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Purling Road - The Complete Second Season: Episodes 1-10 Kindle Edition

by M.L. Gardner (Author), The Thatchery (Illustrator), Rogena Mitchell-Jones (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 925 ratings
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In Season Two of Purling Road, the financial hardships are temporarily eased as Jonathan and Aryl find success with a new business venture. Even with this small reprieve, everyone is faced with a long, hot summer. Relationships are brutally tested. Some are broken, never to be the same again and even Maura finds it difficult to help her friends.

The fuse is lit when boredom and frustration lead Claire, Ava, and Arianna to a girl’s night that reincarnates Arianna to her former glory. After suffering a loss, she reaches her breaking point and Caleb is left to deal with the aftermath of her destructive decisions.

Ruth moves to town with her son and finds the women welcoming her friendship and advice.

Tempers rise faster than the tide when Claire makes a decision that Aryl can’t live with. Ava and Jonathan welcome a new member of the family, and soon after, she is forced to reveal a carefully guarded secret, but not before Jonathan assumes the worst.

With her paper on more solid ground, Muzzy is forced to take drastic action to save her reputation, taking Rockport by surprise.
As everyone focuses on their own crises, it becomes increasingly hard to come together—the only thing that has saved them in the past. Season Two is nothing short of explosive as everyone must look within themselves for answers.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B014EMQRRO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (August 24, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 24, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.3 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 279 pages
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    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 925 ratings

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M. L. Gardner

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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 ten books, three novellas, one book of short stories and a cookbook. Gardner is married with three kids and three cats.

Reading The 1929 Series in order:

The Evening Star: A Prequel Novella

1929: Book One

Elizabeth's Heart: Book Two

1930: Book Three

Drifter: Book Four

Purgatory Cove: Book Five

1931: Book Six

Purling Road: A 1929 Serial: The Complete First Season

Purling Road: A 1929 Serial: The Complete Second Season

Purling Road: A 1929 Serial: The Complete Third Season

Short Stories from 1929 *Can be read at any time.

A Homespun Christmas *Can be read at any time.

The 1929 Series Boxed Set: Books 1-3

The 1929 Series Boxed Set: Books 4-6

Purling Road: The Boxed Set: Seasons 1-2 plus Bonus Novella

Other works:

The Rebellion - Eris: Book One

The Unraveling of Us

Frugal Eating in the New Depression

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Customers find the book engaging and well-written. They appreciate the captivating storyline and realistic characters. Many find the characters likable and easy to identify with. However, opinions differ on the pacing - some find it fast-paced and enjoyable, while others feel it's confusing and lacking in nobility.

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74 customers mention "Readability"71 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the book series. They find the books interesting and enjoyable to read, especially seeing how the characters grow and mature. The author does a good job with the series and fans look forward to reading more.

"Absolutely loved these books, which are a continuation of the 1929 series. I love historical fiction and these books were it at it's best...." Read more

"...of financial successful ways make the books more to me than just a good read...." Read more

"I was captured early by her writing. I first read the Purling Road First Season as it was a Kindle teaser...." Read more

"I'm not a critic;' just enjoy reading . . these were good, kept your interest, etc. Could hardly wait to find out how situations were taken care of...." Read more

44 customers mention "Story quality"40 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the story. They find it captivating and interesting, with a realistic plotline about overcoming hardships and forgiveness. Readers quickly become immersed in the plot and appreciate the details of everyday life during the depression. The book provides historical facts and entertainment for them.

"...I love historical fiction and these books were it at it's best...." Read more

"...Interesting characters and story line. A little hard to keep everyone straight in the beginning." Read more

"...So the story line is realistic but I would prefer more nobility in the decisions the characters make." Read more

"...characters were able to overcome devastating loss, and it was uplifting to read how it made them stronger people and brought them closer together...." Read more

32 customers mention "Character development"32 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the characters and find them easy to understand.

"...Interesting characters and story line. A little hard to keep everyone straight in the beginning." Read more

"...I like the characters but I'm disappointed by their conduct...." Read more

"...Gardner cleverly moves from scene to scene, character set to character set nearly seamlessly...." Read more

"...The book is well written with complicated but likeable characters. I will probably read the next book in the series after I find the first one." Read more

8 customers mention "Ease of understanding"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the book well-written with complicated but likeable characters. They say it's easy to identify with them and understand their problem-solving. The book is detailed and an engaging story of hardship, struggle, love, and perseverance.

"...The book is well written with complicated but likeable characters. I will probably read the next book in the series after I find the first one." Read more

"...; Certainly the book stands alone, but it will be much easier to understand if you have the background on the characters...." Read more

"...I thought the historical settings and descriptions were great." Read more

"...us not old enough to have experienced the era & understandable for those not far removed in age." Read more

15 customers mention "Pacing"5 positive10 negative

Customers have different views on the pacing of the book. Some find it fast-paced and enjoyable, while others feel it's confusing, slow, and disappointing.

"...I like the characters but I'm disappointed by their conduct...." Read more

"...I couldn't put this season down. It was more face paced than season 1 and I loved the continued development of these characters." Read more

"...much happens (usually difficult and devastating things) in too short of a space of time...." Read more

"...I liked this one the least. The writing was not up to par, and the ending seemed like a ploy to get you to purchase the next book...." Read more

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  • Robyn M
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely loved these books
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016
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    Absolutely loved these books, which are a continuation of the 1929 series. I love historical fiction and these books were it at it's best. I think it might be a little confusing if you haven't read the 1929 series and the "First Season" of Purling Road, but I had read them all so it's hard to judge it on a stand-alone basis. I can say that I read the first of the 1929 series from a free site and then bought all the rest. I even went so far as to download one of them when I was in Australia (not an easy task). If you love historical fiction you'll love these.
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  • njb
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good beach read.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2016
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    Definitely would recommend reading the Colette first season Episodes first. Interesting characters and story line. A little hard to keep everyone straight in the beginning.
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  • Ruth Champlin-Bradley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read what made us The Greatest Generation!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2015
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    I have read just 1929 and 1930 but am eagerly awaiting reading 1931. Being a 1929 baby has had such an impact on my character, bringing up and the learning of financial successful ways make the books more to me than just a good read. Gardner has made very few errors in the method of living during those years and the only thing that really stood out was having babies--home births were as common as healing a broken leg healing at home was. Midwives were used when a pregnancy was seemingly normal. Visits to a doctor were few and far between and we grew up healthy and strong. The biggest error was no mention of every family's large garden. Most Depression families wouldn't have had much to eat if it hadn't been for those well planted and maintained gardens and the huge task of canning hundreds of jars that were used in the winter when gardens didn't produce enough to stave off actual starvation. It wasn't a time for lazy people!
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  • Sister M. Thomas More
    3.0 out of 5 stars Family Troubles
    Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2017
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    I liked Purling Road at the beginning but now it seems to be turning into a soap opera. I like the characters but I'm disappointed by their conduct. Then I ask myself: what do I expect when they never seem to have any genuine spiritual guidance? And I think of some of my own family and friends who have gotten into similar messes even with spiritual guidance available. So the story line is realistic but I would prefer more nobility in the decisions the characters make.
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  • Captain A
    5.0 out of 5 stars Something for everyone!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017
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    I was captured early by her writing. I first read the Purling Road First Season as it was a Kindle teaser. Then I was hooked....had to find out where it all came from. Gardner cleverly moves from scene to scene, character set to character set nearly seamlessly. Without overly detailed discriptive scene setting, you see the whole world she has created in your mind's eye. I now feel I really know these people and their lives. It has been a great journey as I have completed the entirety of the 1929 series to date. Anxiously awaiting the Purling Road Third Season.
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  • Lone Star Lane
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great stories, but books in this series need better editing.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2016
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    The books in the 1929 series have become my guilty pleasure. Though the author needs lots of work on comma usage and tense, which is something I rail against, I tend to keep going because I like so many of the characters. The first novel of the books, 1929, told the story of how the six main characters were able to overcome devastating loss, and it was uplifting to read how it made them stronger people and brought them closer together. The ensuing novels also feature the theme of overcoming obstacles. There are other characters who enter their lives, for good or not-so-good reasons, and who have an effect on the story and the development of the main characters. They're the kind of books that are hard to put down because you really want to know what happens! Besides the editing, the only other complaints I have are 1)the timeline. Too much happens (usually difficult and devastating things) in too short of a space of time. It would be more realistic if the events took place, and problems were worked through and solved, in a longer period of time, instead of just weeks, and 2) way too much drinking. It annoys me that the characters so easily turn to drink. It mars the image of a strong person which I try to build up in my head. With these problems, and because of the problems in punctuation, I can only give 4 stars.
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  • Like To Read
    5.0 out of 5 stars ' just enjoy reading.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2015
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    I'm not a critic;' just enjoy reading . . these were good, kept your interest, etc. Could hardly wait to find out how situations were taken care of. Must have been a very difficult time in people's lives . . but is today any better, with the wide variation in the wealth of the people of today . . there so many homeless people today with no jobs to find, hardly even farming for individual survival!!

    Belief in our Lord and Saviour and helping people in whatever way is possible is our only hope these days.
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  • Lynne Foerster
    5.0 out of 5 stars This apparently is the second in a series. I ...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016
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    This apparently is the second in a series. I didn't read the first one so was confused about the relationships between characters. But I read on and was able to figure that out. The book is well written with complicated but likeable characters. I will probably read the next book in the series after I find the first one.
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  • Joan LeClair
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another good book
    Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2021
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    Keeps reader captivated while following further stories of original characters. Adds new character to figure out.
    Screens described run like a movie as you read.
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  • kanwal goyal
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in India on August 16, 2016
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    good read
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  • Heather B
    5.0 out of 5 stars Even Better Than the First Season
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2015
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    I've just finished reading the second season of Purling Road and had to write my five star review straight away.

    Like many of M L Gardner's fans I just can't get enough of the wonderful characters of the 1929 series, and this latest addition to the collection was no disappointment. I thoroughly enjoyed the first season, which I read each week as it was released, but I thought that this season was even better. I don't know whether it's just as I was able to read it cover to cover in one sitting, or whether Mrs Gardner really has excelled herself. Whatever the case, I highly recommend Purling Road Season Two.

    I so enjoyed catching up with all the characters, secondary as well as main, as they went through the ups and downs of life. As usual there was a good mixture of joys and difficulties in their marriages, families and personal lives, as well as their work situations. I found this series as gripping (although not quite as intense!) as the original novels. I loved the ending, and the twist in the final scene was really fun. And, of course, I have to mention that I loved having a fix of one of my all-time favourite book boyfriends, Aryl Sullivan :)

    All in all I am one very satisfied reader, and I do hope that there will be a third season of Purling Road.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good Story
    Reviewed in Australia on August 13, 2016
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    Enjoyed the story it moved along nicely
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  • Betty Warkentin
    4.0 out of 5 stars True To Life
    Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2017
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    Raw, gritty believable with a good ending. Now I must go back to read season one to fill in the gaps.
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