American wives and English husbands

About “American wives and English husbands”

Eleven-year-old Lee Tarleton forms a close friendship with Cecil Maundrell, a nearly fifteen-year-old British boy, while living in a San Francisco boarding house with her invalid widowed mother. After Cecil and his father return abruptly to England, the two promise to remain faithful to each other, and Lee later faces the challenges of adapting to a new life in England when they are reunited, relying on her courage and determination to uphold her hopes.