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Hungry Spirits (A Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery, Book 4): Historical Cozy Mystery
Hungry Spirits (A Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery, Book 4): Historical Cozy Mystery
Hungry Spirits (A Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery, Book 4): Historical Cozy Mystery
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Hungry Spirits (A Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery, Book 4): Historical Cozy Mystery

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Daisy Gumm Majesty, spiritualist to people with more money than sense, is asked by a Salvation Army captain to teach a cooking class for immigrant German ladies. Since Daisy's only culinary talent is burning water, she's sure the captain is nuts.
But Daisy steps up and forces herself to confront her own prejudices about Germans, whom she blames for her veteran-husband's war illness.
Then one of her students disappears and Daisy discovers that the help her students need has nothing to do with cooking—there's an anarchist's scheme about to boil over.


"Daisy's upbeat attitude gives her great appeal. Recommend to fans of Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs." - Booklist

THE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES, in series order
Strong Spirits
Fine Spirits
High Spirits
Hungry Spirits
Genteel Spirits
Ancient Spirits
Dark Spirits
Spirits Onstage
Unsettled Spirits
Bruised Spirits
Spirits United
Spirits Unearthed
Shaken Spirits

LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 21, 2013
ISBN9781614174646
Hungry Spirits (A Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery, Book 4): Historical Cozy Mystery
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Alice Duncan

In an effort to avoid what she knew she should be doing, Alice folk-danced professionally until her writing muse finally had its way. Now a resident of Roswell, New Mexico, Alice enjoys saying "no" to smog, "no" to crowds, and "yes" to loving her herd of wild dachshunds. Visit Alice at www.aliceduncan.net.

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    In Hungry Spirits, set in 1920s Pasadena, Daisy Gumm Majesty knows how to make ends meet, for herself and her fractured family. Husband Billy, gassed in the war, is in a wheelchair struggling to breathe. Aunt Vi cooks beef wellington for the rich and famous while Daisy learns to scramble an egg. White bread, and the effective use of stale breadcrumbs, unites the students of a Salvation Army cooking class. And Daisy, who’s still not sure about those eggs, becomes their teacher.I’ve seen the Pasadena of today, and I loved imagining how it was through author Alice Duncan’s words. I grew up knowing the consequences of war in British families, but Alice Duncan brings those consequences to life on this side of the Atlantic too. I loved Daisy’s Methodist roots (yeah, I have some too). And I loved her concern for people, her ability to set aside her own doubts (about Germans) and her neighbors’ (about “communing with spirits”) in order to get the job done.Daisy doesn’t in fact commune with spirits. She reads the cards because it earns money and keeps the listener satisfied. She channels her imaginary spirit for the same reasons. She makes her own clothes, looks and acts her part in public, and in private is just a really nice young woman holding her own in a complicated world. If that world’s complications happen to include cooking classes and car chases, well so be it.Hungry Spirits is definitely a fun and enjoyable little slice of life, with mystery and history entwined, and a pleasing humanity. I’ll be looking out for more of this series to add to my to-read list.

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