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Into the Mystic, Tennis Division

Here’s an oddity (distantly reminiscent of Mrs. Plansky’s first appearance in Mrs. Planky’s Revenge – at which you can have a free sneak peek, see link): Yesterday for the first time in decades of playing tennis I hit a right-handed shot. (I’m a lefty.) I was running … well, moving toward the corner of the deuce court (my backhand) for a ball that was going to be plenty of trouble but all of a sudden the racket was in my right hand and I hit a deep lob for a clean winner. What? Is this the beginning of something? Will I wake up tomorrow and know how to play the piano?

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250331083/sneak-peek-for-mrs-planskys-revenge

Sneak Peek: Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge

(and it’s free)

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250331083/sneak-peek-for-mrs-planskys-revenge

Goodreads Review

Goodreads seems to have made a number of ARCs of Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge available. Here’s what reader Katherine said about it yesterday. (I think anyone who’s read it can post a review there.) The book is available for preorder and comes out July 25.

“Delightful! Loretta Plansky is an endearing character along the lines of Jane Marple or Emily Pollifax who finds herself embracing life as it comes at her even though, at times, she is completely unsure what she is doing or why. I hope this is the start of a series-I will definitely be looking for more!”

Eight Miles High

Great question! The short answer is it popped into my mind and felt right. But looking back I can see that the song itself is all about that freedom that sometimes comes when you find yourself detached from regular life. So that’s a bit of magic. Then there’s the American part – America still having magic vibes in many places on earth. And throw in the natural high, eight miles worth. So that’s pretty much it. I’m always happy to take a swing, no matter how inartful, at any reader questions. (I left out the fact that America is coming to them – especially Dinu – in the form of Mrs. Plansky herself.)