A young girl and an old man - both quite oblivious to the existence of the other - form the base for this fantastic book where life and love are intertwined throughout several decades. The author has used quite a few tricks and twists to make this book work, and it does; for instance, skipping between different story-tellers' perspectives, jumping in time, telling different stories starting in the middle: this may make the book sound complex, and it sometimes is, but pays off dearly at the end. It is well-written, quirky and adorable.