The story is written so vividly that you felt yourself on the trip along with the story teller ! And her thoughts on the situation that the world was in at that time were so aptly put . It was also quite timely as well . Her description of how Woodrow Wilson dealt with the unpopular war ( WWI ) fit how Bush Jr is dealing with the Iraq war .

Question: What might I have found so fascinating about the author 's story ?
Answer: She knew Woodrow Wilson and what he was doing in the war .She was on a trip when she wrote an entire story book .She was talking about Bush Jr in her book so vividly .Her story is almost the same back in her day as it is in ours .