Reflecting on her life, Miss Julia Murdoch thinks the time has come for her to set her pleasure apart, decide much less, and be taught to stay and let stay as a substitute of making an attempt to tweak the world round her to develop into the most effective model of itself. However like a police officer known as again to 1 final case, Miss Julia’s bought a factor or two to do earlier than she offers up her meddling methods—or, as she thinks of it, doing the Lord’s work in everybody’s greatest curiosity. First off helps neighbor Mildred Allen, who has her fingers filled with her husband Horace’s reminiscence issues, that are an actual burden for Mildred, as she likes to remind folks. Mildred’s estranged daughter, Tonya, has despatched her a younger woman whom Tonya apparently adopted and deserted, a bit like a care bundle however extra like an I-don’t-care bundle. Mildred generously permits the woman, whom Tonya calls Penelope, to behave as a nursemaid to Horace through the instances she is not being watched by Miss Julia and Lillian, her family assist. Miss Julia and Lillian are on the verge of getting Penelope to open up when she informs them that her title isn’t Penelope however Alicia. Simply think about! Along with getting Mildred to bond with the woman, Miss Julia’s additionally decided to assist poor Etta Mae Wiggins, the most effective licensed nursing assistant on the Useful Residence Helpers. When Etta Mae finds out that her boss, Lurline Corn, could also be prepared to wash home and promote the enterprise, she’s past apprehensive, however Miss Julia has a plan or 5 up her sleeve to verify Etta Mae comes out on prime.
