Affectionately named the Grandfathers' retreats, these sojourns into the depths of the Maine woods have inspired Gould's finest and most emotionally resonant writing to date.His ruminative style fits his subjects perfectly. Each short piece is a perceptive gem of observation, an astute remarking of what makes us who we are.A memoir of the annual vacation John Gould took for thirty-two consecutive summers with his daughter's father-in-law, Bill Dornbusch.