![]() ![]() He sees, hears, tastes, smells, feels and thinks far more than he speaks. Their little Bit is a tiny child and very quiet, also smart and sensitive. Abe and Hannah are idealistic and totally loving parents. Somewhat less than half the book is about Bit’s life afterwards.Ĭommunal life is hard but not without rewards. Their Little Bit is born in a van at some point during this time and grows up there – stays for a full 15 or 16 years, – it’s his home, the only one he’s ever known. They decide to fix it up and call it Arcadia. Then one of the members is given a piece of land with a large but decrepit mansion on it. Hannah and Abe Stone join up with a group called the Free People and travel around in upstate New York in their van. ![]() ![]() But the story line, the characters and their lives, is excellent – the character of Bit is an astonishing accomplishment. Arcadia is as much the story of a commune as it is of anything – the biography of an ideal. It’s the story of a boy/man, Bit Stone, who was the first child born to a loving couple who lived in a commune in northern New York State circa 1968. Thoroughly enjoyable novel – beautiful, different and so sweetly told. ![]()
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