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I recently attended a book sale and while waiting in line started up a conversation with the person next to me.  She was reading a Mrs. Pollifax book for the third or fourth time.   She was disappointed that she had read all the Mrs. Pollifax books at least three times and wished there were more.  So we discussed Dorothy Gilman’s other books, including Nun in the Closet and Clairvoyant Countess – two of my favorites.  It wasn’t until I brought up the books Gilman had written under her full name Dorothy Gilman Butters did her eyes light up!  She hadn’t heard of those! The books written under the name Dorothy Gilman Butters are mostly young adult books but make for a good quick read.

Dorothy Gilman was born June 25, 1923 and  her first book was published in 1949.   Two of her books have been adapted to movies, one with Rosalind Russell and the other with Angela Lansbury.  For more information check out her fan club site – mrspollifax.com – or her Wikepedia entry  – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Gilman

When someone is in the hospital or “in the dumps” I give them a Mrs. Pollifax book to read.  It is positive,  madcap and enjoyable.   With the cold war no longer being openly fought and old enemies are now allies, her book’s subject matter seems passe.  Her writing style isn’t.  She defines the term cozy to a “T”!

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