&quot;A writer good enough to restore your faith in fiction.&quot;<br>THE NEW YORK TIMES<br>It is only a week in the life of a 35-year old bachelor school teacher in a small Minnesota town. But it is an extraodinary week, filled with the poetry of living, the sweetness of expectation, and the glory of surprise that can change a life forever....<br>&quot;Absolutely smashing....An altogether successful work, witty, intelligent, compassionate.&quot;<br>THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER