On Angels' Wings

The narrative centers on a little girl named Violet who, bereft of her mother, sits at a turret window and preserves her memory through gathered violets while her devoted father cares for her. Public upheaval—news of war—disturbs the town and alters daily routines, and a cast of neighbors and children, including Fritz, Ella, and Aunt Lizzie, figure in episodes of play, anxiety, and domestic support. A succession of letters, moral struggles, illness, preparations, and disappointments examines loyalty and conscience, and the story moves toward an easing of sorrow and the gradual restoration of family comfort.