"Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse.... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds...

"Miranda Meadowe decides a lonely widowhood is not for her and invites five of her oldest friends to come and join her to live and stave off old age. To begin with, the omens are good. They laugh, dance, drink and behave badly. But as old attractions resurface alongside new tensions, they discover that the clock can't be put back"--From the publisher's web site.