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Title: The Edge of Town (Missouri, Book 1)
ISBN: 0446608122
Author:
Dorothy Garlock
Publicate Date: 2002-05
Publish: 2002-05
List Price: $6.99
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Country Family Story
This is the first book I read by Dorothy Garlock and I liked it so much that I read many more of her books as well. This one was fast reading and had an unusual story line that was filled with humor and romance. It's about a country family whose names all began with J. The oldest daughter was raped but kept the baby and let her mother pretend the baby was hers. Part of the story is bringing the rapist to justice and another part involves the Father's interest in a married flirt that his children couldn't stand. It was quite an interesting family and I enjoyed the banter among the children.
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2: Very enjoyable book....
I really liked this book. I loved the characters, especially the Jones children. They were very lovable and believable characters. I liked the 'Birdie' drama and was anxious to see how that would play out. It was a very refreshing book about life on a farm in the 1920's. Then there was the mystery of the serial rapist. It gave the book a hint of the darker side of life. Julie and Evan were very likable and I am glad they fell in love. I would recommend this for an easy, enjoyable read.
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3: My First Garlock but Definitely Not Last......
This was my first Dorothy Garlock book but I have now read about 15. This book is the beginning of four books that share characters. I love how Garlock doesn't abandon her characters and we see how their lives continue. Unlike other authors, she changes the setting and creates a whole new world for subsequent books. They can be read in order or they are wonderful stand alone stories. Here are the ones in this series:
Edge of Town
High on a Hill
A Place Called Rainwater
River Rising
I would recommend all of them!!
Enjoy!
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4: A page-turner that I couldn't put down.
As with other Dorothy Garlock Americana romance-mysteries, I loved this book! It had a warm and cozy "Little House on the Prairie" feeling to it, and was very realistic and believeable. I loved the countrified descriptions of Sunday afternoon baseball gatherings at the Jones' farm, the town setup, the harvest, the meal preparation, the sightseeing drives and the dances at the lake - it gave the reader a true feeling of what life was like in that time and place in the heartland of America.
Both Julie and Evan were likeable heros, and I certainly was routing for their love to conquer all that threatened to come between them, especially Birdie. What they say about a woman scorned rang true here - when Evan saw through Birdie and rejected her advances, she moved onto Julie's father Jethro, but not without cruelly trying to discredit and slander both Evan and Julie, and to selfishly break up the Jones family so she could be the center of Jethro's attention.
It was nice to see the good-hearted children in this poor and motherless family find happiness despite their hardluck circumstances, such as when Jack became the hero of the local baseball team. I was cheering for sassy middle-sister Jill to find love, perhaps with Corbin the police chief, although in the end there were hints that something might go on to develop between her and another nice young character. I also would have like to see the characters of Joe and Jack fleshed out more too. (Maybe a sequel is in order??? lol). The theme of not judging a man (Evan) based upon the actions of his father was refreshing too.
I figured out Julie's secret early on, but Evan's secret came as a shocking surprise. So did Birdie's. I agree with the other reviewers that the rape-pedophilia subplot was sickening, and seemed wrong for such a wholesome story, (although it was an integrel part to the secrets).
My only criticism of this book was that there were too many minor characters, and too many similar names to keep track of. I found myself confused at times. Even after I finshed the book, Joe and Jack are all mixed up in my mind, and I'm not sure I know which people belong to which neighborhood family.
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5: Pleasant Surprise!!!
I just happened to pick up this book on a discount shelf at the airport, and I'm really glad I did! I'd never heard of this author before, but it sounded like a nice book, and it definitely was. This is a great story about family, love, and the circumstances that test both of them.There is a large cast (there's 7 people in the Jones family alone) and it took me about half-way through the book to finally quit mixing up the boys (Jason, Jack, and Joe)!!...but they were all wonderful to read about. This book really covers a lot, and I think almost anyone could enjoy it... from family and true-love, to rape, murder, and mystery, it has it all. This was truly a great find and I'll certainly read much more by this author!!
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