I have read this book many times..first when I was 23 years old and living on the West coast of Scotland as young wanderer..then in England when I had children of my own..then later in Pennsylvania to my older daughter.. and again here in Nova Scotia as a 60 year old...It is at once enchanting,full of mirth,.wisdom and wit...profoundly moving at times. The dialogue is lively and the characters full of both warmth and light...It is the tale of a relationship between an 8 year old boy and an old man..a tale of the land and a river. It is at once deeply human and spiritual...the writing is stunning and engaging..and what's better is that there is a sequel, "The Green Isle of the Great Deep"...where the climax of Young Art and Old Hector undergoes a transformation and enters the world on the other side. I can't recommend this enough.
