Book Description
A tale told by a grandfather, the author, to his grandchildren. Pablum, a giant of a boy, is orphaned, becomes an outcast and later a hero of his small town situated in the Northwest. Pablum ends up living in a cave in the mountains, but falls in love with a local girl, Muffin Maggie Maynard. Through a cataclysmic event Pablum becomes the town hero and wins the heart of Maggie.The story, written for the pleasure of the Parry family has many references to the history of their past and the characters are patterned after members of the family.The Pacific Northwest becomes one of the characters with its Coastal Indians, forest fauna and flora, the Juan De Fuca Strait,and the ever present possibility of an earthquake accompanied by a tsunami. Death, a reality of life, is part of the story. Many of the situations could invoke meaningful conversations with children.
