A young boy from rural Georgia and an old man in a nursing home have nothing in common. Nevertheless, a lasting bond is the result of their chance meeting. Deep and meaningful exchanges of life lessons and experiences dominate their conversations over time. The old man gains new meaning and purpose for living from the friendship and the boy grows in wisdom and knowledge as the old man guides him along. These completely developed characters are both complex and interesting. The old man has no known past, which is not fully revealed until the very end of the story. The source of his great...