Published: Oct. 13, 2009
Words: 87421 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook description

When twenty-five-year-old Mary Stuart learns she inherited a farm from her recently murdered grandparents -- grandparents her father claimed had died before she was born -- she becomes obsessed with finding out who they were and why someone wanted them dead. "A delightful treasure hunting tale of finding oneself in a most unlikely way." --Publisher's Weekly

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wisconsin, gold, crime, murder, mystery, farm, journey, chicago, old, denver, whodoneit, slueth, aging, eighties, quest, comingofage, bootleggers, pat bertram, gangsters, con artists, finding oneself, gold standard, mythic journey, al capone, mythic, uncover

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Review by: Patty Andersen on Feb. 26, 2011 :
This was an awesome book. At age 23 Mary Stuart finds out that she has inherited a farm from her grandparents. Her father had told her that her grandparents were dead, so the inheritance is a shock but when she finds out that her grandparents were murdered she determines that she needs to know more about them. Thus, Mary sets off on a quest in which she collects an amazing array of elderly people, all of whom knew her grandfather or knew someone who knew him.

This is a tale of growing. Mary is growing up, the elderly are growing older, and love is growing between Mary and all of her group. There are some marvelous life stories here, the elders have all lead amazing lives most not on the "right" side of the law. The most important lesson is that it is so important to allow the elderly to live and die with dignity. Mary manages to learn this in time to help this group and she also learns that they will live longer if they feel useful.

All in all, an amazing story and I'm so glad that someone on DorothyL recommended this book. It blew me away from beginning to end.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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