Aunt Dimity: Snowbound [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Nancy Atherton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 20, 2004

Lori Shepherd has been overtaken by the blizzard of the century. Fortunately, she's soon safe and dry in Ladythorne Abbey, the fabulous home of the late Lucasta DeClerke. Or is she? In the abbey's cloisters and passages there still lingers the haunting presence of a mysterious madwoman - not to mention the danger posed by an unstable caretaker. Then Lori learns of a plot to steal a priceless DeClerke family heirloom . . .

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Atherton is simply a wonderful writer. (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) Witty and engaging... just the thing when life gets to be too much, and you want to escape into a book. (The Lincoln Journal Star) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Nancy Atherton is the author of nine Aunt Dimity novels. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; 1 edition (April 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786262680
• ISBN-13: 978-0786262687
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,320,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True to Aunt Dimity, April 22, 2004

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Joann Fantina "Three Nephews" (Bernardsville, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aunt Dimity Snowbound (Hardcover)

Another fun Aunt Dimity mystery story. If you are looking for an Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes type mystery this is not for you. But if you want a good fun read with a little mystery and adventure this is a must. Fun and fast reading.
Lighthearted and happy story.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SUMMER DIVERSION, June 30, 2004

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Sandy Rhoad "Insatiable reader" (Branchville, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aunt Dimity Snowbound (Hardcover)

There are 9 books in this series - short, under 300 pages all, but the kind of book you take on vacation and want to read the rest, so take them all. They are funny, interesting, nostalgic - and although the main character, Lori, sometimes irritates with her roving eye, the books are fun to read and great for a day in the sun, or curled up on a sofa in the mountains. Read them, you won't be sorry.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming and funny, April 5, 2004

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This review is from: Aunt Dimity Snowbound (Hardcover)

When her friend persuades her to break her post-Christmas funk with a hike, Lori Shepherd figures on a pleasant five hours walking through the beautiful English countryside, possibly watching lambs gamboling (whatever that is). But when she takes a wrong turn and England is hit by the blizzard of the century, Lori finds herself snowbound in a strange house--deserted except for an ancient caretaker with a shotgun, and two fellow Americans, similarly caught by the unexpected snowfall. Those, along with her stuffed rabbit and the notebook that contains the spirit of Lori's Aunt Dimity.

The odds of three Americans being caught by snow in one small building don't seem high and Lori is suspicious. She gets even more suspicious when Catchpole, the caretaker, tells the tragic story of the late owner of the building--and her hatred for anything American. Following Aunt Dimity's advice, Lori starts a treasure hunt for whatever the building's owner supposedly lost--or had stolen. But Lori isn't the only person hunting and her suspicions quickly turn to Wendy--the American backpacker who just happens to have a crowbar in her pack.

Author Nancy Atherton serves up a fun light mystery. The ghostly Aunt Dimity serves up hints for both Lori and the reader but Lori uses her own common sense and judgment as well. Wendy and Jamie, along with Catchpole are interesting and well developed characters. Lori has an unfortunate habit of being terribly attracted to one of the suspects in each of the Dimity mysteries and this is no exception. Jamie turns out to be exactly the tall handsome and intelligent types that get Lori going--husband and children not-withstanding. In this book, Lori's little weakness (which she womanfully suppresses) adds rather than detracting from the narrative.

Fans of light English-set cozies will definitely want to grab this one.