Nita Prose
Autor/a de The Maid
Sobre l'autor
Sèrie
Obres de Nita Prose
Murder at the Royal Ruby 18 exemplars
The Maid [Hardcover], Truth Be Told, Walk the Wire, The Color Purple 4 Books Collection Set (2022) 1 exemplars
The Mystery Guest 1 exemplars
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Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Pronovost, Nita
- Data de naixement
- late 1900s
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- Canada
- Llocs de residència
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Professions
- Simon & Schuster Canada, vice-president and editorial director
- Organitzacions
- Simon & Schuster
- Agent
- Madeleine Milburn (Madeleine Milburn Literary TV & Film Agency
- Biografia breu
- Thank you for visiting me. We have something in common—books. I believe you love them as much as I do. I love books the way Lennie in Of Mice and Men loved his pet mouse. For this reason, I don’t advise you ever to lend me your prized first folio edition of Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories & Tragedies as I may return it dog-eared and enhanced with a shabby chic patina of Scotch tape.
As for my professional life, I work in the publishing industry. I began years ago as an intern, photocopying edited manuscripts and secretly snooping the fascinating margin conversations between editors and writers. Currently, I’m vice president and editorial director at Simon & Schuster in Toronto, Canada, where I have the privilege of working with an incredible array of authors and publishing colleagues whom I credit with teaching me, manuscript by manuscript, book by book, the wondrous craft of writing.
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 6
- Membres
- 3,823
- Popularitat
- #6,633
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 229
- ISBN
- 61
- Llengües
- 15
Molly Gray, AKA Molly the Maid, works at the Regency Grand Hotel "restoring guest rooms to a state of perfection." Every day the same. Cleaning is her passion. All is routine until the afternoon when she finds wealthy Mr. Charles Black dead in his bed in his luxury suite. Although she is most assuredly not guilty, Molly finds herself a murder suspect. The cause for that suspicion is likely due to the fact that Molly is different -- she is quite literal, probably on the spectrum, and is socially awkward completely misunderstanding social cues. One thing leads to another and soon Molly is arrested and has to prove her innocence.
Molly is a true delight as a character. (If you're of an age to have read the Amelia Bedelia book series popular back in the 1980s or before, you will remember that she was also a maid and had a penchant for interpreting everything in a similar literal manner.) Molly doesn't see or interpret things the same as most others, and she is maligned, misunderstood, and deemed weird. For the most part ignored, she makes an easy target and patsy for what her dearly departed Gran termed "bad eggs." And there are many who take advantage of Molly. I loved this heartwarming story of triumph and self-discovery as Molly eventually finds true friends who help her navigate the world and expose the real killer.
The narrator on the audiobook was excellent and I loved following along in the book while listening. I so enjoy that dual experience and highly recommend it for the ultimate reading experience. The story was sweet and unexpected for being a mystery, so unlike most of those in this genre that I typically enjoy. I can see why it was such a remarkable debut and I'm very much looking forward to reviewing the next book featuring Molly the Maid.… (més)