Summary

Saint Maybe is a story of redemption. The novel begins by introducing the residents of Waverly Street in Baltimore. The Bedloe family is the center of the story. Claudia Bedloe is the oldest child of Bee and Doug Bedloe. She has left home and started a family of her own. Danny is the middle child, and Ian is the youngest. Ian is seventeen and bright, but lazy.

Danny Bedloe brings home his fiancée, Lucy Dean. She is a divorcee with two children. Danny and Lucy met at the post office where he works. She was mailing a package to her ex-husband. The family is stunned by the news of the ex-husband and children, but family members do not show it. The family holds in their emotions and do not voice their true thoughts to one another.

Lucy has two children and works as...