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Summary: Macomber does it again
Comment: Ms. Macomber has done it again. Weaving a tale with 1 central person who touches several people's
lives and how they inter-twine with each other Each new installment is a joy to read.

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Summary: Blossom Street Blooms
Comment: Again Debbie Macomber has a winner on Blossom Street. Easy read, entertaining with a few surprises
along the way. I love the way her books continue and remain tied together at the same time like real
life. Her characters are real, with real problems and real solutions, not every one is mega rich
with high powered jobs. Ordinary people living lives that are interesting and real.

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Summary: Debbie Macomber always makes me cry
Comment: Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques

Lydia Goetz has decided it's time to hold another
beginners' knitting class at her store A Good Yarn and the lesson this time is prayer shawls. Two
new students and two friends sign up and they all have their own stories to tell.
/>Susannah Nelson, owner of the flower shop on Blossom Street joins, as does her new employee
Colette Blake. Colette has secrets about why she has come to town. Recently losing her husband in a
fluke accident then having a fling with her boss after her husband's death that results in a
pregnancy, she fled when she found some disturbing information about her boss Christian Dempsey. />
Alix Townsend, who made her first appearance in The Shop on Blossom Street, also joined the
class and is planning her wedding to young adult pastor Jordan Blake. Jordan's mother Susan and
Alix's mentor Jacqueline are going crazy planning a huge wedding that is nothing like what Alix
desires.

Then there's Margaret, Lydia's sister who has worries of her own. Her daughter
Julia is the victim of a carjacking and the resulting stress is tearing the family apart. Julia is
struggling with her terror at what happened and Margaret is angry and seeking justice.
/>Lydia is truly the heart and soul of Blossom Street and A Good Yarn. While she always plays a key
role in the books, this time her story is toned down to give more time to dedicate to the others.
She does however get her turn as we see her struggle with the ramifications that her bouts with
caner may very well have destroyed her chances and adding to the small family she and Brad created
with their marriage.

Margaret's tale is a disturbing one that really hits home with
readers. After the car jacking, Margaret's life becomes consumed with finding justice, no matter
what needs to be done. Julia is severely traumatized by what happened and her mother's anger and
quest for vengeance are only making things worse. The result is their entire family is being torn
apart. Margaret needs her sister and their friends more than ever right now as they try to help her
understand that her anger is only making things worse. Margaret runs through a whole string of
emotions as she tries to come to terms with what happened.

Readers who have been with
the Blossom Street books from the beginning will remember the surly young woman Alix Townsend once
was. She has blossomed under the love of Jordan and is a completely different woman now, though her
insecurities about her life are never far from her thoughts. As they are planning their wedding,
Alix changes from the happy young woman in love to a severely stressed girl who is terrified about
going through with the wedding. A small private ceremony is more her style but Jacqueline and
Jordan's mother are turning the wedding into a circus. The resultant stress nearly tears Alix and
Jordan apart until her friends help her come to terms with what the wedding is really about -
celebrating the love and marriage of two people who found each other with God's grace.
/>Newcomer Colette makes a significant impact on the women of Blossom Street as well. Her entire
life at present is a confusing mess of emotions and fears. She mourns her dead husband and feels
guilty about her feelings for Christian. At the same time, she is afraid of Christian when she
uncovers details on her computer that lead her to believe he is involved in the trafficking of
illegal aliens. How could she have any kind of tender feelings for a man committing such a crime?
However, she does and every single day she is torn between longing to see him, wishing they could be
together and determination to avoid him at all costs because of his crimes. I know I sure found
myself hoping she was wrong about him so they could find peace and get together as they are meant to
be.

Back on Blossom Street is another great emotional story. Debbie Macomber always
makes me cry, a master of bringing out my deepest emotions with heart wrenching stories. She truly
gets what makes relationships work between women and we see that wisdom on every single page. Here
on Blossom Street, every character feels like a long time friend of mine and I eagerly anticipate
catching up on their lives. I hunger for each new story in the series and Back on Blossom Street
whets my appetite for Twenty Wishes, next to come.

© Kelley A. Hartsell, June 2008.
All rights reserved.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Good Book, as Always
Comment: Good read as always. Her books are always readable, even if they are not adventurous or just
wonderful. The only problem is I can read these books in one or two sittings. It gets to be quite
expensive.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Bad audio listen
Comment: I really enjoyed the first two books in this series But this one has a different reader (I have it
on CD) The actress reading is terrible. Her voices pretty much sound the same especiall since she
seems to think that all the men should have gravelly voices. They sound like a bad obscene phone
call. Actually one of the women characters sounds that way too. Get another actress!!

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