Forced Blooms

About the Book

Real friendship across generations is rare; when it lasts for twenty years, there is something remarkable going on.

Elizabeth Newton is a widow of fifty when ten–year old Gretchen Ross moves in next door. Elizabeth at first finds Gretchen—and her two younger siblings—pretty hard to take. They’re grinds and show-offs, more interested in conjugating verbs than in playing games, and their social skills are minimal. But when Elizabeth needs help looking after her son's puppy, Gretchen volunteers and a friendship that is life changing for all of them begins to grow.

About the Author

Mary F. White grew up in Chicago, graduated from Vanderbilt University and the University of Colorado Law, practiced law in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, and taught legal writing at the University of Michigan. She now lives with her husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the author of the novels Second Families and Forced Blooms.