Thanks to her late Aunt Dimity, Lori Shepherd is financially set for life and happily married--or so she thinks. When her father-in-law disappears while on a trip to England, leaving behind a mysterious note, Lori, guided by the ghost of Aunt Dimity, searches for the elderly gentleman and becomes involved in a mission to uncover a centuries-old family secret 8-city author tour. Online publicity .
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If you're looking for arch, cancel the trip to Chartres. Here's the third in a pointedly cute series featuring the ghost of "Aunt" Dimity, the dead friend of heroine Lori Shepherd's mother. Lori plans a second honeymoon for herself and her overworked husband, lawyer Bill Willis, in the idyllic English cottage Lori inherited from Dimity (Aunt Dimity's Death, 1992). When a case keeps Bill in Boston, Lori heads overseas with her father-in-law, William Willis Sr. He suddenly disappears, taking Lori's pink flannel bunny, Reginald, and leaving an enigmatic note about family business. Further clues come from Dimity's ghost via her leather-bound journal, in which Lori observes Dimity's handwriting materialize on the page. Lori tracks Willis Sr., accompanied by her friend Emma's precocious 12-year-old stepdaughter, Nell, and Nell's teddy bear, Bertie, through the picturesque countryside to London. There she finds the British Willises?including sexy Gerald, efficient Lucy and bumbling Arthur?who are at odds, their family law firm in disarray. The plot hangs on an 18th-century feud that divided the family, resulting in murder and theft, and leading to present-day blackmail; the villain is easily identified. At the end of this amusing but silly tale, Bill and pregnant Lori move to England, delighting Aunt Dimity's ghost. Author tour.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Atherton's third serial title once again mixes mystery with a bit of gothic romance. Because her husband has a last-minute conflict, pretty Lori ends up at Aunt Dimity's English country cottage with her father-in-law instead. When he disappears, Lori searches?and finds an old family secret. For fans.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I don't know how Aunt Dimity does it, but I'm glad she does. I never had much of a social life as a child (was rather outcast, always being new), thus I am unfamiliar with the idea of one's plush-toy friends being able to communicate with one another, much less with a ghost who then transmits information to a living human, via automatic writing without physical agency. Mind you, I find the Disbelief Suspenders (or Braces, if you're British) fit nicely while I'm reading this book.
As usual, there is a tangle of people, motives, opportunities, red herrings and misunderstandings to sort out; and a thoroughly good time watching how it's all played out. Yes, I'm fudging. I liked this book, but NOTHING in detail stays very long in my mind these days. I don't remember the names, and I don't want to haul the library chair/ladder out to get to the top shelf (it's late, I'm tired, I want to finish this before going to bed). The details are unimportant--this woman can tell a story and suck you into it. If more authors did this for me, I would be shorter of cash and shelfspace.
If you have read AD& the Duke and were less than satisfied, you will be more comfortable with this episode. I certainly was--and in spite of my reaction to the second book, did not hesitate to buy this as soon as I knew it was available. You ought to do the same. Order it, already.
Good night, good night--parting may be sweet sorrow, but I need my sleep. My only regret is that Ms. Atherton does not write *faster*.
By Michelle B.
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What a great series! More fun than one could expect from a book. And, love the recipes in each book!
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I just "found" this series of books and have now read 4 and find them to be delightful. This is a well written book but easy to read. It's like going on a vacation.
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Books by Nancy Atherton are to be read, savoured & treasured
I happened upon Aunt Dimity Digs In, while in a bookshop about two years ago, read and absolutely delighted in Lori and Bill's antics with their twins. I was absolutely hooked!! Read more
Published on Jun 18 1999 by Honey0448@AOL.com
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I loved it!!!
I absolutely loved this book! I could never seem to put it down. It was very well written, and had a good plot. Read more
Published on Feb 27 1999
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Inane
So inane it's almost beyone description but I will try. A dead English woman called Aunt Dimity writes ghostly notes to the living in an effort to guide them away from trouble. Read more
Published on Oct 30 1998 by puffinswan
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Just as nice, and almost as good, as the first.
I loved "Aunt Dimity's Death", so when I read a short blurb of this one I was concerned - Lori and Bill's marriage in trouble?! Read more
Published on Mar 5 1998 by Diane (jwxt81d@prodigy.com)
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an adult nancy drew myster
For what it strives for, it does very well. Ms. Atherton writes part mystery, part gothic, part romance and part ghost story with just enough of each element to make for a very... Read more
Published on Oct 28 1997 by edclarke@msn.com
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