The story of What About Grandma?

takes place in the small town of Preston, Colorado. Life in Preston, whose main street is "all of two blocks long," is like life in many small towns almost anywhere in the United States. Residents of Preston have lived there most of their lives and they know and trust their neighbors. Grandma's doors, for instance, are never locked. Preston is not only a small town but a reasonably affluent one, and Grandma is a lady of considerable financial means. She owns a large part of Preston, and she and her friends have lived lives that afforded time for pursuing their hobbies as well as for making a living.

For Rhys and Eve the prospect of staying all summer in Preston was not altogether dismal. Rhys was able to pursue her interest in golfing which she was prepared to do without companionship. Golfing...