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Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

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Fiction, Christian, Fantasy

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When not fulfilling her primary role of providing a warm lap for the cat, Kate writes short stories and poetry. While she lives in the city, she's a country girl at heart, so it forms the background of much of her work. ...more

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Average rating: 4.42 · 12 ratings · 12 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tales from the Matthewsburg Manse 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow Song: Poems of Joy and Poems of Woe 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marking (Off the Beaten Path Book 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I was watching my husband pulling out the packaging from an Amazon delivery box this morning so the cat could get into it when it occurred to me: Maybe Amazon is secretly organized and run by cats to supply themselves with boxes.

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Kate rated a book really liked it The Willing Horse by Ian Hay	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book looks at WWI from the viewpoints of several people from a small village in Scotland. Some are on the front lines, some are war workers who want to do more, some see war work as a social opportunity, and some are staying as far from the war ...more
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A lost inheritance book with a twist. Orris has recently lost her father and is working for a living rather than accepting the marriage proposals from her cousin Dugald. This is made more difficult by a sponging widowed sister-in-law who stays with he ...more
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Kate liked Jeffrey Hyler's review of Tom Swift and His Motorcycle: "Tom Swift and His Motorcycle was a cute and nostalgic read that really captures the feeling of childhood adventure. The story brings back that sense of being young and imagining exciting journeys, inventions, and daring exploits. Tom’s enthusiasm for" Read more of this review »
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Kate and 1 other person liked Kevin Findley's review of Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle; or, Fun and Adventures on the Road (Tom Swift Sr., #1): "This is the book that launched a series as popular as the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew in its day. It also spawned generational sequels that continue in prose and graphic novels still today. Young Tom is an inventor that takes after his Dad and lives in" Read more of this review »
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Kate and 6 other people liked Josiah's review of Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle; or, Fun and Adventures on the Road (Tom Swift Sr., #1): "I've seen this book's title as both Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle and Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; in fact, it's written both ways in the copy I read, the 1992 Applewood Books facsimile edition. The author tends toward the latter version, so I'll d" Read more of this review »
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Lacks the humour of the other books I've read by this author. Rather depressing, actually, but I suspect true to life. Hyacinth is the only son of a poor Protestant clergyman in a poor fishing village somewhere in Ireland around the time of the Boer ...more
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Like one of the other reviewers, I was expecting a mystery story. Instead, I got an adventure story set in Africa, which reminded me a lot of H. Rider Haggard except without the supernatural element. Worth the read if you enjoy that sort of thing, an ...more
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I wasn't that impressed but possibly that's because this is apparently a sequel and the author assumes you've read the book or books before it and consequently know who the characters are, where the places are, and what everyone's backstory is. Took ...more
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