In the short stories, The Crazy Jug, The Pink
Victorian Lady, Frogs, Gnomes, Hikers and Bottle Miners,
The Conjurer, and The Rescue, Gert Carver and Nina
Westacott meet an eclectic variety of characters as they
trade-off collectibles and old bottles at flea markets
and solve gentle mysteries involving neighbors,
relatives, past students, farmers and hicks in and
around the upstate New York community of Indian Falls.
Gert and Nina are likeable protagonists, and Patricia
Crandall has revealed a life unknown to most city
dwellers. The following is a quote from a past review in
the New York Times Sunday Review of books: "In the wake
of 9/11 (and the terror attacks that have followed; e.g.
Aurora, Boston and others too numerous to mention),
Americans seem to crave the reassurance of
straightforward tales about good people trying to live
good lives, who believe in love and friendship, work and
honor and charity, the prosaic but immense forces that
dignify most of our lives." Beachfront Press publisher,
Peter David Orr, says, "Author, Patricia Crandall, has
whipped up some real, down-home cooking, brimming with
friendship, and served with three sides of simple
adventure." Join additional down-to-earth folk in their
pursuits for justice and happiness: Clive Mason in The
Willowbrook Inn, Julie Keel in The Wedding Reception,
Federal Agent Tony Barlow in The Bogus Man, Lew Golden
in Not Suitable Viewing for Children, Hattie Perkins,
a.k.a. Tia Gale in Love Interlude and, Maya Bull in A
Catty Arrangement. All things considered, you are
guaranteed a good read.
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