Genuine. Needed more close editing ,but the beauty of message and language remained to be admired and pondered. When a reader closes the last page of a book, a phrase, a tear, a smile, a thank you, a sense of having shared an experience must remain. This book did it all. I am 85 years old and I hope to write Susan in the dust on my table before leaving this earth behind. Those who read this book will know why.