"Lighthearted and fun historical."

November 1920 finds Daisy Gumm Majesty hard at work. Her husband, Billy, returned from war a cripple after being shot and hindered in his breathing after being gassed. Sometimes life isn't fair, especially for poor Billy. But being a Gumm, Daisy finds a way to make a living for them by being a Spiritualistic Reader. Sometimes she feels guilty about taking the money. But in Pasadena, there are so many rich people who want to give their money away, she decides some of it might as well support her family.

Daisy has no way of knowing that her work may very well get her in trouble. When she accepts a job to exorcise a ghost from a client's basement, she finds a runaway. And not just any runaway, but a girl from one of the most prominent families in Pasadena. What is Daisy to do now? To learn the answer, you'll have to read this book.

FINE SPIRITS is lighthearted summer reading that should appeal to most readers. It's not a romance or a great mystery, but fun, nonetheless.

Reviewed by Becky Rotz
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted June 20, 2003