Peace of Pie

Savor every taste of love.

At her age, Bryony Green should be considering the easiest route to her post-retirement life. Instead, she finds herself at a crossroads. She lacks the things most people take for granted-spouses, kids, professional accomplishments, and a bucket list to conquer in their retirement years-and the absence of those things has weighed upon her more with each passing year.

In a not-too-distant city lives Cal Forster, a dedicated teacher whose contentment lies in shaping y...