Amazon.com description: Product Description: The title story reveals why an elderly bag lady becomes the center of attention in an Oxford Street store; "The Lonely Road" is the tale of thwarted love in London's East End; "The Willows Wept With Me," "Linda's Revenge," and "The Long Dream" are all examples of how the smooth surface of a buried past can be disrupted by the intrusions of the present. With the freshness and directness that have become her hallmark, Lena Kennedy explores the enduring power of love, the triumph of hope over adversity, the problems of illness and prejudice, and the quirky kindness of fate.