Long Walks

A vulnerable boy is used to transport you to a time when children read by kerosene lamp light. You will live with an overbearing father, an abusive elementary school principal, and experience tormented, teenage romance. This book is about healing the pain of the past with the wisdom of hindsight. When you walk with the young boy up the mountains, you are caught up in the simple web of the countryside, and the stoical dignity of the people.

You will choose to take sides in the conflict between rural and city folks. You will empathize with the son of an unsung folk legend.

Visit the place where idioms are born in the lore of the common people. Confront your fears and walk away chuckling. What are the chances of a boy making it out of these valleys, going to college, and writing to preserve these legends? The odds are as about a good as ‘a hummingbird bringing a fish.’