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The God Box **Book Review**

**I was sent a copy of The God Box by Mary Lou Quinlan to review, all opinions are 100% mine.** THE GOD BOX by Mary Lou Quinlan What is the story about: "'When Mary Lou Quinlan's beloved mother, Mary Finend, dies, her family is bereft- until Mary Lou searches for her mother's "God Box," her private cache of notes to God on Behalf of family, friends and strangers.  To Mary Lou's amazement, she finds not one but 10 boxes stuffed with hundreds of tiny petitions that span the last twenty years of her mother's life. Note by note, Mary Lou unearths a treasure of her mother's wishes and worries and insight.  Mary asked god for everything from the right flooring for her daughter's home to a cure for her own blood cancer.  Her requests, penned on scraps of paper, were presented without expectation - the ultimate expression of letting go. Follow Mary Lou's emotional journey as she uncovers her mother's innermost thoughts-nostalgic, sur...