A love story between a grandfather and his grandson, son, was the promise of this novel, such that it is described on the back cover. Except that it must wait until the boy have six years for the meeting between these two characters finally comes ..... And as many pages (more than two thirds of the book) devoted to the glorification of the 50 Early this my seemed funny contrast between eras in a pleasant style, well controlled. But over the pages I have finally impatient m, n this novel was not what I expected. And finally when the meeting finally arrives characters are the emotions that, for me, n were not there. A missed appointment, somehow!