A collection of five short stories set in the small towns of northern England, exploring complex relationships and rare understandings among the young and old.

"Cutter Johanson is plucky and eccentric, nostalgic about her family's once-glorious past. In her spare time, she gardens in the family cemetery and knits hair ...Read more

Set in the leisurely world of country houses, rambling walks, afternoon tea and piano duets, these deceptively simple tales are of women and men who come togeth...Read more

The critically acclaimed author presents a collection of twenty-two tales peopled with decidedly unglamorous characters living north of Boston who everyday figh...Read more

In this contemporary version of the traditional folk tale, two teenaged sisters and their mother, living in New York City, offer hospitality to a stranger in ne...Read more