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Aunt Dimity and the heart of gold / Nancy Atherton.
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- ISBN: 9780525522683
- ISBN: 0525522689
- Physical Description: 228 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
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| Subject: | Shepherd, Lori (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Dimity, Aunt (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Women detectives > England > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. |
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- 10 of 10 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | Athe (Text) | 33294002057248 | Christmas Storage | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 May #2
With Christmas fast approaching, the weather in the small Cotswolds village of Finch is foggy and miserable, and the majority of the townspeople are suffering from bad colds. Lori Shepherd and her family have been spared the "Yuletide Blight," so they are able to attend her best friend Emma Harris' Christmas party with a few other hardy souls. The event becomes a slumber party when an ice storm prevents the guests from leaving, and a woman named Tilly must be rescued when her car slides into a ditch along the Harris' driveway. Later, the group finds a secret chamber filled with treasure, including a gold heart with two initials on it, in an unused room in the manor house. Lori, Emma, the erudite Tilly, and the vicar's wife, Lillian, research the past, determined to find the story behind the hidden treasure. This gentlest of family-centered cozies, with its humor, warm and gossipy village atmosphere, and numerous quirky characters, including the ghostly Aunt Dimity, will appeal to readers of Donna Andrews' Meg Langslow series. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - BookPage Reviews : BookPage Reviews 2019 July
Aunt Dimity and the Heart of GoldThe English village of Finch has been beset by an ice storm instead of the usual picture-perfect Christmas snow, but Lori Shepherd insists on a bit of cheer by making a run to dear friend Emma's annual party. While she's there, a car hits the ice and lands in a ditch outside. They invite the frazzled driver, Matilda "Tilly" Trout, inside, where she is able to answer a question that has long puzzled Emmaâthe odd-looking room in Emma's home is a former Roman Catholic chapel. Lori, Emma and company find a compartment inside the chapel that contains actual treasure, but how did it get there? There are no murders to solve in Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold, just a story in need of unraveling. Nancy Atherton's series finds kindness and human connection in frosty times, and the good hearts of Finch will warm yours.
Copyright 2019 BookPage Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2019 June #1
Christmas in the Cotswolds in Atherton's (Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransome, 2018, etc.) latest. The holidays have come to Finch, close to where Americans Lori and Bill Shepherd and their three children live and where Bill runs the British branch of his family's law firm. Unfortunately, the seasonal festivities are blighted by a virus that's laid the village low. Lori is thrilled when her healthy group is invited to Christmas dinner at Anscombe Manor, where her best friend, Emma Harris, lives with her husband, Derek, and runs a riding school. The dinner, which includes an Indian sweet recipe Emma found in a handwritten cookbook left by a former owner, is a smashing success. But Emma seems out of sorts, and their friend Bree Pym announces that her fiance has just dumped her. An unexpected ice storm traps them and gives them an extra guest: Miss Matilda Trout, whose car slides into a ditch when she stops to ask for directions. Emma, who's recently cleared out a room full of junk, is puzzled about the original use of the room, which is windowless with six wall sconces and l inenfold wainscoting and is in the oldest part of the house, built by the Mandevilles in the 16th century. Self-effacing Tilly Trout identifies it as a Roman Catholic chapel and suggests that there may be a priest hole as well. Indeed there is, one containing a statue of the Hindu goddess Parvati, numerous jewels, and a large golden heart with the initials C and M. Lacking Christmas festivities to keep them busy, Lori and her friends benefit from Tilly's expertise on almost every subject as they try to track down the person who made the shrine. Love blooms as both Tilly and Bree find new swains and discover an old love affair. Atherton's fans can count on the charm of her picture-perfect Cotswold village and the warm Christmas feelings, as long as they don't expect much of a mystery. Copyright Kirkus 2019 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2019 January #1
Merrymakers snowed in overnight at Emma and Derek Harris's annual Christmas party invite in Tilly Trout, whose car careened off the driveway. The next day, she leads them to a shiny gold heart in a room Emma has just discovered, and it's up to Aunt Dimity to learn how Tilly knew what she knew.
Copyright 2018 Library Journal. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2019 April #5
Set during the holiday season, Atherton's sweet, predictable 24th paranormal cozy (after 2018's
Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly.Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom ) finds American expat Lori Shepherd spared the virus that afflicts most others living in the Cotswolds village of Finch. Spared also is Lori's best friend, Emma Harris, who proceeds as planned with her annual Christmas party at Anscombe Manor. Bad weather, however, ensures that everyone at the party stays overnight, including an unexpected guest, Tilly Trout, who knows a lot about architecture, religion, and British history. When Emma gives her guests a tour of the manor, it is Tilly who identifies an unusual room as a former chapelâand knows to press a panel that slides back to reveal a compartment filled with treasure, including a solid gold heart. Atherton keeps the suspense high as Lori and Emma, aided by the ghostly Aunt Dimity, set out to solve the decades-old mystery of the treasure. Series fans and newcomers alike will enjoy spending time in Finch with its endearing residents, earthly and otherwise.Agent: Annelise Robey, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (June)
