Four friends from a small town in Wisconsin recount their memories, loves, and troubles as they come in and out of each others lives.

Beautifully written and overwhelmingly nostalgic, Butler definitely has Wisconsin in his blood and doesn't make a mockery or cliche out his small town characters. Leland, Ronnie, Henry, and Kip are all so flawed but good at heart. Ronnie, sweet Ronnie, was my favorite. My only quibble was that I didn't truly understand the draw of Beth. I wish a bit more time would have been spent developing her character, despite the couple of chapters from her POV. As magical as Beths are (ahem), I wasn't quite sold on hers.