd be embarassed to be called an earthling!

          One question I pondered: Is the author divorced herself (or involved with married men), and is this book a way of her processessing or rationalizing her own relationship failings? I suppose I'll never know.

          4 out of 5 stars Another Winner From Ms. Jaffe..........2006-04-11

          Ms. Jaffe has fast become my all-time second favorite author (Fannie Flagg being the first, who is unbeatable)! This is the third book of hers that I read and loved. Actually, this is book is what you would get if you put 'The Best of Everything' and 'The Road Taken' together. We have the young career girls looking for love and happiness, just like in 'Best Of'...but we also follow them and their families into old age, as in 'Road Taken'.

          My only issue with this book was the character of Cady. She was just such an unlikable person to me. At first I felt sorry for her, falling in love with the unattainable man...but then I was angry at her. She was so judgmental about everyone else, but never stopped to look at how pathetic her situation was. Finally, in the last 50 pages or so, I softened towards her, but by then she was in her 50's and 60's.

          My favorite person was Leigh. She had such a peaceful, happy life...and while that may seem boring, the third friend, Vanessa, certainly made up for it. With her jet set life as a stewardess is her twenties, then her 'marriage of convenience' to a man she likes, but doesn't love, followed by a move to California, and trips out to New York where she finds comfort in 'catching' other men for an evening...Vanessa surely makes up for what the others lack.

          Overall, I loved this book. Maybe not as much as the first two I read, but pretty darn close. I just ordered 'Class Reunion' and 'After the Reunion', and can't wait to start them. If you like women's fiction, then you'll LOVE Rona Jaffe. It really is a shame that with her passing away last December, we lost a very talented and skillful author.

          2 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2005-08-17

          This novel follows the lives of 4 women just starting out in the early 60s and follows them through their lives as 50something women of the present.

          I was disappointed, not only with the writing, but with the portrayal of women as slightly vapid and only concerned about love and money. The careers of these women were definitely a tertiary focus, and made to seem less than a part of who they were.

          I read through to the end, hoping for some bigger value from the book, but found none.

          2 out of 5 stars If I had a hammer..........2005-06-09

          ...I'd attack these utterly static characters with it. At the beginning of this book, I found the three main characters -- Leigh, Vanessa and Cady -- to be young, naive, selfish and foolish. At the end, I found them to be old, bitter, selfish and foolish. (Leigh is the only possible exception, as her personality putters to "boring" and stops there.)

          Had there been a single redeeming value in Vanessa or Cady, I'd have clung to it and given the book 3 stars. But more and more, I found myself wanting to knock their heads together. I read it through until the end to find out if they would experience a life-changing epiphany that would make them worthy of several hundred pieces of paper, but alas, no. These characters stick up for nothing.

          I suppose I'd have liked the book better if I could relate to the characters but frankly, I'm glad I can't.

          2 out of 5 stars dissapointing.......2005-05-26

          This book was a total dissapointment. I would have given it one star, but I did keep reading 'till the end, so I guess it wasn't that bad. I found all of the main characters to be very unlikable people. They have affairs with married men and cheat on their spouses while leading their totally self centered lives. Even when a tragedy like death faces them, they only think about how the death of that person affects their own lives and the fact that feel guilty about it. I think as a reader I was supposed to feel sorry for Cady when Paul treats her badly or worry about Vanessa and what she would do when she found out that she was pregnant. But I never really cared about any of the characters. They seemed to deserve whatever happened to them. The one character who I didn't totally hate was Leigh, and she didn't seem to get nearly as much attention from the author as Cady, who was by far the most obnoxious.

          Overall, this book wasn't really worth reading. I picked it up because I thought it would be one of those typical romantic/comedic books about twentysomethings and their "guy problems." If you're looking for a book like that, there are much better ones to choose from. Try anything by Sophie Kinsella or Summer Sisters by Judy Blume.
          Jeeves and the Mating Season (Audio Editions)
          Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
          • Not up to usual standard.
          • nopunctuationinthewhole5cds
          • Wodehouse+Cecil=Perfection
          • Delightful
          • Great book--try the Frederick Davidson version instead
          Jeeves and the Mating Season (Audio Editions)
          P.G. Wodehouse
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          ASIN: 1572703199

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          Bertie Wooster's friend Gussie Fink-Nottle must spend two weeks in jail for illegal fountain wading. Worse, Gussie's fiancee Madeline, a volatile young woman who turns to Bertie when Gussie upsets her, will probably not take the news very well. Bertie's idea of impersonating Gussie triggers an array of comic complications in this witty romp. As always, Jeeves, who dons his own disguise, comes through to save the day.

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          3 out of 5 stars Not up to usual standard........2006-03-15

          This is not P.G. Wodehouse at it's best amd this,I think, is due to the narration. For me, Jonathan Cecil just cannot compare with Martin Jarvis as a narrator.

          1 out of 5 stars nopunctuationinthewhole5cds.......2005-10-14

          I have several Jeeves CDs and many, many, many Rumpole CDs. I put both in the same genre because they're written lightly but with a brilliant sense of humor. Unfortunately with "The Mating Season," either Wodehouse forgot to include punctuation or the narrator, Jonathan Cecil, was in a hurry to get to dinner. He's better suited as a disclaimor reader at the end of automobile commercials.

          Try "Carry on Jeeves" - or "My Man Jeeves" both narrated by Martin Jarvis, or ANY Rumpole narrated by Leo McKern.

          Nix on this one.

          5 out of 5 stars Wodehouse+Cecil=Perfection.......2005-07-06

          We have sampled most of the narrations of Wodehouse's books over the years - from cast dramatisations from the BBC with Richard Briers to Jarvis to Jonathan Cecil and can tell you that Cecil comes out on top.

          I can comfortably tell you to ignore the blighter who most ill-advisedly recommends Jarvis over Cecil. Jonathan Cecil brings consistency and clarity to some incredibly convoluted passages, the voices and affectations are appropriate and help the narrative. Pure joy is the only way to describe our experience of Cecil's reading of Wodehouse.

          On my last rip to London, I picked up the remaining Wodehouse audiobooks narrated by Jonathan Cecil for our next long driving trip. One of joys was discovering that the U.K. release includes the narration of the preface/introduction written by P.G. Wodehouse (now missing from most paperback editions).

          As for Wodehouse - All hail the master. I hope that your lives can slow down long enough to let the gentle humour and joy of his stories cast its spell on you.

          5 out of 5 stars Delightful.......2004-07-04

          Do yourself a big favor and disregard the ill tempered blighter that gave this CD a poor review because of Cecil's reading...he preferred Davidson. Amazing! Yawn.....
          Cecil is brilliant and far better in his interpretations than most others. A master of his art. A sensational deal too! Hear for yourself.

          2 out of 5 stars Great book--try the Frederick Davidson version instead.......2004-04-29

          Jonathan Cecil isn't the best reader of this material. His Bertie is all right, but his Jeeves is all wrong. Cecil gives Jeeves an almost flamboyantly snooty accent that overplays the comedy and spoils the gentle irony of Jeeves' remarks. Also, the other male characters (besides Jeeves) sound too much like Bertie. Cecil also gives every line the same emphasis, as if he were putting an exclamation point at the end of every sentence, which becomes monotonous.

          My advice: avoid Cecil and go straight to the version read by Frederick Davidson. Davidson reads this delicate material with just the right feeling. He doesn't push the jokes too hard, and lets Wodehouse's beautifully bizarre phrases do their own work. His Bertie is somehow more "real" than that of Cecil, who sometimes seems to be reading his lines one word at a time from a distant cue card. Davidson's Jeeves is far superior as well--more reserved, and at the same time much funnier. And Davidson gives each of the characters a unique, interesting, but non-irritating voice--especially the aunts. His Aunt Dahlia (who appears in some of the other books, but not this one) is astonishingly good.

          I'll put it this way: if your favorite TV comedies have a laugh track, you'll probably prefer Cecil's reading. For a defter touch, I recommend Frederick Davidson.
          The Mating Season: A Novel
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • Imaginative and keeps you wanting more
          • An ethereal charmer
          The Mating Season: A Novel
          Alex Brunkhorst
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          Release Date: 2005-06-16

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          The Mating Season A Novel Alex Brunkhorst A poignant debut novel about the magic of love and its power to transform the world orka Carpenter lives a life completely devoted to animals. In a glass house on a hill she spends her days absorbed in her menagerie. Enigmatic architect Richard Dorsey has spent his life trying to escape the fame he garnered in his youth. Living in a world of his own construction, he finds solace only in the past. When these two worlds collide in a magical tryst both Zorka and Richard are challenged to escape their isolated lives and find connection in the hearts of one another. Astonishingly in-ventive, Alex Brunkhorst's The Mating Season is a dazz-ling work of the imagination, and a piercing look at the human heart. 'Welcome to an enchanted kingdom-a world where women talk to their furniture and bugs are household pets......A rare gem: extraordinarily in-ven-tive, full of irrepressible humor and warmth. Alex Brunkhorst writes like no one else. Her voice is as welcome and refreshing as a cool drink of spring water. This beautiful book sparkles with charm.' -Lisa Dierbeck, author of One Pill Makes You Smaller: A Novel 'A strange and gorgeous novel about the symbiotic relationship between loneliness and love. You can feel your heart expanding as you read it.' -Joseph Weisberg, author of 10th Grade ALEX BRUNKHORST graduated from Georgetown University. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she currently lives in Los Angeles. The Mating Season, originally written as a Christmas present for her boyfriend at the time, is her first novel. Fiction 0-312-31853-7 $24.95 $34.95 Canadian 51/2" x 81/4" / 352 pages July

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          4 out of 5 stars Imaginative and keeps you wanting more.......2005-12-02

          A very unique book, I really enjoyed reading it. If youre looking for an intricate plot, this is not the book, but if youre looking for imagination and a unique telling of a sad love story, this is a great book for you. I was also extremely impressed to learn that this is the author's first novel...

          5 out of 5 stars An ethereal charmer.......2004-07-24

          The charms of this book are so absorbing and the main character so compelling that it's hard to believe it's a first novel. Although I rarely delve into fiction by new authors, I can honestly say this book makes me reconsider that oversight--I read it all in one sitting! I look forward to seeing many more books by this bright young author in the future as she continues to refine her decidedly idiosyncratic style.
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            Every novel in this collection is your passport to a romantic tour of the United States through time-honored favorites by America’s First Lady of romance fiction. Each of the fifty novels is set in a different state, researched by Janet and her husband, Bill. For the Daileys it was an odyssey of discovery. For you, it’s the journey of a lifetime. Your tour of desire begins with this story set in Kansas.

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            Every novel in this collection is your passport to a romantic tour of the United States through time-honored favorites by America's First Lady of romance fiction. Each of the fifty novels is set in a different state, researched by Janet and her husband, Bill. For the Daileys it was an odyssey of discovery. For you, it's the journey of a lifetime. Your tour of desire begins with this story set in Kansas.
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