"This is a book about heaven," Says Jayber Crow, "But I must say too that. I have wondered sometimes if it would not finally turn out to be a book about hell." It is 1932 and he has returned to his native port william to..."This is a book about heaven," Says Jayber Crow, "But I must say too that. I have wondered sometimes if it would not finally turn out to be a book about hell." It is 1932 and he has returned to his native port william to become the town's barber.