I enjoyed reading this book and often did not want to put it down. The author creates a vivid story of an underdog while craftfully taking you to a place of recognition that humans can be cruel and uncaring which is far worse than loneliness could ever be. The descriptions of the southern people in the story often closely matches the narrow mindedness within communities in the past as well as the present towards those who are different from themselves. While the setting was in the 1960s I believe it accurately describes the clannish mentality many years ago. While things have changed significantly there is still room for more change amongst humans to truly love thy neighbor and not just on Sunday’s at 10am. I liked the book very much.