Wry, witty, dare I say Keilloresque? All the usual touches that characterise Lake Wobegon stories are present and correct. The central dilemma for our hero: whether to make up for a "wrong turn" he took decades ago by suddenly doing something rash and headstrong which he could live to regret. This against the backdrop of a very colourful 4th Of July parade which he has organised - for the last time. The last two-thirds of the narrative, or thereabouts, take place on the day of the parade itself and the compression of the narrative is very skilfully done. Well worth a read.