I loved this book.
It has stayed with me 3 yrs. after someone recommended it to me and I read it.
Now when I'm asked I would say this book is one of my favorite. I am considering reading it again.
I did not know there were men who traveled around the West and gave news of the world info.that others would come to a town facility and pay to hear.
The story is touching and tender but not maudlin. The ending or close to the ending is haunting. The relationship between the two principles is unique but to me seemed genuine and real.