I continue to enjoy this series an is a “go to” when I want a good audiobook. This story takes us away from Elm Creek- which I tend to not enjoy those stories in the series as much. This was good Ab I think I didn’t mind leaving Elm Creek as the reader gets to know about Aunt Elizabeth’s life, Sylvia’s favorite Aunt. I enjoyed the dual time line between early 1900’s and 1920-30’s. California is an intriguing state- so beautiful yet can be so hard with drought, Great Depression, and farming challenges highlighted in this story.