Auntie Poldi Adventure: Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna (Series #2) (Hardcover)

from Ameise1

The second volume of the Auntie Poldi series was also an amusing read. It is definitely the case that the story lives with Poldi's Bavarian slang, which can hardly be translated into another language without losing its wit. Poldi goes astray and gets involved with a winemaker. After she wakes up ...

from jetangen4571

cultural-exploration, amateur-sleuth, women-sleuths, murder-investigation, Sicily, verbal-humor, situational-humor, law-enforcement, laugh-out-loud, international-crime-and-mystery ***** More dogged than Miss Marple, more outrageous and funny than Auntie Mame, more conversant with the persona of ...

from Kathleen

It’s nice to read about the common events in everyday living in small villages of European culture.

from Ameise1

The second volume of the Auntie Poldi series was also an amusing read. It is definitely the case that the story lives with Poldi's Bavarian slang, which can hardly be translated into another language without losing its wit. Poldi goes astray and gets involved with a winemaker. After she wakes up ...

from jetangen4571

cultural-exploration, amateur-sleuth, women-sleuths, murder-investigation, Sicily, verbal-humor, situational-humor, law-enforcement, laugh-out-loud, international-crime-and-mystery ***** More dogged than Miss Marple, more outrageous and funny than Auntie Mame, more conversant with the persona of ...