Wow. This is a very emotionally charged and heart capturing story.
A new guy in town, with money in a suitcase... it begins simple enough.
But this is the thing... it's an amazing STORY. And then there's the way it was WRITTEN.
So uniquely Robert Goolrick.
It amazes me how beautifully he uses words.
The intensity behind soft conversation. The understanding he has of people.
How he digs down to the truth of things through his storytelling.
Amazing.

There were scenes in this story so beautifully crafted that I wanted to memorize the words.
I wanted to carry the words with me - or share them with others.
There were pages that buried themselves in my heart because of the truth explored through reading them. The truth that "such things could happen".

So, yes - five stars. I guarantee it will do your heart good to read this - but I can't explain why - you just have to read the story. Beautiful, beautiful writing, and a hell of a storyworld.