This book is a treat! It includes the exquisitely caring and compassionate paw Barbara Constantine, which makes the charm of his novels. As she likes to do, the author makes us share the Mid-town mid-season three generations universe grandparents (like young retirees), children (midlife crisis kind), and small -children (genus ... grandchildren! A scoundrel strand but lucid prodondément). This universe is soft and warm, and beautiful, and gay, and sad at times, but we still and always brings our condition: who are we? Children? Parent? Grandparent? Friend (s)? Voisin (e)? Barbara Constantine shows for his characters profound kindness and benevolence was scarce in our society, these novels are oxygen flashes, tiny bubbles of fun to be enjoyed without moderation ...