When Charles Thurston fi nds himself alone in the world after the death of his father-a banker/philanthropist-and later his cold, controlling mother-Charles discovers, to his dismay, that he is woefully unprepared for entering the wider world. Sheltered by 20 years of servitude to his mother, Charles is aimless and indecisive, and he reluctantly accedes to his mother's prearranged plan to enroll as a student at tiny Riverford College in northern Vermont. Riverford's president, Dr. Daniel Rainey, is a longtime family friend who Charles hopes will provide a caring, mentoring hand in his transition to independent living. Charles' true mentor, however, proves to be the college's fi ll-in secretary and dorm parent, Amy Kelly, who becomes Charles' compassionate guardian, picking him up when he falls and acting as catalyst in his journey toward late-blooming maturation. But not everything is as it appears to be at sleepy Riverford College. Daniel Rainey seems to have a private...

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