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Blame It On The Mistletoe
Joyce Magnin
A Novel Of Bright's Pond
Abingdon Press
October 2011
On Sale: October 1, 2011
Featuring: Mildred Blessing; Griselda
368 pages ISBN: 142671162X EAN: 9781426711626 Paperback
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Bright's Pond is all atwitter. Not only is it time for the
annual Christmas Pageant but something strange is happening
at the Greenbrier Nursing Home the residents are getting
younger-looking, happier, and maybe even a little friskier.
Clive Dickens (he's 86) finally tied the knot with
90-year-old Faith Graves. All eyes naturally turn to Agnes
Sparrow but she denies any role in this apparent nursing
home miracle. Griselda, who has joined the Full Moon
Yuletide Committee for the first time, is busy with
preparations but agrees to investigate after Agnes asks her.
By the way, Griselda is still mulling over Zeb's marriage
proposal. With the help of Bright's Pond Chief of Police,
Mildred Blessing, Griselda follows the clues to the Paradise
Trailer Park and the park's newest trailerite, Leon
Fontaine. Turns out that Leon has been bottling the water
from the newly revived Paradise Trailer Park fountain and
selling it at Greenbrier as water from the Fountain of
Youth. Some of it has even been sold in Bright's Pond.
Mildred learns that Leon is wanted in six states on bunko
charges and prepares to have him arrested, but he
disappears. Agnes tells her to let him go and to keep giving
the Greenbrier residents the water. It's not hurting them
and they certainly seem happier. Griselda goes back to her
pageant work and Zeb gives her an ultimatum marry him or
it's all over. The pageant goes off with only a few issues
including a missing baby Jesus, an unruly camel, and Joseph
keeps arriving to practice three sheets to the wind (it's
not his fault). After the play, Griselda agrees to marry Zeb
and a wedding takes place on Christmas Eve in Bright's Pond
the likes of which no one has ever seen, especially since
the maid of honor, Agnes, might need to be fork-lifted down
the aisle.
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