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  • In Praise of Grandmothers

    One of my favorite characters in Secrets in Summer is Mimi, the grandmother visiting in the house next to Darcy.  She’s much like Nona in…

  • WHALES!

    I wonder how many public high schools have the skeleton of a whale hanging in the main hallway. Nantucket High School does. It’s much like…

  • OBSESSED WITH HOUSES?

                 While writing this blog, I’ve discovered I’m obsessed with houses. Island Girls is about three sisters who will inherit a Nantucket house IF they…

  • NANTUCKET IN AUTUMN

    Autumn is a calm season on the island. The light slants differently on the houses and the harbor. Now we have time to read books…