Set in rustic America, sets up a beautiful story of four girls growing up and facing life. Presents motifs that hold immense relevance for life, especially growing, even today.

Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be...

Details the nitty-gritty of the War of Roses and the life in that era. Great book, and really gives a glance of medieval society denuded of any romantic, rose-tinted glasses.