This book is a touching about a father's journey through the words of his son and the insight of an elderly woman.

We had a great discussion based on the characters--how each changed over the novel. Very interesting. The Guinness World Record facts were fun!

A thoughtful but easy read. So many levels of relationships and how one can unknowingly affect the lives of so many others. Loved this book

The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don't they teach you anything at school?
So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who's been sent to help her out every Saturday morning. As he refills the bird feeders and tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first love to second chances. Soon she's confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades.

Ona is set to discover that even at her age the world can surprise you, and that sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find yourself again. (
without giving the book away --- the young boy dies and his father is tasked with completing the boys's commitment to Ona. Which he does. The boys parents (who are divorced), On a, and others, all grieve differently throughout the book and develop relationships they might not have developed if it had not been for the boy.
An interesting book...there were ways I did not like the writing...but I enjoyed the concept and how the relationships developed. Worth the read.

Excellent read