The Lamps in the House - Large Print Author:Catherine C. Clark Stalwart Araminta Flood and husband Riley, a once-fashionable artist, live in an 18th-century townhouse in need of major repairs, as do the other homes on Junius Square. To make ends meet, the Floods rent the first floor to romance writer Lavinia. One day, Araminta decides they must sell their beloved home so there will be funds for the rest of ... more »their old age. Renter Lavinia, nasty person that she is, refuses to vacate, claiming her rights as a sitting tenant, one of those quaint English laws.
The rest of the cast includes granddaughter Chelsea, orphaned at birth and lovingly raised by the Floods, neighbor Daisy, who figures out how to get rid of Lavinia, and all the other neighbors on the square. This is about families, friends, neighbors, and neighborhoods, and how people care for each other.« less