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title: The Lumby Lines

author: Gail Fraser

published: 2005

pages: 319

genre: fiction

first line: One could describe Lumby as one would describe, with unreserved fondness, one's own small town in our vast and diverse country: quaint, with enough quirk to make it interesting.





rated: 4 out of 5

Nestled in the Northwest is a quaint little town that its quirky residents are proud to call home. With charming shops lining its one main thoroughfare, Lumby has the oldest apple tree in the county and the smallest bank in the state. And though it's hours from the nearest big city, you'll always find Lumby close to your heart . . .

The Lumby Lines is first in a series of five books. Lumby is a cozy little town, whose local newspaper 'The Lumby Lines', reports all the goings on of the community and its residents.



Montis Abbey was once a monastery, but has since been destroyed by a fire. While on vacation, Mark and Pamela Walker stumble upon the previous monastery. They decide to make a break from their hectic lives and purchase the Abbey. They plan on restoring it and turning it into an Inn.

As Pam and Mark are hard at work the town is buzzing with talk about the couple and the new Inn. Little did they expect to run into some trouble from The Lumby Lines owner himself, William Beezer. Some of the townsfolk are supportive of the Inn, while others are not. Pam and Mark recruit their good friend and architect, Brooke to help with the job.

As the story goes on, you get to meet several Lumby residents and get to learn a bit about each of their lives. Like Sheriff Dixon and his wife Anna and Hank the plastic flamingo, who gets dressed up frequently by town residents according to whats going on around Lumby. When Mark and Pam begin construction, Hank is wearing a hard hat.


I enjoyed reading The Lumby Lines . It was what I'd consider a cozy read. I liked the different characters within the story and didn't feel overwhelmed by them. You get to read about the construction at the Inn, and coincidentally as I read this book, there was work being done on my own house, so I could relate a bit to the story. Has this ever happened to you? Events that are happening in the book you are reading are similar to something that is going on in your own life?


I also liked that at the end of the book there's recipes and that the author Gail Frasier is being interviewed by the characters in her book. I think this is the type of book that can be made into a mini series.

One of the few factors separating Lumby from most other villages that dot the landscape is its apparent anonymity, being hidden away in a less-traveled part of the Northwest. Lumby is also extraordinarily beautiful, reminiscent of the landscape canvases painted by young college artists when told to envision paradise on earth.
The sounds and smells are just as enticing, reminding one of childhood walks through fields of lavendar and honeysuckle with the low hum or pollinating bees and dragonflies all about.

Other books in this series include: Stealing Lumby, Lumby's Bounty, The Promise of Lumby, and Lumby on the Air (coming Spring 2010).





Author Bio

Gail Fraser had a successful career in corporate America holding senior executive and upper management positions in several Fortune 500 and start-up corporations. She lives with her husband, Art Poulin, and their two dogs near Saratoga Springs, New York.

visit the authors website: http://www.lumbybooks.com/






Special thanks to Caitlin over @ FSB Associates for sending me a copy of this book.