Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday [Large Print, Import] [Hardcover]

Nancy Atherton (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & Camden) (October 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0754072126
• ISBN-13: 978-0754072126
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The latest Aunt Dimity is as good as the rest, April 7, 2003

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Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday (Hardcover)

The Harris family is in turmoil. Everyone understands that Derek is estranged from his father the Earl. When the family is summoned to a family reunion of sorts, Emma finds out that she was never told the whole story. Derek never even told her his real name! Understandably upset and apprehensive about the upcoming visit, she asks Lori Shepherd to come along with her. Lori's husband Bill informs her that he is one of the Earl's lawyers and they were going already. Lori and Emma wonder what other surprises are in store for them, and what secrets of the past will be revealed.

This is one of my favorite series and I always look forward to the next. Although a little short for my taste, this is a wonderful cozy. Derek's background was always a mystery, and everything is explained in this novel, Nell is featured as usual, and we see a little more of Peter, who has been largely invisible since, Aunt Dimity and the Duke, which is a shame. I read this one in one sitting and plan to reread it soon. It is nice to read something that is not too violent and ends happily once in a while, so I look forward to these books.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a cozy mystery., May 12, 2003

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Monica K. Van Ness (Aurora, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday (Hardcover)

And better than one or two of the previous Aunt Dimity books
that I've read. I've seen this series described as "light as
a feather," and I suppose that it is, but there is usually
enough substance to hold my interest. I found a couple of the
books to be almost too light, but Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday
returns to a more entertaining level. There is more of a
mystery within the story, and Lori doesn't seem quite so
inclined to fall into another man's arms. (Occasionally I
am more than a bit distracted by the heroine's inclinations
to find men other than her husband so terribly attractive. A
little less of this would be welcome.)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Weekend Mystery, December 20, 2003

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Charlotte "gotshakespeare" (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday (Hardcover)

This book is a good mystery. The plot is always complex, but not confusing, and very well written. These stories are perfectly situated in England. The titles of these Aunt Dimity series are a bit misleading. By the title I thought it would be about a little lady who travels and gets involved in little mysteries, like Agatha Christie's Poirot and also her Miss Marple, etc. The stories are about a woman named Lori, who is married to a lawyer husband (who travels a lot) and has two little twin baby boys. In this particular story, she is invited, by her neighbor and friend, Emma, to come with her to meet her husband's wealthy English family (who she doesn't know existed). Her husband is the lawyer for Emma's in-laws, and so Lori is invited and goes with both her friend and her husband. On their arrival a sculpted bush (to look like a turtledove) is in flames. Soon, anonymous poison pen threat notes start arriving to a certain person in the book, and Lori has to figure out who's writing the notes, etc. Aunt Dimity was a rich eclectic woman. She was the best friend of Lori's mother, and having no family of her own to pass on the huge trust fund she had accumulated over the years, she passed it on to Lori when she died, along with her little stone cottage, set in the heart of the English countryside, and a blue bound journal. Through this journal she communicates with Lori, even after her death. This part is kind of strange, though I say it myself, but adds a bit of quirkiness to the book that is charming.This book is a great (shorter) mystery novel, a great way to just cuddle up, read, and relax during the weekend.