This book is about growing up in the greatest little Midwestern village in America in the 1950s. The stories introduce you to the character and characters of Lawler, Iowa...but you will find yourself recalling people and places from your past, regardless of when or where you were born and raised. Parts of it will make you smile and parts may bring a tear to your eye. But mostly it will cause you to reflect on the people and places who helped make you the person you've become today.