Geri (geejay) - reviewed on 8/27/2009 + 85 more book reviews

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I love this series. Aunt Dimity, who is dead, communicates with Lori Shepherd via a journal. Lori talks and Dimity writes her responses for Lori to read. This series is rich in friendship, love, trust, caring, and community.

These books take my mind off where I am and what I should be doing. I don't ask a lot of those books: just smooth writing, comfortable settings, likeable characters and enough interest to keep the pages turning.

And that's exactly what's served up here. Visiting a nursing home, Lori befriends Ms. Beacham, a legal secretary who dies almost immediately and become friends. But as is the nature of cancer, Miss Beacham dies and Lori is devastated. Then she learns that Miss Beacham has left her a desk in her will. Lori feels that she has to find Miss Beacham's brother who disappeared years ago to find out why his sister died with no family at her side. Lori learns that this unassuming woman has left legacies to all sorts of people, including herself. Lori agrees to take on a quest to locate Ms. Beacham's next of kin.

Of course this starts the chain of events that cause Lori to learn that Miss Beacham was more than she appeared to be. She also learns that cities can also have communities as tight knit as Finch. She recruits helper on her journey to find Kenneth Beacham and manages to lose her temper, jump to conclusions, and finally approach her goal.

As usual, there is a message to the book. This one examines our preconceptions of people and their roles. If you haven't read any of the previous Aunt Dimity books you can start with any of them including this one but why rob yourself of a wonderful, relaxing, reading experience--start at the beginning with Aunt Dimity's Death.

Sometimes you don't want a meaty tome, sometime you cn be satisfied with an airy, exquisitely baked puff pastry. Enjoy.

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