The Leaf Shall Be Green

MARVELL COOMES, who has walked away from every challenge, including a wife he loved, suddenly finds himself responsible for his eight-year-old daughter. Alone with her on a farm near Boston, he devotes himself to creating a life for Katherine, unconsciously pushing her into the role he should have filled. When, years later, she chooses a different role, Marvell unexpectedly finds his own.The Leaf Shall Be Green is a tender, warmly written story, an unpretentious job competently executed.