night lights
the grass harp including a tree of night and other stories
p set on the outskirts of a small southern town the grass harp tells the story of three endearing misfits an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies who one day take up residence in a tree house . as they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in a china tree the grass harp manages to convey all the pleasures and responsibilities of freedom . but most of all it teaches us about the sacredness of love that love is a chain of love as nature is a chain of life . br this volume also includes capotes a tree of night and other stories which the washington post called unobtrusively beautiful ... a superlative book .
the protagonists of these nine short stories learn to accept the harsh loneliness of life