Sermons in Stone by Susan Allport is the enthralling story of all those stone walls that are everywhere in New England. Susan Allport is that fascinating teacher that you would follow right off a cliff. She weaves a story that involves a maze of players like Vikings, the French, economics, naughty cows, glaciers, where all the trees went - the list goes on and on and on. If you are from New England, have been to New England, know someone that lives in New England, for me, Sermons in Stone should be in every library and every self respecting Yankee will find this book to be one of the family treasures. I adored it and highly recommend the book - can you tell? And it is a very easy and enjoyable read. I was born and raised in North Attleboro, MA and am now a 40 year 'native' of Los Angeles, CA. Maybe Allport would consider writing Sermons in Graffiti? ( )