Music can bring people together across borders, religions and even time. Paul Willis, professor of English, explores this idea in his newly published young-adult novel, “All in a Garden Green” (Slant Books, 2020). His experience teaching at Hengrave Hall in England, home of Westmont’s England Semester for two decades, inspired him to depart from his usual nature writing and pen a story set in the old English manor home. In the novel, 13-year-old Erica Pickins walks through a door on a family visit to Hengrave Hall and finds herself mistaken for the elder daughter of the house — in the year 1578! The household expects Queen Elizabeth I for a special visit, and the musically talented Erica becomes a key part of desperate attempts by the Catholic family to entertain the Protestant queen. 1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...