New York: Harper & Row, 1979. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in a small town overlooking the Carquinez Straits at the end of San Francisco Bay, this is Leffland's most enduring novel, a coming of age story of a young girl during World War II. The NY Times called it "a classic, a gem, an absolute treasure of a novel." This copy is SIGNED by the author. ISBN: 0-06-0125721.