An unusual book, but one I enjoyed. This all takes place within the last day of life of George Washington Crosby, an 80-year-old man. George is lying in a hospital bed at home as he reviews his life, and that takes him to memories of his father, Howard, who long ago deserted his family. Howard was an epileptic who tinkered with clocks. George tells his story in the first person. Interestingly, at one point, the story about Howard is suddenly being told in the first person, and then Howard remembers his father and tells stories about him. This was a pretty quick read, but probably one which had more interest for me than it might for others because of my profession any my own remembrances of my father who died at far too young an age. I came across this book from a list of Amazon suggestions of best fiction books. The writing was great, and the dialogue was excellent. The author used an interesting convention throughout the book of citing an old reference manual for repairing clocks in order to make his points about life.
West Coast Don
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