Review: Quite an achievement for a writer
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2012
The very first thing that struck me about this story, right from the start, was the tone the writer took up. It feels and reads like a relaxed conversation with the author. At no point does your attention waver and it is a completely engrossing story.If i were to be told this story was based entirely on real people and a real event i would believe it. There are no tall tales of heroism or wild antics. It is a story of people who are geniune and have their ups and downs to be handled as best they can. The Aunt Sally game appears to be a lynchpin event that brings them together while their hopes and vulnerablities are explored by the writer with sometimes comical and sometimes sad consequences. Ultimately i found it to be very heartwarming and inspiring.I think if you skip the usual genre you read and just take a chance on this then you will be glad you did. I know i was