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Title: The Listening Sky
ISBN: 0446602523
Author:
Dorothy Garlock
Publicate Date: 1996-04-01
Publish: 1996-04-01
List Price: $5.99
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Great story with some familiar characters
Dorothy Garlock does it again.... she brings us another wonderful historical tale that is a pleasure to read. I like how characters from her other books make appearances in this one. Definitely worth the read!
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2: Five-way Love Story & Mystery
I liked this story about a new western town starting up and people coming to make a fresh start. The theme is not to hold wrongs of parents against their children. It is a light, quick read and very entertaining. I recommend this book to anyone who likes westerns.
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3: Sweet
It was simple yet illuminative writing which led me to nearly read this book in one sitting. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. It was a sweet romance. Don't go here if you are searching for sensuality.
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4: Rustic Homespun Appeal.
I have yet to be disappointed in a Dorothy Garlock book. It seems every time I decide to read this gifted author, she impresses me further. Simply put: THE LISTENING SKY is a book I couldn't put down. Ms. Garlock uses folksy charm, intense emotion, delightful characters, and homespun love to weave this charming novel.
Jane Love arrives in Timbertown, Wyoming hoping to escape her shameful past. She longs for friendship and respect; instead, she finds love and an enemy. Dorothy Garlock spins Jane Love into a remarkable, strong heroine - yet this heroine has an air of vulnerability. In THE LISTENING SKY, a deranged person stalks Jane Love. In fact that is the story's potency - the heroine's secret? To intrigue her reader, Garlock drops subtle hints alluding to Jane's past and subsequently her story whirls in entertainment.
Garlock's hero, T.C. Kilkenny has Irish, English, and Blackfoot ancestry. Accordingly, he is determined, dignified, and proud. Garlock further accents his character by making Kilkenny strong and gentle. A hero who immediately sees through Jane's veil of cover, he recognizes the terrified woman beneath, but before he can help her, he must keep her in his town. T.C. has no qualms about his matchmaking ideas. A lumberjack and a cattleman, he is determined to build a town and what better way than to find wives . . . for his men and for . . . himself.
Dorothy Garlock hands her reader a literary treasure. THE LISTENING SKY is a 'feel good' story. Although, the author relies on intrigue and mystery, she does not keep her reader on the edge; she moves her characters and their problems along. The reader is not subject to long moments of conflict and trouble; no Garlock writes a quick paced book filled with interesting predicaments and engaging secondary characters. Well done.
Grade: A
MaryGrace Meloche
Reviewer for: RomanceDesigns
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5: A keeper on the bookshelf
This was the first Dorothy Garlock novel I had read, and I was impressed by what I read. Jane Love's character is well developed and believable. She has her strengths, she has her weaknesses, and of course, she has her mysterious past. I like how Garlock weaved historical figures and events into her writing, for it made it all more plausible.
The only significant complaint I have about the books has to do with all the typographical errors. There are at least fifteen -- such simple things like quotation marks missing at the end of dialogue or general typos.
All in all, the novel is well worth reading if you're a romance fan. I hope to read more titles by this author.
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