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New York, NY 10023
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Our Generous Donors
This list includes only those whose donations were received prior to October 1, 2025. We will be updating the list shortly to include all those who donated in the last quarter of 2025.
With our deepest thanks to everyone who has donated so far this year, we are listing here the members of Persimmon Tree’s new Diamond Circle (gifts in 2025 totaling $1,000 or more), Emerald Circle (gifts in 2025 totaling $500 to $999), and Ruby Circle (gifts in 2025 totaling $200 to $499). We are also listing our Patrons (gifts in 2025 totaling $100 to $199) and our Sustaining Members (those who have opted to make automatic monthly donations).
You too can become a Circle member, just by donating now or at any time during the year. Multiple donations in the same year also count, if they add up to a Circle amount, so consider setting up monthly automatic gifts. That way you can make your giving more manageable by spacing it out, and Persimmon Tree gets the benefit of knowing there’s a secure monthly income we can count on. Click here to become a sustaining monthly member.
With our deepest thanks to everyone who has donated so far this year, we are listing here the members of Persimmon Tree’s new Diamond Circle (gifts in 2025 totaling $1,000 or more), Emerald Circle (gifts in 2025 totaling $500 to $999), and Ruby Circle (gifts in 2025 totaling $200 to $499). We are also listing our Patrons (gifts in 2025 totaling $100 to $199) and our Sustaining Members (those who have opted to make automatic monthly donations).
You too can become a Circle member, just by donating now or at any time during the year. Multiple donations in the same year also count, if they add up to a Circle amount, so consider setting up monthly automatic gifts. That way you can make your giving more manageable by spacing it out, and Persimmon Tree gets the benefit of knowing there’s a secure monthly income we can count on. Click here to become a sustaining monthly member.
The Diamond Circle
Anonymous
Buffington, Sally
Connor, Lynn
Perish, Melanie
Salt, Susan
Tamakoshi, Laura Zimmer
Wagner, Margaret
Buffington, Sally
Connor, Lynn
Perish, Melanie
Salt, Susan
Tamakoshi, Laura Zimmer
Wagner, Margaret
The Emerald Circle
Cleveland, Mary (Polly)
Collinson, Judy
Zorn, Jean
Collinson, Judy
Zorn, Jean
The Ruby Circle
Attanucci, Jane
Barnstone, Aliki
Beck, Christine
Bedingfield, Sherri
Bergman, Joan Behrens
Cooper, Lucy
Gefen, Nan
Glassman, Susan
Hand, Alice Ann
Harde, Grace W.
Hogue, Cynthia
Kennedy, Martha H.
Levin, Ann
Leonard, Sue
Maisel, Peggy
Manaster, Jane
Osborne, Linda
Perl, Sondra
Ross, Judith
Seskin, Jane
Shaner, Lynne
Sklar, Kathryn
Spring, Julia
Stanford, Ann F.
Stein, Carrie
Thomas, Mary
Tinsley, Molly
Tisch, Robbie
Barnstone, Aliki
Beck, Christine
Bedingfield, Sherri
Bergman, Joan Behrens
Cooper, Lucy
Gefen, Nan
Glassman, Susan
Hand, Alice Ann
Harde, Grace W.
Hogue, Cynthia
Kennedy, Martha H.
Levin, Ann
Leonard, Sue
Maisel, Peggy
Manaster, Jane
Osborne, Linda
Perl, Sondra
Ross, Judith
Seskin, Jane
Shaner, Lynne
Sklar, Kathryn
Spring, Julia
Stanford, Ann F.
Stein, Carrie
Thomas, Mary
Tinsley, Molly
Tisch, Robbie
Patrons
Anonymous
Anonymous
Behrens, Patricia McGovern
Brown, Andrea Carter
Brown, Jane
Burke, Zoe
Chong, Dorian
Clark, Marian
deBeer, Liz
Dixon, Mary Alice
Elshazly, Janet
Foster, Don
Frances, Sally
Franceschi, Betti
Glassman, Susan
Halpern, Susan
Jagoda, Joanne
Kammen, Carol
Keyes, Claire
Magy, Ronna
McAulay, Sara
Newburger, Amy
Nicholson, Ruth
Owens, Mary Kate
Pearson, Margaret
Phillips, Vicki
Pratt, Julie
Reichman, Ellen
Reker, Mary Lou
Saunders, Jane
Schmidt, Jan
Schulman, Jane
Sikerbol, Kate
Smith, Deborah Takiff
Soniat, Katherine
Sosin, Kim
Stewart, Jody
Tucker, Norma
White, Katherine
Wilner, Eleanor
Wilson, Janice
Anonymous
Behrens, Patricia McGovern
Brown, Andrea Carter
Brown, Jane
Burke, Zoe
Chong, Dorian
Clark, Marian
deBeer, Liz
Dixon, Mary Alice
Elshazly, Janet
Foster, Don
Frances, Sally
Franceschi, Betti
Glassman, Susan
Halpern, Susan
Jagoda, Joanne
Kammen, Carol
Keyes, Claire
Magy, Ronna
McAulay, Sara
Newburger, Amy
Nicholson, Ruth
Owens, Mary Kate
Pearson, Margaret
Phillips, Vicki
Pratt, Julie
Reichman, Ellen
Reker, Mary Lou
Saunders, Jane
Schmidt, Jan
Schulman, Jane
Sikerbol, Kate
Smith, Deborah Takiff
Soniat, Katherine
Sosin, Kim
Stewart, Jody
Tucker, Norma
White, Katherine
Wilner, Eleanor
Wilson, Janice
Sustaining Members
Barnstone, Aliki**
Brennan, Karen*
Burke, Mary*
Campbell Romano, Alice*
Franceschi, Betti*
Fulton, Alice*
Hale, Jane*
Holladay, Royce*
Kranz, Marianne*
Kress-Dunn, Pamela*
Leonard, Sue**
McAulay, Sara*
Millard, Victoria*
Owens, Mary Kate**
Pollitt, Katha*
Stapp-McKiernan, Tutt*
Spring, Julia**
Trowbridge, Deborah*
Wagner, Margaret****
Wildblood, Margie*
Zorn, Jean***
*Patron
**Ruby Circle
*** Emerald Circle
**** Diamond Circle
Brennan, Karen*
Burke, Mary*
Campbell Romano, Alice*
Franceschi, Betti*
Fulton, Alice*
Hale, Jane*
Holladay, Royce*
Kranz, Marianne*
Kress-Dunn, Pamela*
Leonard, Sue**
McAulay, Sara*
Millard, Victoria*
Owens, Mary Kate**
Pollitt, Katha*
Stapp-McKiernan, Tutt*
Spring, Julia**
Trowbridge, Deborah*
Wagner, Margaret****
Wildblood, Margie*
Zorn, Jean***
*Patron
**Ruby Circle
*** Emerald Circle
**** Diamond Circle
Summer People
A novel by L.H. Finigan
Spanning four decades, two families, and the ever-changing visitors to a New England coastal town, Summer People is a story of intersecting lives, buried secrets, and unexpected moments of grace.
Catharine Conor and Tom Osborne meet on Harvard's library steps in the early eighties and fall deeply in love. Tom, struggling with mental health challenges, is expelled after an impulsive act of campus rebellion. Pregnant Catharine follows him to London, where circumstances alter their lives. Eventually settling on the coast of Massachusetts, they purchase an old house and raise a son, Toby. A batch of forgotten letters reveals a poignant connection to the house's previous owner, whose own son died tragically.
With compassion and complexity, Summer People portrays love's resilience and the unexpected ways human lives impact each other.
L.H. Finigan’s novel “...may remind readers of...Sherwood Anderson’s classic Winesburg, Ohio...and Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge, ... given its sweeping presentation of several characters in a small town...An ambitious and affecting interweaving of troubled characters’ lives.” - Kirkus Reviews
Learn more about the author at lhfinigan.com
Available from Amazon, Bookshop, and your local independent bookstore.