The author's storytelling not only keeps the attention of the reader as he draws you into the past through his childhood memories, but also as he retells the stories that were told to him by those who have passed on to Avalon. It's remarkable to read of such poverty and hardship of the families in this town who really seemed to have all they needed; in the author's words, "We had family, love, food, drink and a tingle in our toes that made us want to dance at the first sound of a polka." You won't put this book down once you start it, (unless you run to the bakery for a potica), and when you finish, you'll wish he'd written more.