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I stumbled on the Mitford series a few years ago and have since recommended, loaned and purchased these books for many family members, friends and friends of friends. What an oasis of serenity, wisdom and spirituality Ms. Karon's books offer in an ocean of uncertainty. She doesn't avoid life's challenges (friendship, love, death, illness, alcoholism, homelessness, for example), but addresses them in a way that gives readers hope for their own lives. "Patches of Godlight" is a book that you can pick up again and again, open to any page, and come away filled with hope and optimism. This is a perfect addendum to "The Mitford Series" and a perfect Christmas gift (along with "The Mitford Snowmen") for "Jan's fans."

This is the only book I have read from this author, and I really enjoyed this book. It is not something I would have probably selected and read on my own... it was given to me by a friend, so I gave it a try and found it to be delightful.

The book is basically a collection of quotations from a variety of religous, political and social leaders. If you are like me and enjoy reading or collecting quotations, you will find this book to be very entertaining.

The book is written in a "journal" format, in handwritten script with one to four quotes per page. The quotes, although being geared to christianity are not exclusively religious. They are thought provoking, smile creating and varied in content and tone. The book is a just one of those books that makes you "feel good" to read.

I would have liked this book to be a little longer... with even more quotations, which is why I din't give it 5 stars. It is a very short and easy read, so enjoy it while it lasts!

The title caught my eye as I was browsing in an airport store between flights. I opened the book and found an interesting quote, then another and another.

Books of quotations are often like the frozen chicken nuggets, packaged with good chicken mixed with a lot of fat and gristle.
This book is different. The quotes were all thought provoking and inspirational.

I've read some other coffee table quote books and found them mostly full of gobblety-goop with some good verse through in for measure. The only thought provoking part of these books was wondering how quickly the author had gotten all of these useless quotations together to make his fast buck.

Many of the quotes in Patches of Godlight I had not seen elsewhere. While I didn't buy the book for business purposes I immediately used one of the quotes to begin my seminar that afternoon.