Opalescent is a novel about the conflicts faced by an Adirondack company town when contamination of the water supply threatens both the community's health and financial viability. The name of the book is derived from the Opalescent River, which starts at Lake Tear of the Clouds, a small lake at the base of Mount Marcy, and is the source of the Hudson River. The story is told through current events and flashbacks to the founding of the town by Irish immigrants. It shows how the town and company evolved, building on the mountains' resources and adapting as those resources were depleted. The...

William Durant built the first Great Camp which was the model for others that sprung up in the Adirondack Mountains and provided summer escapes for wealthy industrialists from New York. As his ideas evolved, he built several more between 1876 and 1901. He based his plans on the great estates of England and Europe with their outbuildings, bridges, and other decorative elements adapted to the local natural materials such as wood, bark, twigs, rocks and stone. The design was rustic, and included a main lodge for socializing as well as outbuildings serving as cabins for guests, dining room and...

In 1956 Hungary, one of Russia's satellites in Eastern Europe, revolted against the restrictive regime that controlled this country. During the short period of freedom that existed until Russian tanks quelled the revolution, spirits were high and hope ruled the population. When it became obvious that Hungary couldn't defend its freedom, citizens left the country by the thousands to begin a new life in the West. This novel follows the journey of one family as they make the difficult decision to leave their lives behind and look toward the future with hope. They take this huge step with...

This collection of stories is divided into two sections: In Exile and Losses. The first section contains stories of the Old Country, often told through the reminiscences of immigrants. Streets of Gold reveals the first impressions of a Hungarian family as they view the new world from the window of an airplane. Their expectations set them up for disappointments and misunderstandings as new immigrants. All Saints takes the reader back to an earlier era in Hungary when class differences and life styles divided society and assigned their roles to each segment. The Color of Sunday is a woman's...