Jenny has a special relationship with her great-grandmother, Violet-Anne. At 89 Violet-Anne is slowly losing her memory, but she can still tell Jenny stories of her life. Jenny's parents move Violet-Anne into a home, against Violet-Anne's wishes. Jenny takes Sam, the seven-legged spider, hiding in a box of letters, into Violet-Anne's room. Sam has spun webs that remind Violet-Anne of her past. Violet-Anne dies soon after her arrival in the home, but Sam has spun the best web ever. Jenny saves the web and [w]henever I feel sad I go and look at that web. And remember all the things that Violet-Anne did with me.