Paul Revere Square is a quiet oasis in what used to be called 'the crooked but interesting town of Boston.' The Joceleyns, a family connected with the tea business since the days of clipper ships, still inhabit the houses that Mrs. Kent makes us see and smell and feel as though they were our own. Diana Joceleyn, a poor relation of this rich and well-satisfied family, comes to live with her Uncle Nicholas. What happens to Diana and how the lives of many of the clan are changed by her presence is the theme of this witty, friendly, and human story.

This book belongs to New England just as fishballs do, and baked beans, elm-shaded streets, understatement in speech, and independence in thought. Yet, like its predecessor 'The Terrace,' 'Paul Revere Square' has an appeal beyond its background because its spirit is something more fundamental—a belief in the courage, endurance, and kindliness of human beings.

From the dust jacket