I want to start by saying that i have loved Joan Wolf books until the last 3. it seems Ms wolf is in a bit of writer block.This last book " High Meadow" is really a rehash of a few past books. The main caracters are all from past books and in general lack tridimensionality. I absolutely love Ms. Wolf Female Caracters, they are spunky, independant etc. here Kate is really nothing, Molly the same as for the Main male caracter we already met him in another short novel of Ms. Wolf about a rich Latin American Base Ball Player. I must say all the paragraphs about base ball are chinese to me. So on the whole I do not recommand this book.I hope we will get to reall business soon.