Uncle Caleb's Niece Author:Lida Larrimore Uncle Caleb's Niece is definitely a period piece, with the kitchen being the center post for all social and even private conversations. along with problem solving and secrets to be shared. Mother was there to provid a strict but loving home, while Unle Caleb was always speaking his mind as if he were king. Many characters appear here, set aorun... more »d the areas of Georgetown and Chvey Chase, Maryland, in 1939 time frame. Uncle Caleb was a banker, where facts and figures were the only arguements he recogmized. The Merrels were the surviving family let when father died. This book is a lesson in humanity, and how each of the children, there were four,) would take one duties that they had not been used to doing. This resulted in some hot tempers and disorganization for the moment. The book is extremely well written with many references to gardens, home making, flirtations and crushes. Even beyond that, their father left them nothing when he died, but the Merrils recieved a windfall of money from anouther source.« less