Tom Webster sets out to write his life story. Though he has a loving and devoted wife in Molly, she tended to be the voice of reason in their relationship. His passion about writing The Great American Novel was perplexing to her, and anything but reasonable. She grudgingly supported the research, the time pecking at the keyboard, and the relentless nature of his desires to find answers. But she always knew what he was really looking for was redemption. He supposed that is why she endured it. Their tale is a deeply romantic story without being terribly deep or romantic. While Tom and Molly dig to find answers, family ties, mysterious deaths, and puzzling connections are revealed. Tom and Molly meet many unassuming characters who inevitably change their lives forever. And so the story goes .more irony, more good fortune, more love story, and yes, finally redemption.