Windmills: A book of fables

Windmills: A Book of Fables by Gilbert Cannan is a series of short stories that use humor to discuss deep topics. Set in the early 1900s, the book looks at ideas about war, society, and love through interesting tales. In the first story, a man named George Samways lives alone on an island when a bishop and a woman named Arabella visit. He finds himself caught up in a bigger story about love and war that changes his quiet life. George feels like something is wrong with his island and discovers that he is surrounded by a churning empty sea. As he thinks about what this means, he meets the Bishop who tells him biblical teachings. The introduction of Arabella, who enchants George, shifts focus towards complex relationships during unsettling times. From George's view, readers get to deeply think about the meaning of love, who they are, and whether war has any meaning. Throughout the stories, the author combines humor with serious observations.