[.ca] Aunt Dimity Takes A Holiday (ISBN 067003200X)

The best yet.:
I have read all of Aunt Dimity's adventures and have grown fond of these people. The author moves the plot along quickly without treating the clearly drawn characters as puppets. I felt Lori's growing fondness for the people she met and grew to understand them with her. The author is very relationally centered. I don't consider this "light" or fluff. I had tears at the ending. Though I hated for it to end, I couldn't put it down till it did. Hope I don't have to wait too long for the next one.

Great Weekend Mystery:
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.

Definitely a cozy mystery.:
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.)

Aunt Dimity Does It Again:
I love this series. I've read every one so far and have never been disappointed. This is the best one yet. Her characters show sensitivity and the plot was intriging. Keep it up...PLEASE!

Another Great One:
I'm an Atherton fan. Have loved every Aunt Dimity so far. Nancy hit the mark again on this one. Easy read and fun characters. Honestly, I did have some tears at the end. Appreciate her development of the characters. Keep up the good work.