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> Tag: Nancy Atherton

Gentle escapist mystery

Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton

March 17, 2023 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

The second book in the Aunt Dimity series, this book set out the backstory behind some secondary characters from the first book.  Computer whiz and amateur garden designer Emma has been dumped by her long time boyfriend who promptly marries another woman.  So Emma takes the trip to England they had planned, only by herself.  She is soon prevailed upon to visit a castle in Cornwall, where mystery and romance await. She designs gardens (yay!), falls in love (natch) and solves the mystery.  There’s some […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Nancy Atherton

Elizabeth's CBR15 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Nancy Atherton ·
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Sweet, slightly mystical mystery

Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton

February 21, 2023 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Quick read, following a down on her luck woman (Lori) who out of the blue receives an inheritance from someone she thought was a fictional character, Aunt Dimity.  Lori was raised by a single mom who told her wonderful stories starring Aunt Dimity, an archetypal British eccentric.  Imagine Lori’s surprise when, after her divorce, her mom’s death, and struggling to make ends meet, she is left a bequest that requires her to travel to England and live in Aunt Dimity’s cottage for a month. Once […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Nancy Atherton

Elizabeth's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Nancy Atherton ·
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