Lady — Thomas Tryon

LADY recreates a small New England town of the 1930s and '40s. Seen through the eyes of an eight-year-old boy, Woody, we meet Lady, a charming widow, owner of an imposing home on the Green. As does Woody, we come to care for and love his "special friend."
But there is more to Lady than meets the eye, and we share Woody's fear as he closes in on Lady's terrible secret.