Ben Shattuck asks of Thoreau 'Why was it so comforting to read this antique account of winter and loss
and street scenes of 19th-century London
the daughter of a curate and sister to fellow novelists Charlotte and Anne
William Gurstelle is the author of Absinthe & Flamethrowers
--European Journal of Psychotraumatology
The Four-Story Mistake (Melendy Quartet #2) by Elizabeth Enright The Mitten Ben Shattuck asks of ThoreauInto the Four Story Mistake, an odd looking house with a confused architectural history, move the Melendy family Mona, Rush, Randy, Oliver, Father, and Cuffy, the housekeeper. Though disappointed about leaving their old brownstone in New York City, and apprehensive about living the country life, the four Melendy kids soon settle into this unusual new home. Here, they become absorbed in the adventures of the country, adjusting themselves with all their