Wendell Berry's stories are always a delight, with his interconnected tales of Port William, a small farming community where everyone knows everyone else and life moves at a leisurely pace. This collection of 30 stories are chock full of characters that will be old friends to Berry's readers. Each story is a delightful respite from the hectic pace of modern life. My only complaint is that, at 475 pages, it was a bit on the long side. Of course, the only solution to that is to break up the book into two volumes and charge readers twice as much. I suspect, though, that that isn't Berry's style. ( )