A reclusive author gets bilked out of her fortune and returns to writing in hopes to keep the house. Her publisher sends twenty-four year old Alice out to California to keep her on track and transcribe her book. Alice arrives to fine M. M. Banning a little odder than she anticipated. Also on site is her son Frank, a nine year old cinephile who dresses like he is on set in a Hollywood hit from the 30's or 40's. Alice becomes Frank's companion as the goal it to get his mom to finish her book. Frank has a lot of rules and isn't all that adept at reading a situation. He has problems in school, mostly with the other kids, but lights up whenever the mysterious Xander, the globe trotting handyman appears. Alice is starting to fit in with this oddball group but every time she gets answer, several more questions appear. I listened to the audio version and found it absolutely delightful.
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