"The Orange Tree"

I gave "The Orange Tree" by Mildred Walker 2 stars.  It is set in the Boston area and features the interaction between a middle-aged couple and a young couple over about 3 years.  I liked some things about this book a lot, but it did drag on in parts.  I read "Winter Wheat" by Walker a few years ago.  That book was set in Montana (Walker lived in MT for much of her life), and it seems to me that "Winter Wheat" also dragged along.  I did like this book better than "Winter Wheat".