A Long Shadow

Meg Smyth, former investigative reporter for a large Chicago daily newspaper, moved to the small Midwestern town of Bramble, where she is now the publication's advice columnist. She lives in a small house on "Cottage Row" along a small lake. Small town life is slow, peaceful, and just what Meg needs after the stress of big-city living. Bramble is in the midst of celebrating its Heritage Week-a traditional celebration combined with Independence Day each year. This year, 1999-the last before ...