Ladies of Covington

Circumstance has brought together three women "of a certain age" ... Grace, Hannah, and Amelia ... to a Pennsylvania boardinghouse where three square meals and a sagging bed is the most any of them can look forward to. But friendship will take them on a startling journey to a rundown North Carolina farmhouse where the unexpected suddenly seems not only welcome, but delightfully promising.

Housemates Hannah, Grace, and Amelia always try to surround themselves with love and hope, as as they help a dear friend cope with illness, they develop a deeper mutual compassion and a true appreciation for the toughness of the human spirit.

While Grace grieves over the death of her son's partner, Hannah finds her world turned upside-down when she receives a mysterious old diary in the mail. Meanwhile, Amelia suggests a Caribbean cruise to lift their spirits.

Widowed Amelia is shocked when Miriam Smith arrives on her doorstep, claiming to be her late husband's illegitimate daughter, and hides behind the pain of her husband's betrayal, refusing to accept that God is offering Amelia a new chance at the family she has always wanted.

After being moved by the letters of two Civil War soldiers--one Union and the other Confederate--Grace, Hannah, and Amelia track down the soldiers' descendants and invite them to a Christmas reunion in Covington, where the letters will serve as holiday gifts.