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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  hjjugovic | May 8, 2009 |  Ms. Albert has combined the past and the present in this her latest China Bayles book. China is my absolute favourite heroine in the long list of savy and smart contemporary heroines who get involved in solving crimes. This book was quite different than the usual China Bayles book in that we didn't get to see much of the wonderful people of Pecan Springs like Ruby, Smart Cookie and McQuaid. China has gone off with a woman who is her mother's friend to investigate a series of happenings at a recreated old Shaker village. And of course, while she's there a murder is committed. China finds herself looking at the past as well as the present when she trie to solve the crime. I enjoyed the book because it is China, but really missed the other characters in this one. (  )1  Romonko | May 4, 2009 | Great addition to the China Bayles series. This one takes place not in Texas, but rather, in Kentucky at a fictional Shaker village. It's a great way to learn a lot about the now defunct Shakers. The China Bayles books just get better and better. ( ) kblinn | Apr 25, 2009 | Susan Albert is one of those authors who cause me to give a sigh of pleasure when I open one of her books. I know I can count on a book that is deftly written, a good story, with characters I've followed over a large span of their lives. This particular book melds the past and the present. China goes on a trip to a restored Shaker village with a friend who is a trustee of the village and who suspects the things going wrong there are no accident. The story parallels events in 1912 in the village, a few years before it shut down as a community. Excellent story, as usual. The Shaker history is an added bonus, as are the herbal lore and recipes, though the latter is a typical feature of books in this series. ( )1 reannon | Apr 24, 2009 | NewsieQ | Apr 24, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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I thought Wormwood was particularly good for this series. China visits an old Shaker village, and the story is told partly from their point of view, a century before. The details about their lives and history was fascinating, and I love the herb lore. As usual for this series, there are places that are a little repetitive, and the mystery itself is not that challenging, but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book. Recommended. (