One of the best books I have read in years... Wyatt at 17 loses both his parents through unthinkable actions within hours of each other. Alone with only the belongings on his back, Wyatt moves to the town of Middle Ecomony where he lives as an orphan with his aunt,uncle and cousin. Life altering events, wartime, actual German U-boat sinkings, was his beloved Aunt on the ship that was attacked?? Absorbing recounts of a man's life events, fascinating people and travels over twenty years offering a daughter mysteries of the human soul and confessions that are bittersweet in the time of war... This book has everything and the story pulls you in, Norman tells a story and you can see in your mind's eye the people, places and things that make up the world of Wyatt....one of the best books I have read in years~~~