![]() One of the reviews on the back cover compares it to a folk ballad and that strikes me as appropriate too. Small and seemingly insignificant, it brings wonderful wildlife to our backdoor and offers a quiet, peaceful and contemplative place to escape the street out front. I would liken it to the creek meandering through my backyard. My bookclub chose this book on one member's recommendation and because it is set not far from where we all live and we were split on how we felt about it. ![]() It is just (as if it could be "just" anything) a lovely, almost nostalgic look at a family and a place. There are no major cataclysmic events driving the plot. ![]() It is a gentle coming of age novel in a more innocent time. Jim is a young boy, heading into his teenaged years, who lives with his mother and three uncles in a rural North Carolina town during the Great Depression. ![]()
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