Much Laughter, a Few Tears: Memoirs of a Woman's Friendship With Betty Macdonald and Her Family

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Summary: I'm so terribly disapointed
Review: I hoped to receive some more info about the life of Betty MacDonald. I found nothing. The pictures are very bad.
Only a few of Betty. No pics of Betty's mother, father, sisters and brother. Why? I don't understand this.
And the stories are rather boring. I found no details about Betty's life? And I know she had a very exciting and fascinating life. A good advice for Betty Fans all over the world. There is a Betty Fan Club and a wonderful surprise for me was that Betty's best friend Kimi is still alive and she is a real story
teller. A brilliant writer indeed.

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Summary: Huge Betty Fan
Review: I was somewhat suprised to read the poor review of this book. I am always glad to learn any new information on Betty and was thrilled when I discovered this book last year. It was interesting to get an outsiders view of this fascinating family and I quite enjoyed Blanche Caffiere's writing style. It's a must read for the true Betty MacDonald fan.

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Summary: Promises but does not deliver.
Review: I was very pleased to discover this book having been a fan of Betty Macdonald for many years. I hoped this book would provide background information and answers to many unanswered questions about Betty's life - her family, marraiges, her early death etc. However, with the exception of the first chapter, this book was very disappointing. Titles to chapters promise all eg. "Betty tells chicken ranch stories" but scant information is confined to a few lines on the final page and this pattern is repeated throughout the book. Not to be recommended.