Presents two volumes in which Sophie and Katie, eleven-year-olds living on opposite sides of the country, are brought together as pen pals by a school assignment and find comfort in their growing relationship when problems at home and at school disrupt their lives.
A saga of the Bellefleur family--a prolific group whose members include millionaires, a murderer, seekers, and various eccentrics--as seen through the eyes of the clan's youngest member, Germaine,.
Christopher Newman, a wealthy American, goes to Europe to enjoy his wealth and becomes engaged. Her family is against the engagement and has it annulled. Newman is confronted with a moral dilemma when the possibility of revenge presents itself.