Norris Lamb, the bachelor postmaster of the village, and Vida Stephen, a devoted nanny to a mute, retarded young man, have known each other forever. Neither has had any idea how to go about falling in love.

Carrie Brown eloquently tells the story of Norris and Vida's relationship and how true love can transform the most ordinary and imperfect people. In Lamb in Love, she celebrates a man and a woman who discover in themselves a bravery that allows them to become the heroes of their own story.