Eddie is raised by his wiskey drinking grandfather in a small town. His best friend is Annie at the next farm. The story is rich with characters and adventures. It made me "feel" and that's hard in a book to do for me. Anger, laughter, sad....good stuff. Eddie is what most strive to be as a friend and a man/woman as annie is pretty much his counterpart only she goes through some pretty rough stuff which makes her pretty strong. I however am NOT a writer and I don't want to give to much away...buuuut I LOVED this book! =)