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M.L. Gardner
M. L. Gardner is the bestselling author of the 1929 series. Gardner is frugal to a fault, preserving the old ways of living by canning, cooking from scratch, and woodworking. Nostalgic stories from her grandmother's life during the Great Depression inspired Gardner to write the 1929 series--as... show more

M. L. Gardner is the bestselling author of the 1929 series. Gardner is frugal to a fault, preserving the old ways of living by canning, cooking from scratch, and woodworking. Nostalgic stories from her grandmother's life during the Great Depression inspired Gardner to write the 1929 series--as well as her own research into the Roarin' Twenties. She has authored eight books, two novellas, and one book of short stories. Gardner is married with three kids and three cats. She resides in northern Utah. www.mlgardnerbooks.comReading The 1929 Series in order: 1929: Book OneElizabeth's Heart: Book Two1930: Book ThreeDrifter: Book FourPurgatory Cove: Book Five1931: Book SixOther works:Purling Road: A 1929 Serial: Season OneShort Stories from 1929A Homespun ChristmasSimply, MineSayan Knights
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Retiredbear
Retiredbear rated it 10 years ago
It appears that some readers continue to expect each book in the series to maintain the "hook" of the first book in the series. They may well have a valid point but I wanted differences in the lives of these great characters. To that end, the author has delivered. The author is not writing a line...
Retiredbear
Retiredbear rated it 10 years ago
It appears that some readers were let down by this book in the series simply because it did not hold the same gravitas as the first book in the series. They may well have a valid point but I wanted differences in the lives of these great characters. To that end, the author has delivered. I thorou...
Retiredbear
Retiredbear rated it 10 years ago
While reading, I was tempted to give this book 4 stars since it seemed to not follow 1929 Jonathan's Cross very well. I kept reading and threw that concern out the window. The few characters in this book are crafted and developed as good as the ones in the first book. The story line was equally inte...
Retiredbear
Retiredbear rated it 10 years ago
At this writing, there are 637 reviews on Amazon. I don't know how much more I could add but I will give it a brief attempt. My comment about so many reviews is that I cannot fathom how 11 reviewers could only give this fine book of historical fiction only 1 star. I am delighted to come across thi...
nospin
nospin rated it 10 years ago
Novel focuses on 3 childhood friends and their wives as they transition from wealthy to poor due to stock market crash. The book uses entirely too much modern dialogue - while the crash was due, in part, to "creative accounting" that was not a term used in 1929. Overall the story dragged on and ju...
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