Books by Melanie Dobson
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review 1: I really liked the way this book jumped between the present day and 1940-45. I liked all the characters and was very engaged with the story. I have studied this period of French history in great depth (though less so the northern zone; more Vichy) so it was also nice to see that ...
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review 1: A very beautiful story about the Amana community. I find their style of living very fascinating.This story took place during the Civil War. Some of main characters' lives were directly involved,one of the main characters,Friedrich joined the Union because he wanted to help those ...
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review 1: This book was a good enough distraction for a long car ride. The problem I have with it is that for the full first half its a regular old secular story. Then once I was pretty invested and wanted to see how all the storylines would come together and wrap up, suddenly all the char...
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review 1: This was a sweet love story near the turn of the nineteenth century. I found the overt religious references to be heavy handed and lacking any depth but that is typical for this genre. What drew me to this book was the setting, the Amana Colonies. Having been there, I was interes...
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review 1: The book started off slow, but about midway through I found it hard to put down! In fact, I woke up at 1AM and couldn't get back to sleep until I read a few more chapters to find out what happened to the baby... The author did a wonderful job of drawing me into the story and I f...
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review 1: I'm still reading this, trying to decide if I should finish or not. Horrified and nauseated that a couple of characters spank their kids. I also feel that this should be billed as an "inspirational" book*, because the religious sub-theme is a pretty major part of the plot. Remind...
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review 1: Mackinac Island is the setting for Dobson’s 1894 historical fiction novel. Wealthy families from Chicago and Detroit often spend the summer there to escape the heat and grime of the city, and also to find proper suitors for their children. Elena Bissette’s family is desperate thi...