Merna and Joe Gully own the busiest store in Fortune's Cove. It sells everything a family could ever need - from bicycles and birdbath to church hats and long johns to hammers and licorice whips. Mavis is a young girl who loves everything about the store and dreams of buying all the wonderful things she sees. When Joe suddenly dies, Merna holds a wake at Gully's and then closes the store indefinitely. Mavis's parents speculate that Merna must have inherited a fortune. So one fall night, Mavis sneaks across town to the Gully house to see if she can spot evidence of these supposed riches. Instead of finding money, she finds a lifelong friendship. This poignant book explores the relationship between Mavis and Merna, kindred spirits from different generations. A touching, gentle story of losses and the healing power of friendship, this is Ian Wallace at his finest.