The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

By: Dorothy Gilman

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was tired of attending her Garden Club meetings. She wanted to do something good for her country. This first in the series sends Emily on her first case after she successfully persuades a skeptical CIA recruitment officer that she is the best person for the job.

©1970 Dorothy Gilman (P)1989 Recorded Books, LLC

I love the Mrs Pollifax series so much

I read this the series years ago and wanted to listen this time. Still great.

Fun old story

There were a few cringe moments but they were definitely part and parcel of the time in which this book was written.

When the main character is asked what political party she belongs to and she identifies as a Republican I had to remind myself that in 1967 Republicans were not the pro-treason conspiracy cult they are in 2021.

One terrific read

I highly recommend this story. It kept my interest throughout the entire book. It also had humor and intrigue. Also Barbara Rosenblat was incredible.

ONE OF THE BEST IN THE SERIES

THE UNEXPECTED MRS. POLLIFAX BY DOROTHY GILMAN AND NARRATED BY BARBARA ROSENBLAT is the first in the Mrs.Pollifax series and one of her best in my humble opinion

Mrs Pollifax, is in her sixties and bored with her life. So bored she, at one point,considered stepping off the rooftop of her apartment building! Under the advice of her doctor she goes out and does what she has always wanted to do; become a spy for the CIA. Emily, becomes a courier for Mr.Carstairs,who runs one of the top secret departments in the CIA . Carstairs sends Emily to Mexico as a tourist and to pick up some top secret information from an informant. There, Emily's adventures begins and NO I am not going to tell you!

I have been a big fan of Dorothy Gilman's Mrs Pollifax for many many moons and the audiobook THE UNEXPECTED MRS POLLIFAX is not my number one favorite of Emily's adventures.
Barbara Rosenblat does an excellent job at narration and has got Emilie's voice down pat! Great Job!

Dated spy story

Fast moving West vs Commies tale. Enjoyable, even if dated, with Rosenblat excellent as always.

Very entertaining. More depth than I thought.

I liked this book! I downloaded it expecting a light read. Boy, was I mistaken. Mrs. Pollifax gave us lots of twists and turns. She is a more complex character than you initially take her for. Early-on I did figure out one of the mysteries; however, it did not ruin the story for me at all. And I later learned the details on just how it unfolded. Also, how something had stayed waterproof! A tense read!

I would recommend this book, a very entertaining read.

exceptionally fun

An exceptional fun, entertaining, surprising story. Loved every minute. the narrator was amazing and brought the story to life with her characterizations and interpretation.

Storyline

I did find this to be delightful. Easy to follow and her view of things was great

Great start to Series

My sister told me about this series and how wonderful it was so decided to order for our road trip. I was not disappointed, just ordered the next one.

Ms.’s Pollifax is a fun read-

While the story tests ones ability for the reality of the situation it is nonetheless a wonderful story, family friendly read.
Thank you Ma Gilman for writing it- and Ms. Rosenblat for the good reading.