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A review by kimswhims
The Nancys by R.W.R. McDonald
4.0
The Nancys is a very entertaining light read.
It is probably more of a 3.7, bumped it up to a 4 even though there are many other 4s on my list that I would rate higher than this.
Still, it's unlike anything else I've read before.
Not many novels are set in a small country town in present day NZ, where two gay men sashay in from Sydney to look after their delightful 11 year old niece, while their Mother takes a much needed break on a cruise.
Told from Tippy Chan's POV. She's the 11 year old niece, been through a bit recently with the death of her beloved Dad.
Tippy and her hilarious camp Uncles form an amateur detective club, The Nancys, and start on on a local murder-mystery investigation, Nancy Drew style. Much hilarity ensues with gay innuendo flung about all over the place.
Yep, a terrific read, hope to see much more of it from this Author.
This work was highly commended in the 2019 unpublished manuscript award at the prestigious Victorian Premiers Award, Australia.
It is probably more of a 3.7, bumped it up to a 4 even though there are many other 4s on my list that I would rate higher than this.
Still, it's unlike anything else I've read before.
Not many novels are set in a small country town in present day NZ, where two gay men sashay in from Sydney to look after their delightful 11 year old niece, while their Mother takes a much needed break on a cruise.
Told from Tippy Chan's POV. She's the 11 year old niece, been through a bit recently with the death of her beloved Dad.
Tippy and her hilarious camp Uncles form an amateur detective club, The Nancys, and start on on a local murder-mystery investigation, Nancy Drew style. Much hilarity ensues with gay innuendo flung about all over the place.
Yep, a terrific read, hope to see much more of it from this Author.
This work was highly commended in the 2019 unpublished manuscript award at the prestigious Victorian Premiers Award, Australia.