"Dandelion Wine" is autobiographical prose and, at the same time, a lyrical-poetic fairy tale-parable—one of the most moving and heartrending books devoted to childhood.
The events of one summer, seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy, unfold in a bright world where any everyday trifle can seem like a miracle—where a random shadow of a tree, a blade of grass, a little stone turn into a whole world full of unknown secrets and riddles. A world where every day brings astonishing discoveries—above all, the main one: you’re alive, you breathe, you feel!