I finished The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax yesterday. It is the first novel in the Mrs. Pollifax series. I believe there are atleast 12. I am listening to them on tape. This first book took awhile to get going, but then it was quite fun. It's not the most lyrical writing or the best character development, and it's not deep. These books are just for fun, but I do think they are fun to listen to with kids because Dorothy Gilman had a good command of the English language and so there are a lot of good vocabulary words in her books. Little c loved the story. She is a big fan of Nancy Drew (yes, we can't wait for the movie) so, a granny CIA agent is fun too.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax begins by introducing an Emily Pollifax who has buried her husband and raised her children. She does volunteer work everyday, but one day as she is watering her geraniums on the roof of her apartment building, she realizes that it would be so easy to just take a step off into oblivion. She is bored out of her mind. So she decides to take a trip to Langley, Virginia and volunteer her services as a spy. Yep... Boredom no more. I think anyone over the age of eight could really enjoy these books on tape. The are fun summer reads. We are beginning The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax today.
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My mom is in LOVE with these books and reads them over and over again "just for fun." I started one years ago one summer, but never finished it. I should pick it up again for some summer reading. Thanks for the reminder!
These books look great. I am looking for some read together books for the girls and me.
i was introduced to these in college by one of my english professors. i never got into the whole mrs pollifax series, but the stand-alone book A Nun in the Closet is absolutely hysterical. The Clairvoyant Countess is another stand-alone which is actually somewhat thought-provoking. enjoy!
I had a hard time getting into this one too, but I think I will give it another try. Hey I was wrong, emily's pins wer only 15 I think I might need one!
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