Review: A GREAT STORY
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2014
Review by Robert K. Swisher Jr.I read a lot of books. Being a writer I find myself reading mainly to see how how other writers string their words. This is the first book I have read in a long time that grabbed me. The novel revolves around the discovery of a trunk full of journals - what they hold is the story of a rough and tumble life, and the realization that all lives have importance, and in ways beyond understanding even unknown relatives have an impact on our lives. This is a story tellers tale - funny, sad, revealing, heartfelt - from the Dust Bowl to California - killing chickens and turkeys, building ships, betting on cards in the back rooms of bars - a lost love and a life long companion based on duty to children. The winding trail of lives past and present. A novel you will remember.