Readers who have come to love the perceptive and wryly humorous Miss Budge are in for a surprise and a treat when the retired school teacher gets physical in Mildred Budge in EMBANKMENT. In this second novel Mildred's physical abilities are tested as she leads the way in rescuing her fellow members of a church pulpit committee by scaling a formidable embankment. Not only does Mildred discover in herself reservoirs of physical strength, but she also experiences new spiritual adventures as she continues to and "work out her salvation and " within the context of friendships and church relationship fraught with their own challenges. Mildred Budge in EMBANKMENT is a lovely book by a writer whose ear is fine-tuned to the nuances of language and the interplay of words as a revelation of character. It is perceptive, funny, truthful, and uplifting, and readers will enjoy the journey with Mildred and her friends.