A Thousand Summers Author:Garson Kanin This novel is of a very special love, which endured joys and agonies across decades . It is a story that began because of an infinitesimal speck -- a cinder,which lodged in a beautiful woman's eye. The year, 1927; the place, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard. "A love story, poignant and charming . . . lovely, gentle, very human . . ." _ Publishers... more » Weekly« less