Clair de Lune A Novel - P.S. Author:Jetta Carleton The time: 1941, at the cusp of America?s entry into WWII. The place: southwest Missouri, on the edge of the Ozark Mountains. A young, single woman named Allen Liles has taken a job as a junior college teacher in a small town, though she dreams of living in New York City, of dancing at recitals, of absorbing the bohemian delights of the Village. ... more »Then, in her seminar, she encounters two young men: George, a lanky, carefree spirit, and Toby, a dark-haired, searching soul with a wary look in his eyes. Soon the three strike up an after-school friendship, bantering and debating over letters, ethics, and philosophy?innocently at first, but soon in giddy flirtation, until the moment when Allen and one of the young men push things too far, sending her world spinning into a state of wrenching pain and jeopardy. Building upon the frankness and emotional acuity of The Moonflower Vine, author Jetta Carleton returns us to her richly developed fictional world in this very personal and uniquely enchanting novel?and reminds us that even simpler times have always been fraught with conflicts of the heart.« less