All the character were well thought out and had a special part to play in the story. I enjoyed the extra step to describe in depth each item and fixture. It was nice that you could not tell if a man or a women wrote this. Not a fan of switching back in forth of time periods. That is why it got a 4 star instead of 5.

It started out slow but keep reading. Wagamese has done a wonderful job writing this book. You will never look at homeless people the same way.