Time Zones: Stories about Family, Nostalgia, and Belonging

Rosemary’s stories span the twentieth century, through wartime, family separation and displacement, adjustment to a new culture, illness of a parent, and coming of age. They examine family history in Minnesota and England, they introduce memorable characters, and they allow today’s reader to wrangle with timeless philosophical dilemmas. At their core, they examine relationships: among parents, siblings, children, places, and time. Small things—the first taste of a briny olive, a pair of sandals that never arrived—unleash fresh and vivid memories that give shape and meaning to life experiences.