Come and savor Ray Bradbury's priceless distillation of all that is eternal about boyhood and summer. 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.
It is yesteryear and tomorrow blended into an unforgettable always.īut 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 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.
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. 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.
Ray Bradbury's moving recollection of a vanished golden era remains one of his most enchanting novels. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Dandelion Wine: By Bradbury, Ray at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many.
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