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The Basket #1
The Basket Maker's Wife
Who is Nora Elliott? Does she know who she is as a woman, and what she is? In Mill Haven, a small town in Missouri’s Ozarks, Nora safely escapes her horrifying past. Hardworking Nora has raised her sons and tended The Basket Shop and her best and only elderly Jessie, the shop’s intuitive owner. At forty-two, Nora isn’t prepared for the single romantic night with Dan, the man who has waited five years for Nora to recognize his love. Suddenly, she’s pregnant and unprepared for Dan’s love, and the gift that is hers to claim… And her past is waiting to open…. All Titles in the Basket The Basket Maker's Wife (Book 1), The Egg Basket (Book2), The Bride's Basket (Book 3), The Rose A Novella
392 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2013
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October 4, 2017
DNF @ 10% from extreme mental fatigue due to the word "basket(s)" appearing 53 times in the first chapter alone. Yes, I was so frustrated I went back and counted.
Even setting that aside, the writing style was excessively repetitive. The tragic backstory was laid on thicker than a clay face mask, and how often in one day does a person really think about their employer dying? I mean, I know she's ninety, but is she so incredibly frail you can't go five minutes without praying she doesn't drop dead?
Even setting that aside, the writing style was excessively repetitive. The tragic backstory was laid on thicker than a clay face mask, and how often in one day does a person really think about their employer dying? I mean, I know she's ninety, but is she so incredibly frail you can't go five minutes without praying she doesn't drop dead?
November 25, 2016
Nora
This book is a wonderful, funny at times, possibly true to life book like I've never read before. The heart ache felt for Nora, Lynn, and Jessie bought more than a few tears during the read. I could feel and visualize each person in this book because of the adequate descriptions presented by Cait London.
Hopefully I will be blessed enough to be able to enjoy the rest of the books free. Thank you for your superb writing.
This book is a wonderful, funny at times, possibly true to life book like I've never read before. The heart ache felt for Nora, Lynn, and Jessie bought more than a few tears during the read. I could feel and visualize each person in this book because of the adequate descriptions presented by Cait London.
Hopefully I will be blessed enough to be able to enjoy the rest of the books free. Thank you for your superb writing.
April 20, 2018
Baskets that show how to love.
A story from a basket is a wonderful idea. From making a basket to receiving such a special gift to open your heart and mind to. I enjoyed how baskets brought people together in the name of love. Jessie's kindness to the battered women was so powerful that it makes me want to reach out to others more. That is a great gift. Enjoy the book as much as I did.
A story from a basket is a wonderful idea. From making a basket to receiving such a special gift to open your heart and mind to. I enjoyed how baskets brought people together in the name of love. Jessie's kindness to the battered women was so powerful that it makes me want to reach out to others more. That is a great gift. Enjoy the book as much as I did.
December 27, 2016
A wonderful read!
This was a great start to a series, and throwing basket weaving in as an integral part of the story along with a little suspense, I was hard put to stop reading when I had to! I look forward to reading the rest of the series. Thank you!
This was a great start to a series, and throwing basket weaving in as an integral part of the story along with a little suspense, I was hard put to stop reading when I had to! I look forward to reading the rest of the series. Thank you!
November 15, 2016
I loved it
I really enjoyed this book the story of three strong women who can overcome anything together. The men who need them and want to help them and the town of Mill Haven.
I really enjoyed this book the story of three strong women who can overcome anything together. The men who need them and want to help them and the town of Mill Haven.
June 2, 2017
Very cathartic. Deep. Tear jerker. It felt a little repetitive initially, but was honest view into mind damaged by abuse.
January 30, 2017
Unique
Nora O'Connor Elliott is a hard headed 42 year old woman who raised two sons alone after her abusive husband was killed. She has a hard time showing affection or any other feelings because of that abuse. She doesn't want a man in her life. Nora only has one close relationship, and that is with Jessie, the elderly woman who, along with her husband Virgil, took Nora in when she showed up in Mill Haven, Missouri (a fictional small town set in the Ozarks. Although Nora doesn't want a relationship, Dan Berenger has been in love with her for years. He wants to take care of her and teach her that relationships don't have to be full of anger and fear.
I really enjoyed reading this book. The characters and the story are well developed. The storyline is different from anything I've read before. The book is fairly long, but it uses that space for character and plot development, so it can fully tell Nora and Dan's story. There are many parts to the story, because it also includes part of Jessie and Virgil's story and introduces Lynn and Max, a young woman and her 3 year old son who are running from an abusive husband. It was a joy for me to witness the change in Nora's temperament as she begins developing relationships with Lynn, Dan, as well as trying to rebuild relationships with her own sons, Josh and Zach. I also enjoyed the element of suspense woven into the story.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys women's fiction that could actually be based on a true story, where everything isn't all roses, sunshine, and unicorns. A plus for me was that there was only a small amount of bad language, and no graphic sexual situations. I would definitely read the rest of the books in this series.
Nora O'Connor Elliott is a hard headed 42 year old woman who raised two sons alone after her abusive husband was killed. She has a hard time showing affection or any other feelings because of that abuse. She doesn't want a man in her life. Nora only has one close relationship, and that is with Jessie, the elderly woman who, along with her husband Virgil, took Nora in when she showed up in Mill Haven, Missouri (a fictional small town set in the Ozarks. Although Nora doesn't want a relationship, Dan Berenger has been in love with her for years. He wants to take care of her and teach her that relationships don't have to be full of anger and fear.
I really enjoyed reading this book. The characters and the story are well developed. The storyline is different from anything I've read before. The book is fairly long, but it uses that space for character and plot development, so it can fully tell Nora and Dan's story. There are many parts to the story, because it also includes part of Jessie and Virgil's story and introduces Lynn and Max, a young woman and her 3 year old son who are running from an abusive husband. It was a joy for me to witness the change in Nora's temperament as she begins developing relationships with Lynn, Dan, as well as trying to rebuild relationships with her own sons, Josh and Zach. I also enjoyed the element of suspense woven into the story.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys women's fiction that could actually be based on a true story, where everything isn't all roses, sunshine, and unicorns. A plus for me was that there was only a small amount of bad language, and no graphic sexual situations. I would definitely read the rest of the books in this series.
October 22, 2016
This book was very interesting. It starts with an elderly lady who is the shopkeeper of a basket shop in a rural country town. She is the original "basket maker's wife". She and her husband took in a woman and her two little boys who were running from an abusive relationship and that woman now works in the shop. They are now awaiting the arrival of "the gift", who turns out to be a young woman with a little boy. These three ladies form a special bond and circle. The middle lady, Nora, spends one night with the guy that has been chasing her for five years and becomes pregnant. She does not handle this well, but the other ladies help her. The book is about journeys, healings, relationships, blessings and believing.
April 12, 2016
Wonderful Book!
This was an unusual story. The characters are all quirky and I fell in love with them from the beginning. They are wonderfully developed with storylines that make you want to know what happens to them. They have gone through hard times and come out on the other side. It also has the intuitive element that Cait often writes about. I loved this story and cannot wait to begin the next in the series.
This was an unusual story. The characters are all quirky and I fell in love with them from the beginning. They are wonderfully developed with storylines that make you want to know what happens to them. They have gone through hard times and come out on the other side. It also has the intuitive element that Cait often writes about. I loved this story and cannot wait to begin the next in the series.
October 29, 2016
The Basket Maker's Wife
Well I have to say at first when I started reading this novel I almost just walked away from it. But then I was hooked and could not stop reading. Yes, this story was so beautiful,and yet our heroines had such hard and cruel lives. They lived in fear and yet tried not to show their children how frighten they were and really only wanted to give love to them
Well I have to say at first when I started reading this novel I almost just walked away from it. But then I was hooked and could not stop reading. Yes, this story was so beautiful,and yet our heroines had such hard and cruel lives. They lived in fear and yet tried not to show their children how frighten they were and really only wanted to give love to them
April 18, 2016
I've loved Cait London's books for a very long time. I really loved the concept for this book. The characters were people that you'd love to meet and be able to help the women who had to endure things women shouldn't have to. I also loved the grit shown by these women. I really look forward to the next two.
January 4, 2017
Overcoming lifes challenges and pain. Is possible÷
This book gets into the nutty gritty of the long term effects of battered women syndrome and show that life can have happy endings when the right people come together. This book ties the physical and spiritual together in a tender and heartwarming way.
This book gets into the nutty gritty of the long term effects of battered women syndrome and show that life can have happy endings when the right people come together. This book ties the physical and spiritual together in a tender and heartwarming way.
April 22, 2016
Great message
Loved the story, the well drawn characters. Looking forward to reading the next one. I highly recommend this read. You will enjoy it too.
Loved the story, the well drawn characters. Looking forward to reading the next one. I highly recommend this read. You will enjoy it too.
June 13, 2016
This is a Goodreads win review. This is a wonderful book full of life and love and the special people who are in Nora's life and her effort to overcome all and come out happy at the end.
November 23, 2016
I didn't like the style.
July 20, 2017
Interesting story and their was enough going on to keep you turning the page's.
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