Robert's Rules

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Pub Date May 23 2018 | Archive Date Jul 22 2018
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Description

As the new Chairman of the Town Board, Fiona Campbell finds that life has become a series of petty squabbles, dull meetings, and papers everywhere, all complicated by her guardianship of the as yet unidentified screaming goat. In desperation, she hires an unknown newcomer, the compulsively orderly Oliver Robert, to run her office and keep her organized.

Roger’s fame as an idiosyncratic yoga practitioner continues to spread, and he and Elisabeth are looking for a new location to accommodate the growing crowds at their tiny coffee shop. Ferry Captain and poet Pali has an offer to leave the Island, and wonders whether it is time to introduce his son, Ben, to the larger world. Meanwhile, the Fire Chief is threatening to quit, and Fiona finds herself faced with an Island controversy and an unwanted set of new responsibilities.

As Pete Landry prepares to leave for one of his regular journeys, Fiona begins to suspect that his life may be more than it seems. His secrecy raises doubts in her mind about whether he can be trusted, and their breakup plunges her into grief.  The reliable Jim, always nearby, is all too ready to offer comfort.

Robert’s Rules is Book Three in the award-winning North of the Tension Line series, set on a remote island in the Great Lakes. Called a modern-day Jane Austen, author J.F. Riordan creates wry, engaging tales and vivid characters that celebrate the well-lived life of the ordinary man and woman. 

As the new Chairman of the Town Board, Fiona Campbell finds that life has become a series of petty squabbles, dull meetings, and papers everywhere, all complicated by her guardianship of the as yet...


Advance Praise

Robert’s Rules is the third installment in the award-winning North of the Tension Line series. Like her previous novels, Riordan’s sense of place is a central character in the story, and her vivid depictions of northern Wisconsin winters are extremely apt, poignant and mesmerizing. Alongside the rich descriptions of Door County that fill the pages, Robert’s Rules is replete with a wry small-town cast of characters. Told in a beautifully crafted literary style, Robert’s Rules is an engaging story filled with deep insights about people and their environment. In the process, Riordan reveals the eccentric and oftentimes unexpected realities behind the bucolic images of modern small-town life.

Robert’s Rules is the third installment in the award-winning North of the Tension Line series. Like her previous novels, Riordan’s sense of place is a central character in the story, and her vivid...


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I didn't realise this was the third book in a series when I requested it and if I had I probably wouldn't have done as I'm not a fan of diving in mid-series and I wasn't intrigued enough by the premise to seek out the first two. But luckily I didn't feel too alienated by not knowing what came before as enough was explained. But I did wonder what the heck I was reading - what's with all the goats?! And weasels?! It soon became apparent this book had a gentle quirkiness that reminded me of the TV series Northern Exposure - that pleasing mix of the mundane and the magical. The characters were oddballs and misfits but all endearing, the conflict was undemanding and the conclusions satisfying. This was a humorous, warm and easy comfort read, a great palate cleanser, with a cosy and quirky charm all of its own.

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