Brown, Carrie

Alice MacCauley's eleventh summer is shaped by new friendship, the twinges of first love, and adult lessons about life and death when she and Theo, a New York City boy of mixed race visiting his white New England grandparents, become the companions of Kenneth, an artist dying of and losing his eyesight to AIDS, reading him the journals of Lewis and Clark and building him a secret "rope walk" through the woods.

Presents themes and ideas for twenty-four Christmas trees, including what to collect and how to decorate the tree following each theme. Also includes holiday recipes and other ideas for handcrafted projects.

"Ruth has always stood firmly beside her upstanding, brilliant husband, Peter, the legendary chief of New England{u2019}s Derry School for boys. The childless couple has a unique, passionate bond that grew out of Ruth{u2019}s arrival on Peter{u2019}s family{u2019}s doorstep as a young girl orphaned by tragedy. And though sometimes frustrated by her role as lifelong helpmate, Ruth is awed by her good fortune in her life with Peter. As the novel opens, we see the Derry School in all its glorious fall colors and witness the loosening of the aging Peter{u2019}s grasp: he will soon have to retire, and Ruth is wondering what they will do in their old age, separated from the school into which they have poured everything, including their savings. The narrative takes us back through the years, revealing the explosive spark and joy between Ruth and Peter{u2014}undiminished now that they are in their seventies{u2014}and giving us a deeply felt portrait of a woman from a generation that quietly put individual dreams aside for the good of a partnership, and of the ongoing gift of the right man{u2019}s love." -- Cover.

Arthur Henning arrives at the Duvall's country estate hoping to rebuild his life and forget his painful experiences in Vienna, but when his son impregnates his boss's daughter, Arthur is forced from his solitude to protect his unborn grandchild.

Alice MacCauley's eleventh summer is shaped by new friendship, the twinges of first love, and adult lessons about life and death when she and Theo, a New York City boy of mixed race visiting his white New England grandparents, become the companions of Kenneth, an artist dying of and losing his eyesight to AIDS, reading him the journals of Lewis and Clark and building him a secret "rope walk" through the woods.

Seventy-five-year-old Conrad, left alone and grieving after the death of his wife, Rose, learns the precious lesson of reaching out to others, after he spreads the news that he has seen an angel in his overgrown garden.