reviews & interviews
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Kittybooboo13 of Night Owl Reviews: Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree
Score: 5.00/5 - Reviewer Top Pick
I loved this book! If you want something lighthearted with a mystery and romance angle, this book is for you! It was detailed, but I never felt bogged down with descriptions. In fact, it reminded me of English stories written by English authors back decades ago. I could see the chintz armchair in my mind. As for the village characters, loved them. I grew up in a tiny town, out in the middle of nowhere, so this village brought back a lot of memories for me. As for the "handmaidens," believe me when I say every tiny place has a gaggle of people like them. I laughed so much about Peggy (doesn't everyone know someone like her?), I'd have to set the book down for a few minutes.
As for the mystery, romance, and adventure (sometimes having to outwit people so you can accomplish your task unhampered IS the adventure), Ms. Atherton has all this and more in this novel. I admit to never having read any of Ms. Atherton's books, but I plan to read her other books soon. Everyone should read this book, as it is lightearted, full of imperfect people and how to counteract those imperfections, and how it truly takes a village to raise romance. My main concern in this novel: time; make some time available for this novel as you won't want to put the book down once you get started.
Book Addict (April 5, 2011), Kaitie reviews
Aunt Dimity and
the Family Tree.
http://bookaddictkatie.com
Cozy Mysteries (May 26, 2009), Carol Thomas
reviews, Aunt
Dimity Slays the dragon, .
http://cozymysteries.suite101.com/
CrimeCritics (May 26, 2009), "Interrogating
Nancy Atherton, 'Aunt Dimity' Author"; review of
Aunt Dimity Slays
the Dragon.
http://www.crimecritics.com/
Curled Up with a Good Book (May 26, 2009), David Roy reviews Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon and Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter.
Dreamworld Book Reviews (April 2011), review
of Aunt Dimity Down Under.
http://www.dreamworldbooks.com
Mystery Crime Fiction (May 26, 2009), Sandy Mitchell reviews Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter.
http://mysterycrimefiction.suite101.com
Mystery Gazette (March 11, 2011), Harriet
Klausner, review of
Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree.
http://themysterygazette.blogspot.com/
Mystery Guide (May 26, 2009), "Nancy Atherton
Interview."
http://www.mysteryguide.com/
Novel Journey (May 26, 2009), Kelly Klepfer,
"Mystery Author Nancy Atherton Interviewed."
http://noveljourney.blogspot.com
WhoDunnit.com (May 26, 2009), "Nancy Atherton," and Alan Paul Curtis, reviews of Aunt Dimity, Snowbound and Aunt Dimity Digs In.
Window to My World (May 26, 2009), review of
Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon.
http://berlysue.blogspot.com
An Online Interview with Pitu Sultan:
http://pitusultan.blogspot.com/2010/08/tete-tete-with-nancy.html
A Review by Pitu Sultan:
http://pitusultan.blogspot.com/2010/07/oh-to-have-aunt-like-aunt-dimity.html
An Interview with Mayhem and Magic:
http://mayhemandmagic2.blogspot.com/2009/12/interview-with-nancy-atherton.html
Wall Street Journal article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704684604575381092554570482.html?mod=WSJ_Books_LS_Books_11_1
A Review by Fresh Fiction:
http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=25520
The Wikipedia Encyclopedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Atherton
Review by Who Dunnit
http://who-dunnit.com/authors/139/
Interview by Novel Journey:
http://noveljourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/mystery-author-nancy-atherton.html