E Adrian Dzahn

Unexpected Fortune E Adrian Dzahn

Professor Francis Wallace hoped his quiet retirement wouldn't be disturbed when granddaughter Adelaide moved into his Manhattan apartment. But her work tracking down a missing Scottish immigrant reminds Francis of his own childhood struggles. When a conceited upstart begins to romantically pursue Adelaide, Francis turns to the literary classics he once taught, hoping that Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, George Eliot and Thomas Hardy, can guide him through the changing world.

Family history and dynamics, the role of literature in people's lives, and generational differences play out in the unique friendship Francis and Adelaide forge, a friendship tested by unexpected events.