The story centers on Rose, her widowed aunt Madame Francesca Bernard, and her little niece Isabel, whose lives are affected by the appearance of Colonel Kent, an old acquaintance, and neighbor, and his adult son Allison. The Crosby twins, who are unusual and exuberant young people that put society at naught, and an eccentric doctor who specializes in the impossible are two more individuals that significantly influence their lives. The reader is unsure of the historical setting or even the decade the story is set in due to the sparse "wide-scope" descriptions, but this makes it easier to comprehend the story's main point since it is all about how the characters' hearts and lives fit together in the small spaces of their town, their garden, their friendships, and their daily lives.
Myrtle Reed was an American novelist, poet, journalist, and philanthropist who born on September 27, 1874. Under the pen name Olive Green, she released a number of best-selling books as well as a collection of cookbooks. She was the daughter of minister Hiram von Reed and writer Elizabeth Armstrong Reed. In 1874, she received her diploma from Chicago's West Division High School. James Sydney McCullough, a young Irish Canadian who was in charge of editing a student newspaper, was a frequent correspondent. In her Chicago apartment, she overdosed on sleeping powder on August 17, 1911, when she was 36 years old. The day after she committed herself, her note to her maid, Annie Larsen, was released. During her funeral, Paradise Flat, the house where she passed away, was broken into. Several de luxe or autographed, slipcase, limited-edition publications authored by the deceased were among the stolen goods.
