Dandelion Wine

An endearing classic of childhood memories of an idyllic midwestern summer from the celebrated author of `Farenheit 451'. n n n He stood at the open window in the dark, took a deep breath and exhaled. n n n The street lights, like candles on a black cake, went out. n n n He exhaled again and again and the stars began to vanish. n n n Douglas smiled. He pointed a finger. n n n There, and there. Now over here, and here... n n n Yellow squares were cut in the dim morning earth as house lights winked slowly on. A sprinkle of windows came suddenly alight miles off in dawn country. n n n 'Everyone yawn. Everyone up.' n n n In the backwaters of Illinois, Douglas Spaulding's grandfather makes an intoxicating brew from harvested dandelions. `Dandelion Wine' is a quirky, breathtaking coming-of-age story from one of science fiction's greatest writers. Distilling his experiences into Rites & Ceremonies and Discoveries & Revelations, the young Spaulding wistfully ponders over magical tennis shoes, and machines for every purpose from time travel to happiness and silent travel. n n n Based upon Bradbury's own experiences growing up in Waukegan in the 1920s, `Dandelion Wine' is a heady mixture of fond memory, forgiveness, magic, the imagination and above all, of summers that seemed to go on forever. n