Paul

Paul McLeod is the patriarch of the McLeod family; the husband of Maureen; father of Dennis, David, and Fenno; a World War II veteran; and is a widower when the novel begins. Hoping to ease his heartache following Maureen’s death, Paul consents to a tour of Greece where flirtations with Fern make him feel happier than he has in years. Paul learns through the trip that life is to be loved even in dark times, and that love and happiness are just as important as family. He comes to spend his summers in Greece, where he happily thrives and adjusts to a new era in his life. Paul’s death several years later, in the early summer of 1995, is the cause of the reuniting and reconnecting of his sons.

Maureen

Maureen McLeod is the matriarch of the McLeod family, the wife of Paul, and the mother of...