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thenovelbook's review against another edition
4.0
I got a lot of chuckles out of this. Mrs. Ada Harris is back for her second adventure, this time with her best friend Mrs. Butterworth. The two of them are invited by a wealthy couple in the movie business to move to America and keep house.
Before they make the move, the duo is horrified by the abuse heaped on Little Henry, who lives with a foster family next door. He has been abandoned by his mother, and his father lives in America. What could be more natural than kidnapping him, bringing him to New York, and searching for his father? Mrs. Harris is convinced it will be simple.
Of course, it isn't.
There are a lot of funny moments in this one, but it's a little darker than the previous book, due to the sufferings of Little Henry. Surprisingly for this type of book, there is also a little language.
But all ends well.
Before they make the move, the duo is horrified by the abuse heaped on Little Henry, who lives with a foster family next door. He has been abandoned by his mother, and his father lives in America. What could be more natural than kidnapping him, bringing him to New York, and searching for his father? Mrs. Harris is convinced it will be simple.
Of course, it isn't.
There are a lot of funny moments in this one, but it's a little darker than the previous book, due to the sufferings of Little Henry. Surprisingly for this type of book, there is also a little language.
But all ends well.
netslummer's review against another edition
4.0
Mrs. Harris is back and trying to find the father of a young boy who is being mistreated by the family his mother left him with. This leads to her and Mrs. Butterfield over to the United States to hunt the father down.
Of course everything ends well, as is expected with a Mrs. Harris adventure. This one was a bit less enjoyable than Paris but still a cozy and easy read.
3.5/5 stars
Of course everything ends well, as is expected with a Mrs. Harris adventure. This one was a bit less enjoyable than Paris but still a cozy and easy read.
3.5/5 stars
taneilcasey's review against another edition
3.0
This was a heartwarming story about a London char and her adventures in New York. There was a bit of crude language, but what I liked about it was that Mrs. 'Arris recognizes her mistakes and doesn't try to make excuses for them.
angeladobre's review against another edition
3.0
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suzannalundale's review against another edition
5.0
A truly DELIGHTFUL little book! I giggled out of sheer delight several times, and got misty at the end.
jeep8read's review against another edition
5.0
This new adventure for Mrs. Harris is much more complex than her first and a bit on the fantasy side, but an enjoyable book none-the-less. It led me to read The Snow Goose, the book that put Gallico on the map.
allie_love's review against another edition
3.0
Not as bad as number three (which I accidentally read after book one) but not as good as the original!