Emma Hobby mistakenly takes a pill from a bottle mailed her by her eccentric/brilliant cousin — and it reduces her to eleven inches tall. Now she’s eye to eye with the Cyndi dolls she collects and sells in her shop. Nobody – not even her best friend – believes her, so Emma takes another pill to see if it happens again. It DOES! This time she has a witness who records things as they happen… and establishes a partial timetable. Now that she thinks she knows what happens and when, can Emma use these pills somehow to help rescue her cousin? And will that handsome attorney she’s almost dating help her efforts? Or will Logan Stride just get in her way?
Published in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Retired library administrator; previously a photo-journalist; veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Husband, father, and grandfather.
I often thought it would be cool to have Barbie's wardrobe (and her other accessories, like the car), but I never imagined being her size. Emma Hobby actually experiences standing face-to-face with the fashion dolls in her shop, thanks to her mad-scientist cousin. Assisted by her over-excitable neighbor, her theatrical clerk, and her not-quite-boyfriend, she sets out to solve the mystery of what happened to crazy cousin Ralph, and the ride is a doozy. Though the premise sounds whacky, the story is fun, and I highly recommend it.