Dorothy Gilman

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born

in The United States

June 25, 1923

died

February 02, 2012

gender

female

website

http://mrspollifax.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult, Children's Books

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Dorothy Gilman started writing when she was 9. At 11, she competed against 10 to 16-year-olds in a story contest and won first place. Dorothy worked as an art teacher and telephone operator before becoming an author. She wrote children’s stories for more than ten years under the name Dorothy Gilman Butters and then began writing adult novels about Mrs. Pollifax–a retired grandmother who becomes a CIA agent. The Mrs. Pollifax series made Dorothy famous. While her stories nourish people’s thirst for adventure and mystery, Dorothy knew about nourishing the body as well. She used to live on a farm in Nova Scotia, where she grew medicinal herbs. Her knowledge of herbs comes through in many of her stories, including A Nun in the Closet, in which...more

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Dorothy Gilman's Books

Average rating: 3.98 · 33,362 ratings · 2,017 reviews · 61 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax #1) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 7,655 ratings — published 1966 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 2,550 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 2,056 ratings — published 1971 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Pollifax on Safari 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 1,888 ratings — published 1976 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #4) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 1,749 ratings — published 1973 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish (Mrs. Pollifax, Book 9) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 1,619 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha (Mrs. Pollifax, Book 7) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 1,532 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station (Mrs. Pollifax, Book 6) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,511 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle (Mrs. Pollifax, Book 8) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 1,529 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist (Mrs. Pollifax, Book 13) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,368 ratings — published 1997 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Dorothy Gilman

Mrs. Pollifax (14 books)
by Dorothy Gilman
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Quotes by Dorothy Gilman

“In the morning when Mrs. Pollifax awoke she realized at once that a fateful day was beginning. She lay and thought about this dispassionately, almost wonderingly, because to every life there eventually came a moment when one had to accept the fact that the shape, the pattern, the direction of the future was entirely out of one's hands, to be decided unalterably by chance, by fate or by God. There was nothing to do but accept, and from this to proceed, doing the very best that could be done.”
― Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

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