But stories are quite often about old world coming to new world, but she's heading in the other direction and it's a tremendous shock to her. He enjoys himself thoroughly, because he's always protected in some way. He's got tons of family who are going to spoil him silly, but he always wants to come back. For him, this is home. So I keep thinking he's got us to act as a bridge for him.
Nothing is familiar.
It's about heroism at many different levels. I find it touchingly heroic to just see people living from the day they're born until the day they die, so full of hope. You just wake up every morning and expect the next day to go well. And I find that touching. And I think that's basically what the book is about.