- Paperback
- Publisher: Camden; Large type edition edition (April 4 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1408491273
- ISBN-13: 978-1408491270
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.6 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 422 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Lori Shepherd's neighbours, Ruth and Louise Pym, may be dying. They ask Lori to find their long-lost brother before it's too late. Aubrey Pym is a scoundrel who was banished from the family long ago, and Lori must travel to New Zealand to find him.
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Dying wishes,
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME) (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Aunt Dimity Down Under (Hardcover)
If there's a single person in the world that has family woes or a mystery that needs unraveling, you can bet Lori Shepherd can stumble across them. And she ends up on a massive chase in "Aunt Dimity Down Under," racing across the length of New Zealand in a search for the Pym sisters' lost relatives -- as well as Frodo's bathtub and a mystery about her own husband.Finch is full of anticipation as the wedding of Nell and Kit draws near... until it's revealed that the elderly Pym sisters are dying of "worn out" hearts. And they have a final request for Lori to fulfill: find "Aubrey." Aubrey turns out to be their long-lost nephew (courtesy of their ne'er-do-well brother Aubrey Sr.), who is apparently somewhere down in New Zealand. Though Lori does NOT want to go to New Zealand, she can't refuse the last wishes of the kind old ladies -- and she ends up going to the land "down under down under," a lush paradise of mountains, lush greenery, and more than a little Tolkienmania. It doesn't take her long to track down Aubrey, only to discover that he's dead and so is his son. His only remaining relative is a young girl named Bree (Tolkien reference!), who has been set adrift after the death of her grandfather -- and she turns out to be very elusive. Lori must chase the girl across the entire length of New Zealand, hoping to bring her back to England before the Pym sisters die. "Aunt Dimity Down Under" is basically a valentine to the entire country of New Zealand -- Nancy Atherton doesn't actually sing hymns to it, but she emphasizes what an exquisitely beautiful, pristine land it is, and the rich local culture. Not to mention quite a few homages to J.R.R. Tolkien and the movie trilogy, such as Lori getting to stay in Elijah Wood's hotel room (and "Frodo's bathtub"). Atherton's writing is a bit less cozy than usual, mainly because the action doesn't take place in/around Finch and its likable inhabitants. But the mystery is pretty fascinating, although it's not much of a mystery -- it's more of a cross-country chase in search of a troubled young woman. And Atherton spreads in plenty of humor (Lori's obsession with volcanoes) and poignant moments. We also find out quite a bit more about the Pym sisters, who up until now have been likably quirky enigmas -- Atherton reveals a lot about their family life, their early losses, and even how they live so comfortably. And there's a new addition to the cast in Bree, a girl who has spent her entire life oppressed by her foul dad and now finds herself free and lonely. The one character who falls flat? Nell, as usual -- we're told at length how she's saintly and gorgeous and wise and tooth-rottingly perfect, but she has the depth of a cardboard cutout soaked in sugar water... and almost as much personality. The punkish, wounded Bree makes a much more intriguing teenage girl. "Aunt Dimity Down Under" is a sprightly visit to the land down under The Land Down Under, with plenty of humor, sorrow, and a touch of Tolkienmania. A fun frothy read.
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3.5 out of 5 stars (23 customer reviews) 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Another charming entry in the series,
By M. Oldham - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Aunt Dimity Down Under (Hardcover)
There's a wedding and a funeral, but before those can happen Lori must go to New Zealand. She's on the trail of family for the Pym sisters and ends up traveling across the country to find who she's looking for. Amusingly, it's during the time that the Lord of the Rings movies were being filmed that the book is set so there's a bit of that included in this novel as well. Plus, there's very little Peggy (I really don't like that character!) This is another solid entry in the life of Lori Shepherd that I thoroughly enjoyed.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Mystery?,
By Red Rabbit - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Aunt Dimity Down Under (Hardcover)
Call me old fashioned, but I'm of the opinion that a book classified as a "mystery" should, oh I don't know, have a mystery as an intergral part of the plot. Given that Atherton is a "cozy" mystery writer I don't expect a huge body count and gruesome bloody scenes, nor do I expect a twisted, convoluted plot that keeps me guessing until the very end... but I do expect for there to at least BE a murder to solve. From what I can tell, this book is nothing more than a way for the author to write off a trip to New Zealand as a business tax expense.Is it sad when the stuffed rabbit side-kick of the protagonist actually has more of a personality than the protagonist herself? 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Lori looks for a Kiwi,
By Jeanne Tassotto - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Aunt Dimity Down Under (Hardcover)
Lori and the rest of the village are all frantically getting ready for THE wedding, Chris and Nell are finally tying the knot, all the arrangements have been made and then everything came to a halt. The much loved Pym sisters were ill, probably dying. The charming, eccentric twins were by far the oldest members of the village, no one could remember a time without them, not even the long deceased Aunt Dimity. The twins had a last wish, to be reunited with their long lost older brother Aubrey who had been sent away in disgrace decades before. They asked Lori to locate him, not realizing that he had traveled, not to the a different village, but to the other side of the world. In short order Lori was sent off to New Zealand where an old school friend of Bill's joined her in search of the long missing family black sheep.Now if you have no idea who any of these people are that is because this is the fifteenth in a series of cozy mysteries featuring young mother Lori, her family and friends and her Aunt Dimity, the long deceased friend of Lori's mother. This series is quite heavy on the 'cozy' and light on the 'mystery', particularly in this entry. This latest adventure is not so much a 'who done it' but a 'where is and can we find them in time'. A task that would have been made much simpler if anyone had just done an internet search and made a few phone calls. Still fans if the series will not want to miss this opportunity to catch up with old friends and those cozy enthusiasts who are unfamiliar to this series will want to begin at the beginning, AUNT DIMITY'S DEATH and proceed in order to this one. |
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