'Sensitive, thoughtful and poetic, Rob Cowen rakes over a scrap of land with forensic care, until the ordinary becomes extraordinary.' **Michael Palin __** **'I am dreaming of the edge-land again'** **** After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, Rob Cowen finds himself on unfamiliar te
Uncommon Grounds
β Scribed by Sandra Balzo
- Publisher
- NYLA;Worldwide
- Year
- 2004;2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
In her delightful debut, Balzo puts a 21st-century spin on the traditional cozy, replacing tea with coffee as the comfort beverage of choice. Maggy Thorsen, a divorcΓ©e whose husband left her for his 24-year-old dental hygienist, and two women friends are eager to open a coffee shop, Uncommon Grounds, in the small Wisconsin town of Brookhills, whose inhabitants include such recognizable types as the local gossip and tennis moms. In a world where Starbucks and other chains are ubiquitous, Maggy and her friends have their work cut out for them. The challenge becomes even greater when Maggy discovers the body of one of her partners, Patricia Harper, on the floor of their coffee shop. Determined to find out who killed Patricia and why, Maggy delves into the mystery with a sense of humor that would make Miss Marple smile. In her search for the truth, she works with, and sometimes against, the new and unpredictable county sheriff, Jake Pavlik--and uncovers at considerable...
β¦ Subjects
Mystery
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