A Sensible Life

Abandoned by her parents in a Brittany resort town in 1926, 10-year-old Flora Trevelyan is taken in by vacationers and falls in love with her three adolescent protectors. ``Wesley's most engaging and memorable novel so far, this finely nuanced story features an enchanting heroine, the social settings at which the British author excels and her usual keen observation of character,'' said PW. (Aug.)