Polly Giller returned to Iowa from Boston to start a new life, not that her old one was all that bad. With her inheritance, she purchased an old school building in Bellingwood and is in the middle of renovating it when the bones of two bodies are pulled out of a ceiling.
The whole town knows who those bones belong to, but when she also finds crates and crates of items from the sixties through … through the early nineties in the old root cellar, they wonder if the two things are connected.
A welcoming committee shows up at Polly’s front door and these women soon become her fast friends. Fortunately, the leader of the group is married to the Sheriff and he is there to make sure mysteries are solved and everyone stays safe, but when Polly’s old boyfriend from Boston shows up, that becomes a little more difficult.
The women might be a little older than Polly, but she finds out they might be even more wild than the friends she had when living back east. Lydia Merritt, the Sheriff’s wife, is a woman filled with love and passion. Beryl Watson is an artist and more than a little flamboyant. Andy Saner wants to organize and label the world, but loves with a great big heart, and Sylvie Donovan, with her two young sons, is trying to make it as a single mother.
The men in Polly’s world are just as interesting. Henry Sturtz is the carpenter and contractor in charge of construction and might have a little crush on his boss, while Doug Randall and Billy Endicott are her Jedi Knights in Shining Armor.
Polly’s immediate family might be gone, but her new family offers a great deal of love, fun, and entertainment.
Read along as the extraordinary, yet quite ordinary, people in Bellingwood tell their stories.
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I got this book on special in 2014 and in my resolution to read those books I had forgotten about found this treasure. I like to put this in the category of one that is a slice of life. You get to meet someone at a point in their life and experience it with them. Now I have read some authors fail at this, but I can honestly say that Diane did …
All of the 30 books are so good.
Polly the main character has a habit you will love..
If a little weird in a fun town…loaded with the people that just keep getting better.
At 85 years young I have read a lot of wonderful books starting with the Bobsie Twins way back.
This series is the best ever…now waiting for book 31!!!
You will not be …
I love this series and anxiously await new releases. It’s a wonderful story about a woman who helps the town she’s moved to and how they’ve helped her.
A wonderful small town full of lovable characters, a small town mystery or two, loving friemdships
I love the entire Bellingwood series by Diane Greenwood Muir. I have become friends with the characters in the books. I am sure that Polly would be one of my close friends. I highly recommend these books.
I love her books on Bellingwood. The whole series is just fabulous. I have been reading her books for years. I definitely recommend this series.
This is my favorite series about life in small town Iowa. My grandmother was from Iowa and it makes me think of her when I am reading. The characters are fun and you can’t wait for the next installment.
Diane Greenwood Muir’s Bellingwood series is a refreshing read with a little mystery mixed in and a main character who finds all the dead bodies. In fact she becomes famous for her “gift”. I highly recommend this series!!!
The beginning of an exceptional series… Join Polly as she builds a life in a small Iowa town.
Loved this book! Read it, you won’t be disappointed!
a good series of books
Lives of characters are in tertwined. Muir has well rounded caracters. You get so involved that you can’t put the book down. Staged up many a night reading until 3,00. You want to live in their small town. You want the caracters in the book for your neighborhood bors. You get very in vested in the 23 volumes.
Love This series and this town, wish I could live there.
I love the people of Bellingwood and I look forward to each new adventure and mystery!
Great book, characters feel like family. The adventures with all of them keep you wanting more.