Title: A bumpy train toward maturity
Product review: Mr. Welch captures the nostalgia of family values in America in the 1950's with this very readable short novel. He combines isolated places on railroad sidings in the American west with the by-gone era of the Railroad to create a unique setting. The problems surrounding a young boy growing through the emotional upheavals associated with sibling rivalry, family secrets, school days flirtations and even death are familiar themes explored in the book. In Mr. Welch's story a young boy wonders if an older sister who died before he was born is as lonesome in her grave as he is in the process of growing up. The reader might wonder if the children of today experience these age-old human emotions the same as children experienced them two generations ago. It's a tender story. The unusual setting gives it a twist worth reading.
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