I like to keep a book in my car for when I am out by myself - if I grab dinner by myself or I have to wait for a while (if I am early or getting an oil change for example)
This book has been in the car for several months now, I have found John Grisham books are quite nice to do this with. The stories are well written but they are not too complicated, I can go for a while between reading it and I don't really forget what is going on.
I liked this story because it seemed to focus on people much more than events. It was set in a time period/place that is different to me (The South during the 1960s)