Dearest Dorothy, Help! I've Lost Myself!: Welcome to Partonville, Book Three (A Dearest Dorothy Partonville Novel) - Softcover

Baumbich, Charlene Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143034286 ISBN 13: 9780143034285

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2004

Synopsis

Charlene Ann Baumbich's two heartwarming Dearest Dorothy novels have transported thousands to a little Midwestern town where the ups and downs of everyday life have charmed readers and left them clamoring for more. Of course, the character everyone has come to love is the feisty former bandleader, 87-year-old Dorothy Jean Wetstra. Now in Dearest Dorothy, Help! I've Lost Myself! Partonville marks its centennial plus thirty—by arguing over the best way to celebrate it. Meanwhile, the acting mayor is trying to change a vital part of the town square (but it's always been that way!) and a newcomer named Katie can't avoid the suspicion that she's grown far closer to this quirky little place than she had ever intended. Delightful and touching, this tale is every bit as addictive as its predecessors.

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About the Author:

Charlene Ann Baumbich is the author of the previous three books in the Partonville series. A popular speaker, journalist, and author, for several years she has lectured to women’s groups and retreats. Baumbich is also an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Today’s Christian Woman, and numerous other publications. She is the author of six nonfiction books of humor and inspiration.

From Publishers Weekly:

Fans of Jan Karon's Mitford or Philip Gulley's Harmony will revel in the antics of the residents of Partonville, Baumbich's imaginary village in "the northern part of southern Illinois." Alongside various familiar faces (the prickly mayor, the garrulous salon owner and the city slickers who've recently moved in from Chicago), the town boasts an individual who is anything but a stock character: Dorothy Jean Wetstra, an 87-year-old spitfire with a heart of gold. As the town gears up to celebrate its 130th anniversary, Dorothy helps new resident Katie Durbin come to terms with an unsettling revelation about her family, while Katie's son Josh winningly navigates the turbulent waters of adolescent dating. The novel has some mechanical problems, with sudden and inexplicable shifts in point of view, but the characters are quirky and charming; there are several laugh-out-loud moments; and Baumbich offers gentle inspiration without hammering readers over the head with God, whom Dorothy delightfully calls "The Big Guy."
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About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0143034286
• ISBN 13: 9780143034285
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304