The Palm House Annette Gordon-Reed she's done her best to

she's done her best to keep those specters away from her granddaughter

Grammer poignantly recounts the memories of his sister and the impact her loss had on his life and family

and get accepted to Oxford

water-skiers and sailboats

The Palm House Annette Gordon-Reed she's done her best toFrom the author of My Phantoms and First Love, a droll and quietly evocative novel about work, friendship, family, and the path so often muddled toward finding one's place in life. Laura Miller and Edmund Putnam have been friends for a long time. Theirs is a happy meeting of minds, with long evenings spent huddled in an ancient pub by the Thames, where they share office gossip, reflect on their teenage passions, and lament the state of the world.