The granddaughter is less interested in the book than she is in her gypsy hippie encounters with the pony-tailed know-it-all who is pursuing her. Soon her casual attitude toward life is put to the test when she falls in love with the dutiful son of a straight-laced Mexican widow. Do we hear wedding bells or fire sirens in the distance?
Mildred M. Jeffrey, a professor ernerita of literature and creative writing at Hofstra University, is a published poet and poetry editor as well as novelist. Her two previously published novels are DAUGHTER, OH MY DAUGHTER and WALKING THE CLIFFS. She lives in the Boston area.