Ben Ohara, a struggling historian, is the sole surviving member of his family. Ben¿s younger brother has mysteriously vanished in the Mojave Desert. Ben¿s father, who refused to sign a gov¿t. loyalty oath during the WW2 internment of Japanese Amer., committed suicide when Ben was young. And his mother has died with her secrets. As Ben retraces his steps through a childhood colored by tough Chicago streets, horror movie monsters, sci-fi villains, Japanese folk tales, TV war heroes, and family tragedy, he comes to understand the profound personal reach of history. And on his journey to reconcile the past, he will forge a path toward redemption, mapping the byways we all travel on the road toward forgiveness.

¿A voice for the ages.¿.