An endearing classic of childhood fancies and
memories of an idyllic Midwestern summer from America's
most beloved storyteller.
Dandelion
Wine
Ray Bradbury's moving recollection of a
vanished golden era remains one of his most enchanting
novels. DANDELION WINE stands out in the Bradbury literary
canon as the author's most deeply personal work, a semi-
autobiographical recollection of a magical small town
summer in 1928.
Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding
knows Green Town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the
whole wide world that lies beyond the city limits. It is a
pair of brand-new tennis shoes, the first harvest of
dandelions for Grandfather's renowned intoxicant, the
distant clang of the trolley's bell on a hazy afternoon.
It is yesteryear and tomorrow blended into an
unforgettable always. But as young Douglas is about
to discover, summer can be more than the repetition of
established rituals whose mystical power holds time at
bay. It can be a best friend moving away, a human time
machine who can transport you back to the Civil War, or a
sideshow automaton able to glimpse the bittersweet
future.
Come and savor Ray Bradbury's priceless
distillation of all that is eternal about boyhood and
summer.
Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green
town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the whole wide
world that lies beyond the city limits. It is a pair of
brand-new tennis shoes, the first harvest of dandelions
for Grandfather's renowned intoxicant, the distant clang
of the trolley's bell on a hazy afternoon. It is
yesteryear and tomorrow blended into an unforgettable
always. But as young Douglas is about to discover, summer
can be more than the repetition of established rituals
whose mystical power holds time at bay. It can be a best
friend moving away, a human time machine who can transport
you back to the Civil War, or a sideshow automaton able to
glimpse the bittersweet future.
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